Seit der Unterzeichnung der Grundsatzerklärung zwischen Israel und der PLO im September 1993 erscheinen Frieden und Kooperation in der Nahostregion als realistische Perspektive. Die Studie gibt einen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, aber auch die Hemmnisse, die einer engeren...

Israel hat sich zu einer regionalen Wirtschaftsmacht mit Handelsbeziehungen hauptsächlich zu Westeuropa und den USA entwickelt. Die Kooperationsbestrebungen der arabischen Länder untereinander zeigen bisher nur sehr begrenzte Erfolge. Der mit dem Gaza-Jericho-Abkommen vom September 1993...

Analyses the nature of growth, economic policies and employment as well as its linkages in four Middle East and North African countries taking into account the pervasive effects of the global economic and financial crisis.

Focuses on the risks and dangers in small-scale and artisanal fisheries, based on the experiences of selected developed and developing countries. Reviews working conditions, typical accidents associated with the marine environment, navigation and fishing operations, problems associated with boat...

Current research has identified five discrete US negotiation tactics, a traditional one considered to be ethical, and four considered to be ethically questionable. Scholars have independently used culture to explain how the endorsement of these five negotiation tactics varies across nations....

In this paper we examine the dynamics of suicide attacks and targeted killings in the Second Intifada. We find evidence that the targeted killings of Palestinian leaders by Israel reduce <italic>realized</italic> Palestinian violence. We find, however, that <italic>intended</italic> Palestinian violence is increasing at low...

The study suggests a model for understanding inter-group relations which has combined two psycho-social concepts: perceptions of collective narratives (Sagy et al. in Am J Orthopsychiat 72(1):26–38, <CitationRef CitationID="CR41">2002</CitationRef>) and identity strategies (Tajfel in Human groups and social categories, Cambridge...</citationref>

We evaluate rock fall hazard along the railway corridor to Jerusalem, Israel, in the Soreq and Refaim valleys. For the purpose, we use a combination of historical information on past rock fall events, field surveys aided by the interpretation of aerial photographs, and numerical rock fall...