Dr. Robert Olson Publications DR. ROBERT OLSON: PUBLICATIONS (1973-2014) DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND POLITICS

Books

The Siege of and Ottoman-Persian Relations, 1718-1743: A Study of Rebellion in the Capital and War in the Provinces of the Ottoman Empire (Indiana University Press, 1975)

The Ba'th in , 1947-1979 (An Interpretative Historical Essay (The Middle East Institute: , 1980).

The Ba'th in Syria, 1947-1982: The Evolution of Ideology, Party and State from the French Withdrawal to the Era of Hafiz al-Asad (The Kingston Press, Princeton, NJ, 1983).

The Emergence of and the Rebellion: 1880-1925 (University of Texas Press, 1989). Paperback, The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism, 1880-1925. (1991).

Imperial Meanderings and Republican By-Ways: Essays on Eighteenth Century Ottoman History and Twentieth Century History of (Istanbul: Isis Press, 1997).

The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations: From to 1998 (Mazda Publishers, Costa Mesa, CA: 1998).

Mas’aleh Kordestan va Ravabet-e Turkiya va Iran. This is a Persian translation up dated to 2001 and revision of The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations:From World War I to 1998 with an additional two chapters which makes it about 40 percent longer than the original and virtually a different book. Translated from the English by Ibrahim Yonessi (Tehran: 2001).

Turkey’s Relations with Iran, Syria, Israel and Russia, 1991-2000: The Kurdish and Islamist Questions (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2001).

Turkey-Iran Relations, 1979-2004: Revolution, Ideology, War, Coups and Geopolitics (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2004).

The Goat and the Butcher: Nationalism and State Formation in - since the Iraqi War (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2005).

Blood, Beliefs and Ballosts: The Management of Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey; 20017-2009 ) Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2009).

Dr. Robert Olson Publications The Kurdish Nationalist Movements in Turkey: 1980 to 2011: Oppression, Resistance, War, Education in the Mother Tongue and Relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2011).

Edited Books

The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in the 1990s: Its Impact on Turkey and the Middle East (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1986).

Islamic and Middle Eastern Societies (Brattleboro, VT: Amana Books, 1987).

Co-edited Books

Iran: Essays on a Revolution in the Making. Co-edited with Ahmad Jabbar (Lexington, KY: Mazda Press, 1981).

Orientalism, and Islamists. Co-edited with Assaf Hussain and Jamal Qureshi (Brattleboro, VT: Amana Books, 1984).

Translations of Authored books

Hisar ul Mawsil wa alakat il `Uthmaniyat il Farsiyyat, 1718-1743 (University of Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, 1982). Translation of The Siege of Mosul and Ottoman-Persian Relations, 1718-1743.

Kürt Milliyetçiliğinin Kaynakları ve Şeyh Said Isyanı (Ankara: Öz Ge Publishers, 1992). Translation of The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheikh Said Rebellion:1880-1925.

Râperini-i Shaykh Saʽid-i Piran. Kurdish translation of The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheik Said Rebellion: 1880-1925. (Sulaymaniya, Iraq, 1999).

Kiyam-i Shaykh Sa‘ʽid-i Piran Kurdistan (1925). Farsi translation of The Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism and the Sheik Said Rebellion: 1880-1925 (Tehran: Iran, 2000).

Masʽaleh-e Kordestan va Ravabet-e Turkiya va Iran: Az Jang-e Janhani Aval ta Sal-e 2000. Farsi translation of The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations: From World War I to 2000 (Tehran: Iran, 2001). This book includes two additional chapters and is about 40 percent larger than the original. Translated by Ibrahim Yonessi.

“Alaqat al-Turki wa Iran min Jihan Harb al-Alwa illa 2000. translation of The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations: From World War I to 2000. (Arbil: Kurdistan-Iraq, 2

Dr. Robert Olson Publications 2001). Translated by Ahsan Mohammad.

Türkiye’nin Suriye, İsrail ve Rusya ile İlişkileri: 1979-2001. Turkish translation of Turkey’s Relations with Syria, Iran, Israel and Russia, 1991-2000. Translated by Süleyman Elik.

Türkiye-İran İlişkileri, 1979-2004: Devrim, İdeoloji, Savaş, Darbeler ve Jeopolitik. Turkish translation of Turkey-Iran Relations, 19079-2004: Revolution, Ideologhy, War, Coups and Geopolitik. Translated by Keziban Acar.

Les Relations de la Turquie avec l’Iran, La Syria, Israel et la Russie, 1991-2002: Les questions Kurde et Islamiste (Published online by the Global Research International Affairs Center (GLORIA), Herzliya, Israel (2005).

Kan, Inançlar and Oy Pusuları: Türkiye’de Kürt Milliyetçiliğinin Yöntemi, 2007-2009. Translation of Blood, Beliefs and Ballots: The Management of Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey, 2007-2009. Istanbul, Turkey: Avesta Yayınları, 2010.

Kürt Meselesi ve Türkiye-İran Ilişkileri: Birinci Dünya Sava’indan 1998’a. Translation of The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations: From WWI to 1998. Istanbul, Turkey: Avesta Yayınları, 2010.

Translations of Chapters from books

Chapters 5 and 6 and conclusion of The Sheikh Said Rebellion and the Emergence of Kurdish Nationalism: 1880-1925 were translated into Arabic as chapters 16 and 17 (pages 463-519) of Skakib Akrawy’s, Sanâwat al-Mihna fi Kurdistân: Ahim al-Hawadat al-Siyasiyah wa al- Askariya fi Kurdistan Iraq: 1958 to 1985/ Years of Unrest: Important Political and Military Developments in Kurdistan Iraq from 1958 to 1985 (2008).

Translations of Edited Books

Oryantalistler ve Islamiyatcılar: Oryantalist Ideolijinin Eleştirisi (Istanbul: Pinar Publishers, 1989). Translation of Orientalism, Islam and Islamists.

