The Epicenter of Crisis - The New Middle East : The New Middle East

Introduction: The Epicenter of Crisis vii Alexander T J. Lennon Part I: Saudi Arabia Rethinking Religion: The Legacy of the U.S.-Saudi Relationship 3(19) Rachel Bronson Al Qaeda and the House of Saud: Eternal Enemies or Secret Bedfellows? 22(16) John R. Bradley The Irony of Islah (Reform) 38(23) Guienn Okruhlik Part II: Syria Bashar Al-Assad: In or Out of the New World Order? 61(20) Eyal Zisser U.S. Policy toward a Weak Assad 81(14) Dennis Ross Confronting Syrian-Backed Terrorism 95(17) Daniel Byman Hizballah and Syria: Outgrowing the Proxy Relationship 112(23) Emile El-Hokayem Part III: Iraq The Critical Battles: Political Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Iraq 135(15) Carlos Pascual Kenneth M. Pollack Is the Media Being Fair in Iraq? 150(15) Michael O'Hanlon Nina Kamp After Zarqawi: The Dilemmas and Future of Al Qaeda in Iraq 165(20) Brian Fishman Part IV: Iran A Win-Win U.S. Strategy for Dealing with Iran 185(22) Michael McFaul Abbas Milani Larry Diamond The Hizballah-Iran Connection: Model for Sunni Resistance 207(14) Graham E. Fuller Understanding Iran's New Authoritarianism 221(20) Elliot Hen-Tov How Relevant Is the Iranian Street? 241(16) Karim Sadjadpour Part V: Afghanistan Poppies for Peace: Reforming Afghanistan's Opium Industry 257(16) Peter van Ham Jorritt Kamminga Afghanistan: When Counternarcotics Undermines Counterterrorism 273(24) Vanda Felbab-Brown Part VI: Pakistan When $10 Billion Is Not Enough: Rethinking U.S. Strategy toward Pakistan 297(16) Craig Cohen Derek Chollet U.S. Strategy: Assisting Pakistan's Transformation 313(23) Ashley J. Tellis What If Pakistan Fails? India Isn't Worried Yet 336(14) C. Raja Mohan The Role of Islam in Pakistan's Future 350 Husain Haqqani