http://www.international.ucla.edu/cmed/ The mission of the Center for Middle East Development (CMED) is to conduct research and to provide educational programs on matters of political, economic, and diplomatic development in the Middle East broadly conceived. en-us http://www.international.ucla.edu/cmed/images/podcast-logo.gif http://www.international.ucla.edu/cmed/ The European Union tends to favor an emphasis on multilateral means of conflict resolution and trade promotion which do not address the Arab world's domestic problems. Instead the EU refers to international tensions such as the Arab-Israeli conflict as a cause of Islamist terrorism thus the EU is obstructing interests in the democratization of the region. http://www.international.ucla.edu/cmed/article.asp?parentid=112351 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:59:38 PDT The University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) Professor and Research Director Eli Berman is working with partners in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan to design an implementation plan to ease current movement and access (M&A) constraints on goods entering and leaving the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. http://www.international.ucla.edu/cmed/article.asp?parentid=90732 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:07:24 PDT The journal Terrorism and Political Violence is edited by UCLA Professor Emeritus of Political Science David C. Rapoport. Now in its 17th year of publication, it is published by Taylor and Francis with support from the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations. http://www.international.ucla.edu/cmed/article.asp?parentid=23350 Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:12:41 PDT