General Book Editor

The Fundamental Principles and Precepts of Islamic Government by Abolhassan Badr. Translated from the Persian by Mohammad R. Ghanooparvar (Lexington: KY, Mazda Press, 1981).

Iranian Society: An Anthology of Writings by Jalal Al-e Ahmad. Compiled and edited by Michael C. Hillman (Lexington: KY, Mazda Press, 1982). 3

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Women of a Non-State Nation: The , ed., Shahrzad Mojab (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Press, 2002).

Essays on the Origins of Kurdish Nationalism, ed., Abbas Vali (Cosa Mesa, CA: Mazada Press, 2003).

The Kurdish Question and the 2003 , eds. Mohammed Ahmed and Michael Gunter (Mazda Publishers, 2004).

The Evolution of Kurdish Nationalism, eds. Mohammed Ahmed and Michael Gunter (Mazda Publishers, 2007).

The Structure of Kurdish Society and the Struggle for a Kurdish State, Hussein Tahiri (Mazda Publishers, 2007).

Security Forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dennis P. Chapman (Mazda Publisher, 2011)

Refereed Articles

(1) "Al-Fatah in Turkey: Its Influence on the March 12 Coup," Middle Eastern Studies, vol. 9, no. 2 (1973), 197-205.

(2) "The Esnaf and the Patrona Rebellion in 1730: A Realignment in Ottoman Politics?" Journal of Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. XVII (1974), 41-51.

(3) The Sixteenth Century 'Price Revolution' and its Effects on the Ottoman Empire and on Ottoman-Safavid Relations," Acta Orientlia, vol. XXXVII (1976), 42-51.

(4) "The Middle East and the Energy Crisis: Its Historical Development," Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, vol. XII (1976), 75-88.

(5) Jews, Janissaries, Esnaf and the Revolt of 1740 in Istanbul: Social Upheaval and Political Realignment in the Ottoman Empire," Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. XII, Part II (1977), 184-217.

(6) "The Role of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire According to New Documents," Tarih Enstitüsü Dergisi /Journal of the Historical Institute of Istanbul University, no. 7-8 (1976- 77), 119-44.

(7) "The Ottoman Empire in the Middle of the Eighteenth Century and the Fragmentation of 4

Dr. Robert Olson Publications Tradition: Relations of the Nationalities (Millets, Guilds, Esnaf) and the Sultan in the Ottoman Empire," Die Welt des , vol. XVII, 1-4 (1977), 72-77.

(8) "The Ba`th in Syria, 1947-1979," Part I Oriente Moderno, vol. LVIII (1978), 645-81.

(9) "The Ba`th in Syria, 1947-1979," Part II Oriente Moderno, vol. LIX, no. 6 (1979), 339- 74.

(10) "Jews in the Ottoman Empire and Their Role in Light of New Documents," Jewish Social Studies, vol. XLI (1979), 75-88.

(11) "Syria: The Consolidation of the Asad Regime, 1970-1975," Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, Special Issue The Middle East, Part I, vol. XXXV, no. 2 (1982), 52-64.

(12) Principal Characteristics of the Petroleum Market," Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, vol. XXV, no. 3 (1983), 37-47.

(13) Syria: The Evolution of Party and State, 1975-1981," Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, Special Issue The Middle East, Part II, vol. XXXVI, no. 1 (1983), 1-23.

(14) Syria in the Maelstrom," Current History, vol. 83, no. 489 (1984), 25-9.

(15) "A Review and Commentary on Some Aspects of the Periodization of Eighteenth Century Ottoman Historiography," International Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 (1984), 83-96.

(16) "The PLO and the Rabat Summit," Asian Profile, vol. 12, no. 3 (1984), 195-6.

(17) "Syria: In the Maelstrom, " Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, vol. XXXVIII, no. 1 (1985), 73-83.

(18) "The Remains of Talat:A Dialectic Between Empire and State," Die Welt des Islams, vol. XXVI (1987), 46-56.

(19) "The Muslim 'Idea' of History: Aspects of Its Development in Early Islamic Historiography," The Search: Journal for Arab and Islamic Studies, vol. 6 (1985), 63-73.

(20) "The Young Turks and the Jews," Turcica, vol. XVIII (1986), 219-35.

(21) "Turkic History in Recent English Language World History Textbooks," The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin, vol. II, no. 2 (1987), 65-71.

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (22) "The Second Time Around: British Policy Towards the Kurds (1921-1922)," Die Welt des Islams XXVII (1987), 91-210.

(23) "The Koçgiri Rebellion in 1921 and the Draft Law for a Proposed Autonomy of Kurdistan," Oriente Moderno, vol. LXIX (1989), 41-56.

(24) "Foreign Policy of the Soviet Union Toward the Turkoman Rebellion in Eastern Iran in 1924-1925 and the Kurdish Rebellion of Shaykh Said in Eastern Turkey in 1925: A Comparison," Central Asian Survey, vol. 9, no. 4 (1990), 75-83.

(25) "Kurds and Turks: Two Documents Concerning Kurdish Autonomy in 1922-1923," Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, vol. XV, no. 2 (1991), 20-31.

(26) "The Turkoman Rebellion in Eastern Iran, 1924-25: Its Consequences and the Soviet Reaction," Die Welt des Islams, vol. XXI, no. 2 (1991), 216-27.

(27) "The Ottoman-French Treaty of 1740: A Year to be Remembered?" The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin, vol 15, no. 2 (1991), 347-56.

(28) "The Churchill-Cox Correspondence and the Creation of Iraq: Consequences for British Policy Towards the Nationalist Government of Turkey from 1921-1923 ," International Journal of Turkish Studies, vol. 5, nos. 1 & 2 (1990-1991), 211-36.

