Book Review by Anne Marie Baylouny of Grassroots Social Security in Asia by James Midgley and Mitsuhiko Hosaka (eds.)

The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S004727941200015

Politics, Poverty, and Rage: Misconceptions About Islamist Movements

in Arches Quarterly 1, no. 1 (2007): 6-10.The article of record as published may be found at http://issuu.com/thecordobafoundation/docs/arches_q01p.This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighte

From Chechnya to Israel: Social Movement Analyses of Opposition Groups; Strategic Insights, v. 7 issue 2 (April 2008)

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Democratic Inclusion: A Solution to Militancy in Islamist Movements?; Strategic Insights, v. 3, issue 4 (April 2004)

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Not Your Father's Islamist TV: Changing Programming on Hizbullah's al-Manar

Arab Media & Society (Issue 9, Fall 2009). The article of record as published may be found at: http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=728.This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighte

The United States Should Not Support an Oppressive Israel

Many United Nations resolutions against Israel have been vetoed by the United States or, if passed, ignored by Israel. In the following viewpoint, Anne Marie Baylouny argues that these resolutions highlight the severity of Israel's violations of international law and Palestinian rights. Baylouny contends that America, which prides itself on the principles of freedom and justice, devalues these principles by supporting a government that has stolen or destroyed Palestinian land and resources and that has waged a campaign of terror and violence against innocent Palestinians. Baylouny is the director of media and public relations for the American·Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Washington, D.C

Alhurra, the Free One: Assessing U.S. Satellite Television in the Middle East; Strategic Insights, v. 6, issue 11(November 2005)

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Authority outside the State, Non-State Actors and New Institutions in the Middle East

The Middle East appears rife with violent non-state actors operating outside domestic law and international norms. Through state incapacity, economic reforms, or war, increasing areas are untouched by state services or law. Territories are becoming effectively stateless even in the geographic heart of the nominal state itself. States considered strong (Tunisia) or rich (Saudi Arabia) are similarly affected. Yet unlike Hobbes's nightmare of all-out competition and violence, the areas are in fact governed. Instead of chaos in spaces where state sovereignty is sparse or absent, alternative authorities arise. New actors and institutions fulfill roles previously considered the preserve of the state. Gangs, militias, thugs, local men of influence, and religious political parties are the main contenders for authority. These actors and their authority are not traditional or longstanding; they are newly successful, self-made leaders. They establish authority through services to the community and legitimate it in terms of religion, identity, or violence