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Text Box: “A New Partnership for the Greater Middle East: Combating Terrorism, Building Peace” by Senator Richard Lugar, Speech at Brookings Institution, 29 March 2004. Senator Lugar spoke about the need for a multi-national approach to Middle East reform, arguing for a grant-making Greater Middle East trust. Senator Lugar’s speech was followed by a brief question and answer period.

Policy speech by key policy makers

SPECIAL BULLETIN april 2004

Volume 1, issue 9

The Greater middle east initiative

US Working Paper on the greater middle east initiative	1
Greater middle east Policy Briefs	1
Policy speech by key policy makers	1

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Text Box: US Working Paper for G-8 Sherpas (Dar Al Hayat Newspaper, 13 February 2004) A version of the working paper drafted by the United States on the Greater Middle East Initiative leaked to and published by an Arabic newspaper based in London.

Text Box: “The Greater Middle East Initiative: Off to a False Start” by Marina Ottaway and Thomas Carothers Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Policy Brief 29 (April 2004) The authors contend that although this is a opportune time to engage in regional reform in the Middle East, the Greater Middle East Initiative falls short of establishing a genuine partnership that addresses the challenges in the region.

News of the Greater Middle East Initiative has generated widespread reaction. Below are news items, policy papers and speeches related to the Greater Middle East Initiative:

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