(29) "Battle for Kurdistan: The Churchill-Cox Correspondence Regarding the Creation of the State of Iraq, 1921-1923, Kurdish Studies: An International Journal, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2 (1992), 29-44. Reprint of above article.

(30) "Five Stages of Kurdish Nationalism: 1880-1980," Journal Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs, vol. XII, no. 2 (1991), 392-410.

(31) "Estimates of Troops Employed in the Sheik Said Rebellion: 1925," Turcica, vol. XXIV (1992), 263-75.

(32) "The Kurdish Question in the Aftermath of the : Geopolitical and Geostrategic Changes in the Middle East," Third World Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 3 (1992), 475-99.

(33) "Turkey and the Middle East: A Review and Commentary," The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin vol. 16, no. 2 (1992), 239-53.

(34) "The Kurdish Status and Geopolitical Development in the Middle East: Some Comparisons," Badlisy Center for Kurdish Studies, Occasional Papers, (1993), 1-11.

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (35) "The Turkoman Rebellion in Eastern Iran in 1924-25: The Soviet Union's Reaction," Central Asian Survey, vol. 12, no. 4 (1993), 525-29.

(36) "The Kurdish Question and Geopolitic and Geostrategic Changes in the Middle East after the Gulf War," Journal of Southeast Asia and Middle East Studies, vol. XVII, no. 4 (1994), 60-83.

(37) "The Kurdish Question Four Years On: The Policies of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq," Middle East Policy, vol. III, no. 3 (1994), 136-44.

(38) "The Defeat of the Kurdish Revolt on Mt. Ararat (1930) and the Role of the ," International Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. 7, no. 1 & 2 (1994), 6-7.

(39) "The Kurdish Question and the Kurdish Problem: Some Geopolitic and Geostrategic Comparisons," in Les Kurdes and Les Etates published by Peuples Méditerranéens, no. 68-69 (1994), 215-42.

(40) "The Kurdish Question and Turkey's Foreign Policy, 1991-95: From the Gulf War to the Incursion into Iraq," Journal of South Asian and Middle East Studies, vol. XI, no. 4 (1995), 1-30.

(41) "The Kurdish Question and Chechnya: Turkish and Russian Foreign Policies since the Gulf War," Middle East Policy, IV, no. 3 (1996), 106-18.

(43) "The Impact of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) on Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey," International Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. 9, no. 1 & 2 (1996), 95-102.

(44) "The Sheik Said Rebellion: Its Impact on the Development of the Turkish Air Force," The International Journal of Kurdish Studies, vol. 1 (1995), 77-83.

(45) "Islamic Fundamentalism: Threat and Challenge or Normalization and Opportunity," International Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies, vol. X, no. 2 (1993) (appeared in 1997), 1-14.

(46) "Turkey and Syria Relations Since the Gulf War: Kurds and Water," Middle East Policy, vol. 8, no. 2 (1997), 168-93.

(47) “Ankara and Tehran: Reestablishing Links and Its Impact on the Kurdish Question,” Kurdistan Report, no. 27 (September-November, 1998), 18-21.

(48) “Turkish and Russian Foreign Policies, 1991-1998: The Kurdish and Chechnya Questions,” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs,” vol. 18, no. 2 ((1998), 209-27. 7

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(49) “Ottoman Empire,” Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing,” (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers (1999), 892-96.

(50) “The Kurdish Rebellion of Sheikh Said (1925), Mt. Ararat (1930) and Dersim (1937-8): Their Impact on the Development of the Turkish Air Force and on Kurdish and Turkish Nationalism,” Die Welt des Islams , vol. 40, no. 1 (2000), 67-94.

(51) “Turkey-Iran Relations: 1997-2000.” This was translated into Arabic as a supplement to the Arabic translation of The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations: From World War I to 2000. (Beirut: 2000).

(52) “Turkey-Iran Relations, 1997-2000: The Kurdish and Islamist Questions,” Third World Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 5 (2000), 871-90.

(53) “Turkey-Syria Relations, 1991-2000: Kurds, Water, Israel and “Undeclared War,” Orient, vol. 42, no. 1 (2001),101-19.

(54) “The Arab-Palestine, Israel Conflict, 53 years on: Perceptions and an Assessment,” Journal of Third World Studies, vol. xix, no. 1 (Spring 2002), 37-52.

(55) “Turkey-Iran Relations, 2000-2001: The Caspian, Azerbaijan and the Kurds,” Middle East Policy, vol. ix, no. 2 (June 2002), 11-29.

(56) “Turkey-Russia Relations, 2001-2002: Containment or “Congagement’?, Orient, vol. 43, no. 1 (2002), 79-94.

(57) “Turkey-Iran Relations, 2000-2002 and the Azerbaijan Question,” Journal of Nationalism And Ethnic Politics, vol. 8, no. 4 (Winter 2002), 61-85

(58) “The Kurds: Should They Have a State?” in History in Dispute: History of the Middle East Since 1945, ed., David Lesch, vol. 14, First Series (Columbia, SC., Manly, 2004).

(59) “Turkey and Kurdistan Iraq, 2003,” Middle East Policy, vol. xi, no. 1 (Spring 2004), 115- 9.

(60) “Turkey-Iran Relations, 1979-2004: Accommodation and Competition,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, vol. xxviii, no. 2 (Winter 2004), 1-24.

(61) Introduction to Turkish translation of Turkey’s Relations with Iran, Syria, Israel and 8

Dr. Robert Olson Publications Russia : The Kurdish and Islamist Questions.

(62) “Kurdistan-Iraq and Turkey Relations, 2004: The Consolidation of Kurdish Nationalism,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,” vol. xxviii, no. 3 (Spring 2005; appeared in October 2005), 20-50.

(63) “Turkey’s Policy toward Kurdistan-Iraq,” Mediterranean Quarterly (Winter, 2005; appeared in February 2006).

