MER Article Editor's Picks (Fall 2003) Barzilai, Gad. Communities and Law: Politics and Cultures of Legal Identities (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2003). Cortright, David, et al. Toward a Strategy for Success in Iraq (Goshen, IN: Fourth Freedom Forum, August 2003). Dallal, Marwan. October 2000: Law and Politics Before the Or Commission Inquiry (Shafa (Author not identified) • 1 min read
MER Article Seeking a "Social Contract" for Saudi Arabia For most of its history, the royal family of Saudi Arabia has maintained public order by exercising absolute, at times brutal, control over the people of the country. The House of Saud has tolerated neither resistance nor the questioning of its authority. But in the mayhem of 2003, with war Toby Jones • 19 min read