Middle East

PROGRAMS

• Energy Forum
• International Economics
• Religion and Public Policy
• Conflict Resolution
• Public Diplomacy
• Women and Human Rights In The Middle East

PUBLICATIONS

2010

Getting to the Territorial Endgame of an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Settlement
Edward P. Djerejian
Feb 2010

The Radical Legacy of 1979
Edward P. Djerejian
Jan 2010

2009

The Case for Democracy in the Palestinian National Narrative
Hanan Ashrawi
Oct 2009

Baker Institute Policy Report 39: Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance
Amy Myers Jaffe
May 2009

A Letter to the Incoming President
Edward P. Djerejian
Jan 2009

2008

Climate Policy and Energy Security: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Peter Hartley; Kenneth B. Medlock III
Nov 2008

Food for Thought ... Pun Intended
Amy Myers Jaffe
Oct 2008

The Price of Gasoline: How High for How Long? (Revisited)
Kenneth B. Medlock III
Aug 2008

Baker Institute Policy Report 37: The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks - The G8, Energy Security, and Global Climate Issues
Amy Myers Jaffe
Jul 2008

Open outer continental shelf
Kenneth B. Medlock III
Jul 2008

Saudis can't save us
Amy Myers Jaffe
Jul 2008

Iran, Energy and Geopolitics
Amy Myers Jaffe; Kenneth B. Medlock III; Daniel Brumberg; Jareer Elass
May 2008

Militarization of Energy: Geopolitical Threats to the Global Energy System
Amy Myers Jaffe
May 2008

Oil and Terrorism
David Bryan Cook
May 2008

Video Briefing Transcript: Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Edward P. Djerejian
Feb 2008

2007

Surge in Alternative Energy Development
Amy Myers Jaffe; Ferras Vinh
Dec 2007

Final Status: Jerusalem and Refugees
Sari Nusseibeh
Dec 2007

Final Status: Jerusalem and Return
Sari Nusseibeh
Oct 2007

Energy Security: Meeting the Growing Challenge of National Oil Companies
Matthew Chen; Amy Myers Jaffe
Jul 2007

The "Woman's Issue" in Context: Deframing the Discourse on Middle Eastern Women
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
May 2007

A Model of the Operation and Development of a National Oil Company
Peter Hartley; Kenneth B. Medlock III
Mar 2007

When You Have Not Decided Where to Go, No Wind Can Take You There: A Strategy to Achieve a Comprehensive Israeli-Arab Peace
Yair Hirschfeld
Jan 2007

Statement of the Co-Chairs of the Iraq Study Group
James A. Baker, III; Lee H. Hamilton
Jan 2007

2006

The Iraq Study Group Report
James A. Baker, III; Lee H. Hamilton; Lawrence S. Eagleburger; Vernon E. Jordan; Edwin Meese III; Sandra Day O'Connor; Leon E. Panetta; William J. Perry; Charles S. Robb; Alan K. Simpson
Dec 2006

Iraq’s Oil Sector: Issues and Opportunities
Amy Myers Jaffe
Dec 2006

From Conflict Management to Conflict Resolution
Edward P. Djerejian
Oct 2006

Humanitarian Conditions in the Palestinian Territories: Short- and Long-Term Perspectives on a Developing Crisis
Mohammed El-Samhouri
May 2006

The Persian Gulf and the Geopolitics of Oil
Joe Barnes; Amy Myers Jaffe
Mar 2006

2005

China vs. U.S.: A View from the Arab World
Mamoun Fandy
Jul 2005

Is there an Arab Popular Culture?
Susan Ossman
Jul 2005

China's New Energy Focus: Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
Stephen P. Matthews
Jul 2005

Energy Security: Oil-Geopolitical and Strategic Implications for China and the United States
Amy Myers Jaffe
Jul 2005

Energy Security: Implications for U.S.-China-Middle East Relations
Amy Myers Jaffe; Kenneth B. Medlock III; Steven W. Lewis; Steven Matthews; Mamoun Fandy; Susan Ossman
Jul 2005

Radical Islam and Marytrom Operations: What Should the United States Do?
David Bryan Cook
Mar 2005

2004

The Geopolitics of Energy
Amy Myers Jaffe
Dec 2004

Four Way Street? Saudi Arabia's Behavior Among the Superpowers, 1996-1999
Richard Stoll; Devika Subramanian
Oct 2004

Market Structure in the New Gas Economy: Is Cartelization Possible?
Amy Myers Jaffe; Ronald Soligo
May 2004

International Gas Trade in Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Iran, Russia and Afghanistan
Martha Brill Olcott
May 2004

Liquefied Natural Gas from Qatar: The Qatargas Project
Kohei Hashimoto; Jareer Elass; Stacy L. Eller, Graduate Student Researcher
May 2004

Democracy and the Distribution of Electricity in Brazil, Latin America, and the Non-OECD World
David S. Brown
Mar 2004

Optimal Dynamic Production Policy: The Case of a Large Oil Field in Saudi Arabia
Peter Hartley; Robin Sickles
Feb 2004

2003

Unfinished Business: 1973 Arab Oil Boycott
Amy Myers Jaffe; Edward L. Morse
Oct 2003

United States and the Middle East: Policies and Dilemmas
Amy Myers Jaffe
Sep 2003

Testimony Before the House SubCommittee on Energy and Air Quality
Joe Barnes
May 2003

Cultural Workshop Seminar Report: Social, Cultural, and Religious Factors that Influence Oil Supply and Foreign Relations with the Middle East
Amy Myers Jaffe; Daniel Brumberg; George Marcus; Susan Ossman; Joe Barnes; Ussama Makdisi; Mamoun Fandy; Jareer Elass; Gerald Butt
Apr 2003