(64) “Introduction,” to Turkish translation of Turkey’s Relations with Iran, Syria, Israel and Russia: The Kurdish and Islamist Questions, 1-7. (In Turkish).

(65) “The Kurds: Are the Angles Smiling?” Camera Austria: International (September 2006), 6- 8. Also translated into German.

(65) “Turkey and Iran’s Position toward the War in Iraq,” published online by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Peace Academy. Paper presented at the International Conference, “Iraq:” Preventing another Generation of Conflict.” Ottowa, Ontario, 11-12 May, 2006.

(66) “Relations among Turkey, Iraq, Kurdistan-Iraq, the Wider Middle East, and Iran,” Mediterranean Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 4 (Winter 2006), 13-46.

(67) “The Disintegration of Iraq and Turkey-Iran Relations,” Journal of South Asian and Middle East Studies (Winter 2007), 1-30.

(68) “Kurdish Nationalism, Capitalism and State Formation in Kurdistan-Iraq,” in The Evolution of Kurdish Nationalism,” in Michael Gunter and Mohammed Ahmed, eds. (Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, 2007), 186-224.

(69) “Parallel Diplomacy and History”? Turkey’s Position toward the Kurdish Question in 1925 and in 2003-2005.” The Professor Wadie Jwaideh Lecture, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Sponsored by the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department and the Middle East Studies Program and the College of Arts and Sciences. 2007.

(70) “There Should be a Kurdish State: Challenges Ahead,” in Proceedings of the Kurdish Nationalist Congress of North America. Published online on the KN website (www .kncna.com), Irvine, California, 22-23 March, 2007.

(71) “Turkey-Iran Relations and the Kurdish Question: 1997-2000,” in Kurdish Identity, Human Rights and Political Status, eds. Charles MacDonald and Carole O’Leary 9

Dr. Robert Olson Publications (Gainsville, University Press of Florida, 2007), 87-114.

(72) “Kürt Milliyetçilik Hareketlerinin Durumu Hakkında Bazı Teorik Düşünceler,” (Some Theoretical Considerations on the Development of Kurdish Nationalism in Türkiye’ de Kürtler: Barış Süreci İçin Temel Gereksinimle (Berlin: Germany, 2008), 90-101.

(74) “Turkey’s Relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 2003-2007: New Paradigms? Mediterranean Quarterly (Fall 2008), 68-87.

(74) “Significant Developments in the Kurdish Question,” Insight-Turkey, vol. 10, no. 3 (2009), 30-50.

(75) “Denied a State; Gaining a Region: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives on Kurdish Nationalism,” in The Kurds in International Affairs, eds. Robert Lowe and Gareth Stansfield (London and Washington, D.C.: Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and Brookings Institute, (2010), 27-41).

(73) “Turkey Relations with Gulf Cooperation Council: 2005-2010, in Democracy, Culture and the in Grip of Arab History essays in honor of Professor Ilya Harik, ed. Denis Sullivan (Journal of New Media Studies in the Middle East and North (2014).

Co-Authored Articles

(1) "The Cyprus Crisis of the Early Sixties and Turkish Foreign Policy: Legacy and Trends," Oriente Moderno, vol. LVII, no. 5-6 (1977), 227-41. Co-authored with Nurhan Ince.

(2) "Turkish Foreign Policy from 1923-1969: and Its Legacy," Oriente Moderno, vol. LVII, no. 7-8 (1997), 269-86. Co-authored with Nurhan Ince.

(3) "Turkish Foreign Policy: 1960-64: Continuity, Change and the Cyprus Crisis,"Oriente Moderno, vol. LVII, no. 7-8 (1977), 269-86. Co-autored with Nurhan Ince.

(4) "The Sheik Said Rebellion in Turkey (1925): A Study in the Consolidation of a Developed Uninstitutionalized Nationalism and the Rise of an Incipient (Kurdish) Nationalism," Die Welt des Islams, vol. XVIII, no. 3-4 (1978), 195-211. Co-authored with William F. Tucker.

(5) "Yön and Its Influence on the Leftist Movement in Turkey and Foreign and Domestic Policy: 1960-64," Turcica, vol. XII (1980), 174-86. Co-authored with Nurhan Ince

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (6) "The 'Re-politicization' of Islam in the Middle East," Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, vol. XXXVII, no. 1 (1984), 58-67. Co-authored with Robert Abel

(7) “The New Democracy Movement in Turkey: A Response to Neo-Liberal Capitalism and Kurdish Ethno-nationalism," in The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in the 1990s: Its Impact on Turkey and the Middle East (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1996), 154-72. Co-authored with Yücel Bozdağoğlu

Contributions (Chapters) to Books

(1) "Some Comments on Eighteenth Century Ottoman Historiography," in Islamic and Middle East Societies: A Festschrift in Honor of Professor Wadie Jwaideh, ed. Robert Olson (Amana Books: Battleboro, Vt. 1987), 137-151.

(2) "The Patrona Halil Revolution and Ottoman-Persian Wars and Eighteenth Century Ottoman Historiography," in Turkic Culture: Continuity and Change ed. Sabri Akural (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1987), 75-82.

(3) "The International Consequences of the Sheikh Said Rebellion," in Les Naqshbandis: cheminements et situation d'ordre mystique Musulman, eds. Alexandre Popovic and March Garborieau (1990), 379-406.

(4) The Kurdish Question and Turkey's Foreign Policy Towards Syria, Iran, Russia and Iraq since the Gulf War," in The Kurdish Nationalism Movement in the 1990s: Its Impact on Turkey and the Middle East, ed. Robert Olson (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1996).

(5) “Turkish and Syrian Relations Since the Gulf War: The Kurdish Question and the Water Problem,” in The Kurdish Conflict in Turkey: Obstacles and Chances for Peace and Democracy, eds. Ferhad Ibrahim and Gülistan Gürbey (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000), 119-150.

