Negotiated Resolution of the Jordan-Israel Water Conflict

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Water Conflict ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
Jordan River ◽  
River Waters ◽  
The Status

AbstractThis article reviews and analyzes the process associated with the water conflict between Jordan and Israel. It starts with the attempts made by the United States between 1953 and 1955 to work out a Unified Plan (The Johnston Plan) for the development of the Jordan Valley. The Plan was expected to forge tacit cooperation in the utilization of the Jordan River waters among Israel and the Arab riparian parties (then at a state of war with Israel). The efforts culminated in an agreement on the technical side, but approval on the political side was postponed and never materialized. The article then turns to the direct negotiations between Jordan and Israel. This process was conducted through the Middle East Peace Process which was launched in Madrid in 1991. The article focuses only on the water negotiations while reviewing the bilateral negotiations and the basis of the resolution over water. The negotiated resolution of 1994 is compared with Johnston's Unified Plan of 1955, with further attention to the status of the implementation of the water agreement since 1994.

Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1974-1991

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
William B. Quandt ◽  
Madiha Rashid Al Madfai
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Domestic Dynamics of Political Islam in the Greater Middle East

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Rudman ◽  
Kevin Schoonover ◽  
Arthur Neron-Bancel ◽  
Israel Barriga
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Islam ◽  
The State ◽  
Western World ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Force ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Impact

These four nations showcase the state of Islamism as a political force in the Middle East. Because of differing political circumstances in each state, the impact and viability of following Muslim law varies. In order to best explain why this is so, we will explore the political background of each nation, as well as discuss the current political climates of the countries in question. Finally, we will postulate as to what type of impact the ascension of an Islamic government will have on relations with the Western world, whether it be European nations, as is the case with Turkey, or the United States, as with Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt. The implications of this possibility are enormous; therefore, we feel that the importance of understanding the region cannot be overstated.

Russian build-up raises geopolitical stakes in Syria

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Military Presence ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
Russian Military

Significance US officials estimate that Russia has dispatched tanks and artillery to Syria in recent weeks in a reported military build-up, raising concerns that Moscow is embarking upon an extensive mission to bolster President Bashar al-Assad's embattled regime and establish a substantial Russian military presence in the Middle East. The build-up comes amid an intensive Russian diplomatic drive in Syria. Impacts Recent attempts to revive the UN-backed Geneva peace process will stumble due to the lack of US-Russian and Saudi-Iranian unanimity. Russia will use its influence over Assad as a bargaining chip in its stand-off with the United States and Europe. Hezbollah and Tehran will be emboldened by Moscow's solid backing of the Assad regime. However, this may also complicate Russia's ties with the Gulf states, Turkey and Israel.

The Friends of Bibi (FOBs) vs. "The New Middle East"

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon T. Hadar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
American Politics ◽  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Media ◽  
The U.S

Led by a group of neoconservative intellectuals, who occupied top positions in the Reagan administration, an antipeace coalition has emerged in the U.S. capital. Working together with the Likud party and its leader Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu and using powerful outlets in Congress, the media, and think tanks, these Friends of Bibi (FOBs) have been instrumental in the lobbying efforts aimed at scuttling the PLO-Israeli accords and in building support for the new Likud government in Israel. This article examines the evolution of these "neocons" as a force in American politics and how their growing influence may affect the United States and the peace process.

scholarly journals Strategi Amerika Serikat dalam Menekan Pengembangan Nuklir Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-340
Author(s):  
Rio Sundari
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Status ◽  
Nuclear Development ◽  
History Of

The purpose of this research “United States strategy in Suppressing Iran's Nuclear Development” as a critical analysis related to the controversy over nuclear development conducted by Iran. In the history of Iran's nuclear development, the United States is one of the countries that fully support this nuclear development. However, the dynamics of relations between Iran and the United States are a factor in the status of nuclear development. As a result, Iranian attitudes and policies that are not in line with the United States will result in a decline in American support for Iran’s nuclear development. Finally, in 2018 the US announced its exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and decided to impose economic sanctions on Iran which coincided with Iranian support for Syria which was contrary to US political attitudes. This research uses qualitative research methods using secondary data such as books, journals, articles, and other sources to provide analysis of this case. This research results in a finding of efforts and strategies carried out by the United States to suppress Iran’s nuclear development. This was done because of two things, first, related to the interests of the United States in the Middle East. Iran’s political stance is often at odds with the politics of the United States. Second, reduce and maintain the hegemony of Israel as a close ally of the United States in the Middle East.

scholarly journals The Copenhagen School and Securitizations, Macrosecuritizations, and the Formation of a Constellation

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 3-25
Author(s):  
Eric Thomson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Islamic Revolution ◽  
Copenhagen School ◽  
Economic Relationship

1979 marked a time in history when the political and security dynamics of the Middle East and beyond became upended. The 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran created a theological government in Tehran that has since had tumultuous relations with several states; however, none have been as strained as those with the United States and Israel (hereafter referred to as the ‘binational alliance’) with which Iran has no diplomatic relations and a heavily sanctioned economic relationship. These feelings were fomented by antagonistic acts that have been attributed to, or admittedly caused by, Iranian actors against the binational alliance, and vice versa.

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