Guiding Principles for U.S. Post-Conflict Policy in Iraq
Edward P. Djerejian
Jan 2003

2002

Global Oil Geopolitics Post-September 11: Changing Landscapes
Amy Myers Jaffe
Oct 2002

Post September 11 Update Report: Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Gulf and their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing
Amy Myers Jaffe
Sep 2002

Terror, Oil and Geopolitics: The Evolving U.S.-Russian-Iranian Triangle
Joe Barnes
Sep 2002

Continuity and Change in Southeast Asian Attitudes and Policies Towards the Middle East
Fred R. von der Mehden
Sep 2002

China's Oil Strategy Toward the Middle East
Xiaojie Xu
Sep 2002

China's Oil Diplomacy and Relations with the Middle East
Steven W. Lewis
Sep 2002

The Sino-Saudi Energy Rapprochement: Implications for US National Security
Amy Myers Jaffe; Edward L. Morse; Nawaf E. Obaid; Chad Gracia; Kirk Bromley
Jan 2002

2000

Impact of the Reopening of Persian Gulf Upstream Sectors to International Investment in International Oil Markets
Amy Myers Jaffe; Ronald Soligo
May 2000

The Probability of Oil Market Disruption: With an Emphasis on the Middle East
Paul Horsnell
May 2000

1999

The Israeli-Syrian Dialogue: A One-Way Ticket to Peace?
Uri Sagie
Oct 1999

1998

United States Policy Toward Iran: Can Sanctions Work?
T. Clifton Morgan; Dina Al-Sowayal; Carl Rhodes
Apr 1998

1997

The Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Gulf and Their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing: Main Study
Amy Myers Jaffe
Apr 1997

The Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, and Religious Trends in the Middle East and the Gulf and Their Impact on Energy Supply, Security, and Pricing: Seminar Report
Apr 1997

Islam and Energy Sources in the Middle East
Fred R. von der Mehden
Apr 1997

The Asian Oil Imbalance
Apr 1997

Energy Security
Ronald Soligo; Peter Mieszkowski; Amy Myers Jaffe; Ronald Soligo, PhD; Peter Mieszkowski, PhD
Apr 1997

Pipelines and the Exploitation of Gas Reserves in the Middle East
Dagobert Brito
Apr 1997

An Alternative Pipeline Strategy in the Persian Gulf
Dagobert Brito
Apr 1997

1995

Baker Institute Policy Report 1: United States Policy Toward Islam and The Arc of Crisis
Edward P. Djerejian
Jun 1995

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

• Consequences of an Emerging U.S. Energy and Climate Policy on the Global Energy Market
• Afghanistan and America: Lessons from the Last 30 Years
• My Hope for Peace
• Diplomacy in Iraq
• Start-Up Nation (Postponed)
• Challenges for Clandestine Intelligence Collection in Support of U.S. Middle East Policy
• The Case for Democracy in the Palestinian National Narrative
• The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Four Narratives and a Five-Component Strategy
• Women as Agents of Change in the Middle East
• Oil, Natural Gas and Geopolitical Conflict in the Current Economic Climate
• The Netanyahu Government and the Middle East
• Peace in the Middle East: Lessons Learned and New Directions
• Stem Cells: Saving Lives or Crossing Lines, Part IV: Qatar Stem Cell Workshop
• CANCELED – Afghanistan: Moving Forward in 2009
• World Energy Outlook, 2008
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series - Tales From the Front Lines
• Transition to a Democratic Iraq: Status Report
• The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
• The Global Energy Market: Geopolitical and Financial Risks
• CANCELED - A Conversation with Ambassador David Satterfield
• Special Presentation and Book Signing for "Danger and Opportunity"
• BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2008
• The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks
• The Forgotten Soldiers in the War on Terror
• Kelly Day Endowment on the Status of Women and Human Rights in the Middle East
• The Arab World: History, Politics, and Culture Lecture Series - Understanding Hizbullah
• Negotiating Jerusalem
• Trends and Developments in the Middle East: Implications for China, the United States and International Energy Security
• BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2007
• Searching for Energy Security
• Baker Institute Student Forum - Iraq Today: Conversations with an Insider
• The Changing Role of National Oil Companies (NOCs) in International Energy Markets: Implications for the Middle East
• Baker Institute Student Forum - Interrogation and Detention in Wartime: Legal and Military Perspectives
• Baker Institute Student Forum - The CIA and the Middle East: A Discussion with CIA Analysts
• A Lecture by H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah
• Shell Distinguished Lecture Series - Saudi Arabia and the International Oil Market
• Saudi Arabia and the United States: Partners with Prosperity - The Energy Dimension
• The Role of the National Oil Companies in International Energy Markets
• A Discussion by His Excellency Dr. Imad Moustapha and His Excellency Dr. Farid Abboud
• Climate Change: Magnitude of the Problem and Potential Solutions
• The Geopolitics of Natural Gas: From Today to 2030
• Afghan Women After 9/11
• A 21st-Century Marshall Plan for the Middle East
• Changing Minds, Winning Peace
• Iraq Reconstruction Roundtable: Oil Finance and Revenues Management
• World Energy Investment Outlook 2003: An Overview
• British Foreign Policy and the Post September 11 Situation
• A Candid Talk to Students about Iraq
• Beyond September 11th and Al Qaeda: the Kashmir Conflict
• AIPAC Reception-Israeli Election Results Discussion