(6) “Kurdistan-Iraq, 2003: The Consolidation of Kurdish Nationalism,” in The Kurdish Question and the 2003 War in Iraq, eds. Mohammed Ahmed and Michael Gunter (Mazda Publishers, 2004) in Kurdish Studies Series.

(7) “Turkey-Iran Relations and the Kurdish Question, 1997-2000,” in Kurdish Identity : Human Rights and Political Status (Gainesville, FL, University of Florida Press, 2007), 87-116.

(8) “Denied a State; Gaining a Nation: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives on the Development of Kurdish Nationalism,” in The Kurds in International Affairs eds. Robert 11

Dr. Robert Olson Publications Lowe and Gareth Stansfield (London and Washington, D.C.: Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House and Brookings Institute, 2010), 27-41.

(9) Sullivan, Denis, ed., “Turkey’s Relations with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Democracy, Culture and the Grip of History : Essays in Honor for Ilya Harik (New Media Publishers, 2014).

Articles Refereed by Editor(s)

(1) "The Kurds: Are the Angles Smiling?" Culturefront (Fall, 1993), 52.

(2) "Sheikh Said's Family: What Happened to Them?" vol. II, no. 2 Nameh (Fall, 1994).

(3) "The Stealth Embargo," Nameh, vol. III, no. 1 (Spring, 1995), 3.

(4) "Turkey, Iran and Syria: Triadal Rapproachment?" Kurdish Life, no. 11 (Summer, 1994), 6-7. (5) "The Reality of Tunceli," Kurdistan Report, no. 20 (1995).

(6) "The Southeast Report: The Political Fallout," Namah, vol. II, no. 3 (Fall, 1995).

(7) "Govt. of Turkey vs PKK," 1996 State of World Conflict (SWCR) (Atlanta: GA; The Carter Center, 1996).

(8) "Stravation and the Land Question: The Results of Ethnic Cleansing in Turkey," Kurdistan Report (march-May 1996), 51-2.

(9) "The Spread of Kurdish Nationalism," Kurdistan Report (March-May, 1996), 51-2.

(10) "Leyla Zana and the Politics of Peace," Kurdish Life, vol. 16 (Fall, 1995),11-12.

(11) "An Arab-Israeli Conflict?" Kurdistan Report, no. 24 (November-December,1996),13. Reprint of essay in Middle East International, no. 529 ( 5 July, 1996).

(12) "Why the KDP?" Kurdistan Report , no. 24 (November-December, 1996), 22.

(13) “Democratisation in Turkey,” Kurdistan Report, no. 25 (July-August, 1997), 5.

(14) “The Erbakan Government and the Kurdish Question,” in Kurdistan Times, vol. 2 (November 1997). 108-9.

(15) “Turkey-Iran Relations and the Kurdish Question: From 1991 toward 2000,” Kurdistan 12

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(16) “After Öcalan: Turkey’s Policy toward ,” Kurdistan Report, no. 30 (Winter 2000), 48-50.

(17) “Mafia Scandals in Turkey: Kurds, Jews and the Israeli Connectio,” Kurdistan Times, vol. 2, no. 6 (2001), 48-50.

(18) “After Öcalan and After Kossovo: Turkey’s Policy toward Northern Iraq,” Kurdistan Times, vol. 2, no. 6 (2001), 153-7.

(19) “Turkey-Iran Relations: From 1991-2000,” Kurdistan Times, vol. 2, no. 6 ) 2001), 107-12

Communications, Notes etc.

(1) "The Frontier Treaty between the , Iraq and Turkey on 5 June 1926: A Research Note," The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 2 (September, 1981), 34.

(2) Regarding my review of From Time Immemorial by Joan Peters (April, 1985) with Bernard Lewis and Elie Kedourie (The American Historical Review, vol. 90, no. 4 (December, 1985), 1327-8.

(3) Regarding my review of Joan Peters' From Time Immemorial in Midle East Report (January-February, 1986). 47.

(4) "Are the Kurds Closer to a State?" The Boston Globe (3 March, 1991 in Focus section.

(5) "Pehar-i Gusur mintakah va mesele-i Kurdiya,"; Tevik Hay-i Iran ve Turkiyay dar Mervad-i Kurdiya: Baghdad ve Ankara Rekabet-i Pas Azjani Halij-i Fars,"; Kurdah-i Iran, Iraq, Turkiya ve Suryia." These four articles appered in the 7, 14, 21 and 28 issues of the Iran Times. They are a translation of "The Kurdish Question Four Years On: The Policies of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq," Middle East Policy, vol III, no. 3 (1994), 136-44.

(6) “A Comment on Hakan Özoğlu, “Nationalism and Kurdish Notables in the Late Ottoman and Early Republican Era,” International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 34, no. 2 (2002), 423-4.

Contributions to Encyclopedias, Reference Works etc.,

(1) "Arabia," in The Discoverers: An Encyclopedia of Explorers and Exploration, ed. Helen 13

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(2) "Charles Montagu Dougherty (1916-1953): An English Explorer, The Discoverers, 145.

(3) "Evliya Çelebi (1611-1685): Ottoman Traveler," The Discoverers, 152-3.

(4) "William Gifford Palgrave (1826-88): English Explorer," The Discoverers, 336-7.

(5) "Harry St. John Philby (1885-1960): English Explorer," The Discoverers, 344-5.

(6) "Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815): Danish Explorer," The Discoverers, 181-2.

(7) "Wilfrid Thesiger (1910-1980): English Explorer," The Discoverers, 141-2.

(8) "Kumyk," in Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survery, ed. Richard Weeks, 2 vols (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984), 412-21.

(9) "Iran," in The American Annual: 1985, Yearbook of the Americana Encyclopedia, 278- 80.

