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Editor's Note, Michelle Black 2023 University of Nebraska at Omaha

Editor's Note, Michelle Black

Space and Defense

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Table Of Contents, Space and Defense 2023 University of Nebraska at Omaha

Table Of Contents, Space And Defense

Space and Defense

Table of contents for Volume 14 issue 1 of Space and Defense


Front Matter, Space and Defense 2023 University of Nebraska at Omaha

Front Matter, Space And Defense

Space and Defense

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We Downplayed The Signs Of Peace, Then Downplayed The Signs Of War, Yossi Alpher 2023 American University in Cairo

We Downplayed The Signs Of Peace, Then Downplayed The Signs Of War, Yossi Alpher

Faculty Journal Articles

The October War came as a shock to the Israeli leadership and security community. Their failure to take Sadat’s peace approaches and the imminent threat of war seriously led to changes to both the regional and domestic Israeli political landscapes


1973—A Global Paradigm Shift, Nabil Fahmy 2023 The American University in Cairo AUC

1973—A Global Paradigm Shift, Nabil Fahmy

Faculty Journal Articles

The outcomes of wars are evaluated based on how close any of the warring parties come to reaching their objectives. In the case of Egypt in the October War, it is undeniable that the country fulfilled its objectives.


Should I Stay Or Should I Go: A Preliminary Case Study Of Labor Migration Aspirations Among Female Undergraduate Students At The University Of Jordan, Simon Khairallah 2023 SIT Study Abroad

Should I Stay Or Should I Go: A Preliminary Case Study Of Labor Migration Aspirations Among Female Undergraduate Students At The University Of Jordan, Simon Khairallah

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This preliminary case study investigated the composition, complexity, and presence of labor migration aspirations among female undergraduate students at the University of Jordan. The University of Jordan was selected as the research site due to its size and prominence in Jordan. The study sought to explore female participants’ perspectives on the current economic situation in Jordan, migration aspirations, and desired destinations. Interviews were conducted with undergraduate students at the University of Jordan. Of these ten participants, six expressed clear labor migration aspirations, three expressed aspirations to stay, and one expressed ambivalent migration aspirations. Nearly all participants expressed negative views of …


“Without Water, Nothing”: Examining The Water Saving Practices Of Women In Amman Under Periodic Water Supply, Rory Dixon 2023 SIT Study Abroad

“Without Water, Nothing”: Examining The Water Saving Practices Of Women In Amman Under Periodic Water Supply, Rory Dixon

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Jordan is among the most water-scarce countries in the world. Consequently, water is only pumped to households once a week and households store water in tanks to last them until the next water day. Women conducting housework do so under conditions of environmental stress that this research calls resource-scarce domestic labor. In this study, I apply an eco-feminist lens to examine the water-saving practices women employ to manage and conserve domestic water supplies. I explore the larger causes of these behaviors including climate change, government management, and regional politics. Resource-scarce domestic labor is not a practice unique to Jordan and …


What If The October War Had Happened Differently?, William B. Quandt 2023 American University in Cairo

What If The October War Had Happened Differently?, William B. Quandt

Faculty Journal Articles

Four “what ifs” that could have changed the course of history.


Shifting Tides: Egypt’S Unexpected Path After The 1973 War, Ali E. Hillal Dessouki 2023 American University in Cairo

Shifting Tides: Egypt’S Unexpected Path After The 1973 War, Ali E. Hillal Dessouki

Faculty Journal Articles

What prompted Egypt to move from a socialist state to a capitalist one, from Israel’s adversary to its reluctant diplomatic partner, from being a country with a strong national identity to a deeply divided one? The answer is war.


The 1973 War And Its Aftermath: The View From Damascus, Murhaf Jouejati 2023 American University in Cairo

The 1973 War And Its Aftermath: The View From Damascus, Murhaf Jouejati

Faculty Journal Articles

Syrian gains in the conflict were elusive as an unilateral strategic move from the Egyptians put them in jeopardy.


United States Diplomacy And The 1973 War, Daniel Kurtzer 2023 American University in Cairo

United States Diplomacy And The 1973 War, Daniel Kurtzer

Faculty Journal Articles

Before the October 1973 War, U.S. administrations showed little interest in trying to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. The war was pivotal in launching U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East and kick-starting serious steps toward Egyptian-Israeli peacemaking.


Miscalculations And Legacies: A Look Back At The 1973 War Half A Century On, David Makovsky 2023 American University in Cairo

Miscalculations And Legacies: A Look Back At The 1973 War Half A Century On, David Makovsky

Faculty Journal Articles

Historians continue to debate “what if” scenarios about the pivotal conflict which reshaped the Middle East.


The 1973 October War And The Soviet Union, Vitaly Naumkin, Vasily Kuznetsov 2023 American University in Cairo

The 1973 October War And The Soviet Union, Vitaly Naumkin, Vasily Kuznetsov

Faculty Journal Articles

The Soviets tried to work out viable policies to deal with the fallout of the October War and Egypt’s pivot to the West.


Gaza Conflict Cascading Effects: The Rafah Question, Maryam El-Prince 2023 American University in Cairo

Gaza Conflict Cascading Effects: The Rafah Question, Maryam El-Prince

Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


Ringside Seat To Real-Time Radicalization, Lawrence Pintak 2023 American University in Cairo

Ringside Seat To Real-Time Radicalization, Lawrence Pintak

Faculty Journal Articles

Research on radicalization finds that exposure to violence leads to further violence. Israel’s military campaign has made Gaza a “living Hell.”


Failures Of International Law And Violence In Gaza, Abigail Flynn 2023 American University in Cairo

Failures Of International Law And Violence In Gaza, Abigail Flynn

Faculty Journal Articles

The recent attacks on Gaza have raised important questions regarding the effectiveness of international law in preventing violence.


‘I Just Wish Palestinians Would Disappear’, Geoffrey Aronson 2023 American University in Cairo

‘I Just Wish Palestinians Would Disappear’, Geoffrey Aronson

Faculty Journal Articles

The war being fought today offers the latest evidence that the brutal reality of Palestinian dispossession has changed little in the decades since Israel’s founding.


Biden Aims To Contain Violence In Israel/Palestine. His Policy May Be Stoking It Instead, Shibley Telhami 2023 American University in Cairo

Biden Aims To Contain Violence In Israel/Palestine. His Policy May Be Stoking It Instead, Shibley Telhami

Faculty Journal Articles

Biden’s recent attempts at deescalation do not challenge or overturn decades of America enabling Israel’s violent occupation of Palestine. Instead, Biden has continued to systematically dismantle any non-violent avenues for Palestinian resistance while strengthening the militant Israeli far right.


Delivering The Palestinians To Israel: The Lasting Effects Of The 1973 War On The Palestinian Question, Khaled Elgindy 2023 American University in Cairo

Delivering The Palestinians To Israel: The Lasting Effects Of The 1973 War On The Palestinian Question, Khaled Elgindy

Faculty Journal Articles

In the years following the creation of Israel, the United States became the game master of the Arab-Israeli peace process. For Palestinians, this meant that they would not have a seat at the table for decades to come.


October 1973: Memoires Of A Soldier And Scholar, Abdelmonem Said Aly 2023 American University in Cairo

October 1973: Memoires Of A Soldier And Scholar, Abdelmonem Said Aly

Faculty Journal Articles

Reflections on how I experienced the war, first as a student-activist, then as a soldier, and later as a political scientist.


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