The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is a large, complex, and diverse region, which faces a wide range of economic issues. The MENA group includes Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia,...

As the trade negotiations within the FTAA region become more complicated with many more options for both the United States and its Latin American partners, it becomes more difficult to determine the prime motivation for any of the partners. Some have argued that the US negotiating process can be...

Paper presented at the 16th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association focusing on "Globalization and its Controversies", in Lodz, Poland, May 10 -14, 2006. Funding for this project was provided by the US Fulbright Program and the US-Israel Educational Foundation.

Paper presented at the 16th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association focusing on "Globalization and its Controversies", in Lodz, Poland, May 10 -14, 2006. Funding for this project was provided by the US Fulbright Program and the US-Israel Educational Foundation.