(10) "Iraq," in The American Annual: 1995, Yearbook of the Americana Encyclopedia, 281.

(11) "Iran-Iraq War," inThe American Annual: 1985, Yearbook of the Americana Encyclopedia, 279-80.

(12) "Syria," in Lands and Peoples, 75-82.

(13) "Iraq," in Lands and Peoples, 131-8.

(14) "The Kurds," Encyclopedia Americana (1994).

(15) "Turkey," Collier's Yearbook (1995).

(16) "Cyprus," Collier's Yearbook (1995).

(17) "Turkey," in Funk and Wagner's New Encyclopedia (1995).

(18) "Cyprus," in Funk and Wagner's New Encyclopedia (1995).

(19) "Cyprus," in Collier's International Yearbook (1996).

(20) "Cyprus," in Funk and Wagner's New Encyclopedia (1996). 14

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(21) "Cyprus," in Collier's International Yearbook (1997).

(22) "Cyprus," in Funk and Wagner's New Encyclopedia (1997).

(23) “Turkey,” State of World Conflict Report. (Atllanta: The Carter Center, 1996), 82-3 . (24) “Cyprus,” Funk and Wagner’s New Encyclopedia Yearbook: 1997.

(25) “Cyprus,’ Collier’s Yearbook: 1998, 200-1.

(26) “Ömer Lutfi Barkan (Turkish economic and legal historian),” Encylolpedia of Historians and Historical Writing (1999), 73-4.

(27) “Köprülü, M. F. (Turkish literary and cultural historian),” Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing (1999), 657-59.

(28) “Naima, Mustaf (Ottoman political historian),” Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing (1999), 949-50.

(29) “Feyzullah,” The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (2002).

(30) “Patrona Halil Rebellion,” The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (2002).

(31) “Kurds,” Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (2002).

(32) “Sulaymaniya” Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (2002).

(33) “,” Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (2002).

(34) “Shaykh Sa’id’s Rebellion in Turkey (1925),” Encyclopedia of Islam (Persian), (2002).

Articles and Essays in Middle East International

(1) "Why the Arabs Turned to the West," no. 218 (10 February, 1984), 15-16.

(2) "What Makes a Terroritst?": Unites States Foreign Policy and International Terrorism," vol. 227 ( 15 June, 1984), 295-96.

(3) "International Terrorist," no. 279 (11 July, 1986), 21-22. 15

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(4) "A New Focus for Unites States' Foreign Policy: International Terrorism," no. 310 (October, 1987).

(5) "Anti-Islamism: Its Implication for World Politics," no. 371 (16 March, 1990).

(6) "Turkey and Germany: New Rivalaries Sour Relations," no. 416 (10 January, 1992).

(7) "Turkey and Iraq: Toward Normalization?", no. 431 (August, 1992), 19-20.

(8) "Green Light from Moscow," no. 498 (14 April, 1995).

(9) "The Spread of Kurdish Nationalism: A New Stage of Development," no. 511 (20 October, 1995).

(10) "The Cost of Turkey's War Against the PKK," no. 512 (November 1995).

(11) "Kurds and Islamists in Turkey," no. 518 (2 February, 1996).

(12) "Ethnic Cleansing in Turkey," no. 523 (12 A[ril, 1996), 18-19.

(13) "Turkey, Israel Agreement and the Kurdish Question," no. 526 (24 May, 1996).

(14) "An Israeli-Kurdish Conflict?" no. 529 (5 July, 1996).

(15) "The Erbakan Government and the Kurdish Question," no. 533 (9 September, 1996), 18- 19.

(16) "The Northern Reconnaissance Forces: What's in a Name?" no. 544 (24 January, 1997), 19-20.

(17) "Israel and the Kurds," no. 546 (21 Feberuary, 1997), 14.

(18) "Democratisation and the ," no. 545 (7 March, 1997), 19.

(19) "Letter from Sivas," no. 547 (4 April, 1997).

(20) "Israel and Turkey: consolidating relations," (4 April, 1997).

(21) "A Sandalous Affair: Sex and Sheikhs in Turkey," no. 549 (2 May, 1997).

(23) “Turkey’s Watergate,” no. 555 ((25 July, 1997), 21-1. 16

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(24) “The Rose of Istanbul,” no. 556 (8 August, 1997), 10.

(25) “Turkey, Israel and American Jews,” no. 559 (September, 1997).

(26) “Why the US Jews Court Turkey,’ no. 569 (27 February, 1998).

(27) “Turkey, Syria and the PKK,” no. 585 ( 2 October, 1998), 17-8.

(28) “The Turkey-Israel Alliance: Is Iran the Target?” no. 6547 (31 August, 2001), 24-5.

Book Reviews

(1) Itzkowitz, Norman, Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition in Journal of Asian History, vol. III, no. 1 (1975), 50-1.

(2) Alexander, Yonah, The Role of Communications in the Middle East Conflict: Ideological and Religious Aspects in Social Science Quarterly, vol. 56 (1977), 367.

(3) Woods, John E., The Aqquyunlu Clan, Confederation, Empire: A Study in 15th/9th Century Turko-Perisan Politics in The Middle East Journal, vol. 31, no. 3 (Summer, 1997), 367.

(4) Beldiceannu, Nicoara, Le Monde ottoman des Balkans (1402-1566): Institutions, societé, economié in The American Historical Review (June, 1978)

(5) El-Nahal, Galal, H., The Judicial Administration of Ottoman Egypt in the Seventeenth Century in The American Historical Review (February, 1980), 188-9.

(6) Forbis, William H., Fall of the Peacock Throne: The Story of Iran in Ohio History, vol. 90, no. 1 (Winter, 1980), 78-9.

(7) Shaw, Stanford J. and Ezel Shaw, History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Reform, Revolution and Republic: The Rise of Modern Turkey, 1808-1975 in Journal of Asian History.

(8) Bruninessen, M. M., Agha, Shaikh and State: On the Origins and Poltical Organization of Kurdistan, in The American Historical Review (1982).

(9) Bryson, Thomas A., Seeds of Mid-East Crisis: The United States Diplomatic Role in the Middle East during World War II,in The Muslim World (1982).

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (10) Orhonlu, Cengiz, OsmanlI Imparatorlu—unun Siyaseti: HabeÕ Eyalet/The Southern Policy of the Ottoman Empire in Ethiopia in Turcica, vol. LVIII, no. 12 (December, 1978), 645-51.

(11) Sümer, Faruk, Safevi Devletinin KuruluÕu ve GeliÕmesinde Anadolu Türklerinin Rolü/The Role of the Anatolian Turks in the Establishment and Development of the Savafid State in The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 3, no. 2 (September, 1979), 26-30.

(12) Peters, E. F., Jerusalem: The Holy City in Eyes of Chroniclers, Visitors, Pilgrims, and Prophets from the Days of Abraham to the Beginning of Modern Times in The Magreb Review (1986).

(13) Gilbert, Martin, Jerusalem: Rebirth of a City in The Magreb Review (1986).

(14) Hopwood, Derek, Egypt: Politics and Society, 1945-1981 in Arab-American Affairs, no. 4 (Spring, 1983), 113-4.

(15) Khalidi, Walid, Conflict and Violence in Lebanon: Confrontation in the Middle East in Arab-American Affairs (1983), 113-4.

(16) Erdbrink, G. R. Bosscha, At the Threshold of Felicity: Ottoman Dutch Relations During the Embassy of Cornelius Calkoen at the Sublime Porte, 1716-1744 in The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 2 (September, 1983), 33-5.

(17) Perry, Glenn, The Middle East: Fourteen Islamic Centuries in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies, vol. I, no. 1 (1984), 127-9.

(18) Tareq, Ismael, Y., Iraq and Iran Conflict in The Muslim World (1984).

(19) Keddie, Nikki and Eric Hooglund, The and the Islamic Republic in The Muslim World (1984).

(20) Bar-Siman-Tov, Yaacov, Linkage Politics in the Middle East: Syria Between Domestic and External Conflict, 1961-1970 in The Muslim World (1985).

(21) Peters, Joan, From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish conflict over Palestine in The American Historical Review, vol. 90 (April, 1985), 468-9.

(22) Marr, Phebe, The Modern History of Iraq in The Middle East Journal (1985).

(23) Nieuwenhuis, Tom, Politics and Scoiety in Early Modern Iraq: Mamluk Pashas, Tribal 18

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(24) Stivers, William, The Supremacy of Oil in The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin (1985).

(25) Chomsky, Noam, The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (1986).

(26) Carter, Jimmy, The Blood of Abraham in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (1986).

(27) Chaudhuri, K. N., Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean: An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750 in The International Journal of African Historial Studies (1986).

(28) Zürcher, Erick Jan, The Unionist Factor: The Role of the Committee of Union and Progress in the Turkish Nationalist Movement, 1905-1926 in International Journal of Middle East Studies (1987).

(29) Benevisti, Meron, 1986 Report: Demogrpahic, Economic, Legal, Social and Political Developments in the West Bank in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (1986).

(30) Saunders, Harold H., The Other Walls: The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Peace Process in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (1986).

(31) Shipler, David, Arab and Jews: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land in International Journal of Islamic Studies (1987).

(32) Melek, Kemal, Do—u Sorunun ve Milli Mücadelinin DiÕ Politikas2/The Foreign Policy of the War of Liberation and the Eastern Question in The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin (September, 1987).

(33) Segev, Tom, 1949: The First Israelis in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (Summer, 1987).

(34) Ajami, Fouad, The Vanished Iman: Musa al-Sadr and the Shi'a of Lebanon in Middle East International, no. 321 (24 May, 1987).

(35) Silverfarb, Daniel, Britian's Informal Empire in the Middle East in International Journal 19

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(36) Nydell, Margaret K., Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Westerners in The Muslim World, LXXIX, no. 1 (January, 1989), 66.

(37) Benevenisti, Meron, WBDP: The West Bank Data Base Project 1987 Report: Economic, Legal, Social and Political Developments in the West Bank in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (Summer, 1989).

(38) Cossali, Paul and Clive Robson, Stateless in Gaza in International Journal of Islamic and Arab Studies (Summer, 1989).

(39) Findley, Carter, Ottoman Civil Officialdom: A Social History in The American Historical Review (Fall, 1989).

(40) Hopwood, Derek, Syria, 1945-1986: Politics and Society in The Middle East Journal (Spring 1990).

(41) Van Bruinessen, Martin, Agha, Shaikh and State: The Social and Political Organization of Kurdistan in Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism (Spring, 1990).

(42) Behbehani, Sayyid Hasan, The Soviet Union and Arab Nationalism, 1917-1966 in Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism, XVIII, 1-1 (1991), 278-80.

(43) Mantran, Robert, L'empire Ottoman in The American Historical Review (Fall, 1990).

(44) Ruderman, David, B., The Kabbalah, Magic, and Science: The Cultural Universe of a Sixteenth Century Jewish Physican in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Fall, 1990).

(45) Marcus, Abraham, The Middle East on the Eve of Modernity: Aleppo in the Eighteenth Century in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Fall, 1990).

(46) Muslih, , The Origins of Palestinian Nationalism in The Muslim World (Fall, 1990).

(47) Amirahmedi, Hooshang, Revolution and Economic Transition: The Iranian Experience in The Muslim World (Summer, 1991).

(48) Ben-Zohar, Michael, Facing a Cruel Mirror: Israel's Moment of Truth in Growth and Change (Summer 1990). 20

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(49) Menashri, David, Iran: A Decade of Revolution in The Muslim World (Fall, 1991).

(50) Don-Yehiya, Eliezer, Israel and Diasphora Jewry in Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism (Fall 1992).

(51) Zürcher, Erick Jan, Political Opposition in Early Republican Turkey in International Journal of Turkish Studies (Winter, 1990-91), 183-6.

(52) Van Bruinessen, Martin, Agha, Shaikh und Staat: Politik und Gesellschaft Kurdistans in Canadian Review in Studies in Nationalism, vol. XVIII, 1-2 (1991), 284-7.

(53) Robins, Philips, Turkey and the Middle East in Arab Studies Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4 (Fall, 1992).

(54) Shaw, Stanford, J. The Jews in the Ottoman Empire in International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol. 25, no. 1 (February, 1993), 113-6.

(55) Van Bruinessen, Martin, Agha, Shaikh and State in International Journal of Middle East Studies (Summer, 1993).

(56) Entessar, Nader, Kurdish Ethnonationalism in Middle East Studies Association Bulletin (Summer, 1993).

(57) Dodd, Clement H. ed., Turkish Foreign Policy: New Prospects in The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin (Summer, 1993).

(58) General Pasha, La Révolte de l'Agri Dagh in Nameh (Fall, 1993).

(59) Palmira Brummett, Ottoman Seapower and Levantine Diplomacy in the Age of Discovery in The American Historical Review (Spring, 1995).

(60) Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives in Journal of Third World Studies (Fall, 1995).

(61) Baram, Amatzia, Culture, History and Ideology in the Formation of Ba'thist Iraq, 1968- 89 in The Middle East Journal (Fall, 1995).

(62) Ahmad, Feroz, A History of Modern Turkey in Journal of Third World Studies (Summer, 1995.

(63) Aksan, Virgina, An Ottoman Statesman in War and Peace: Ahmed Resmi Efendi, 1700- 21

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(64) Sivan, Emmanuel, Radical Islam in (1986).

(65) Nakash, Yitzhak, The Shi's of Iraq in The American Historical Review (Summer, 1996).

(66) McDowall, David, A Modern in The Middle East Studies Association Bulletin (Spring, 1997).

(67) McCarthy, Justin, Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821- 1922 in International Journal of Middle East Studies (Fall, 1997).

(68) Michael Gunter, The Kurds and the Future of Turkey in The Middle East Journal (Fall 1998).

(69) Paul Magnarella, Anatolia’s Loom: Studies in Turkish Culture, Society, Politics and Law in Journal of Third World Studies (Spring 1999).

(70) Xavier de Planhol, MinoritJs En Islam: Géographie Political and Social in International Journal of Middle East Studies (Sprinng, 2000).

(71) Ma`oz, Moshe and Irlan Pappé, ed., Middle Eastern Politics and Islam: A History from Within in Journal of Third World Studies (Fall, 1999).

(72) Fuccaro, Nelida, The Other Kurds: Yazidis in Colonial Iraq in The International History Review (Fall, 1999).

(73) Abraham of Crete, History of the Wars, 1721-1738. Translation by George Bournoutian in Middle East Studies Association Bulletin (Spring, 2000).

(74) Keyer, Cağlar, ed., Istanbul: Between the Global and the Local, in Ecumene (Winter, 2000).

(75) Esposito, John, ed., The Oxford History of Islam in The Historian (Winter, 2000).

(75) George Bournoutian, translator, Armenian and Russia, 1626-1796: A Documentary Record, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 1 (2001), 212-4.

(76) Erik Cornell, Turkey in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, Threats, in Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 35, no., 1 (2001), 212-6.

(77) Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirişci, eds., Turkey in World Politics: An Emerging 22

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(78) Stefan Yerasimos, Gunter Seufert and Karin Vorhoof, eds., Civil Society in the Grip of Nationalism in Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 1 (2001), 212-6.

(79) Shaffer, Brenda, Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijan Identity in Journal of Iran Research and Analysis (Fall, 2003).

(80) Özoğlu, Hakan, Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalities and Shifting Boundaries in The Middle East Journal, vol. 58, no. 2 (Spring 2004), 305-7.

(81) Marr, Phebe, The Modern History of Iraq in Middle East Policy, vol. xi. no. 2 (Summer 2004), 172-5.

(81) Martin, Lenore, G., The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy in Slavic Review (Fall 2004).

(82) Meho, Lokman, The Kurdish Question and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Documentary Source book in The Middle East Journal, vol. 58, no. 4 (Summer 2004), 305-7.

(83) Gunter, Michael, Historical Dictionary of the Kurds in The Middle East Journal, vol. 58, no. 3 (Summer 2004), 305-7.

(84) Koohi-Kamali, Farideh, The Political Development of the Kurds in Iran in Iranian Studies (Fall, 2005).

(85) Kennan, George, Vagabond Life: The Caucasus Journals in Bulletin of the Middle East Studies Association (Fall 2005).

(86) O’Leary, Brendan, John McGarry, and Shalih Khaled, The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq in Mediterranean Quarterly (Fall 2005).

(87) Vanderlippe, John, The Politics of Turkish Democracy: İsmet İnönü and theformation of the Multi-P arty System: 1938-1950 in The American Historical Review (December, 2005).

(88) Taspinar, Ömer, Kurdish Nationalism and Political Islam in Turkey: Kemalist Identity in Transition in Totalitarian Movements and Political Religion (Summer 2007).

(89) Yıldırım, Onur, Diplomacy and Displacement: Reconsidering the Turco-Greek Exchange of Population. 1922-1924 in American Historical Review (Summer 2007).

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(91) Houston, Christopher, Kurdistan: Crafting of National Selves in American Historical Review (Fall, 2010).

(92) Entessar, Nader, Kurdish Politics in the Middle East in International Journal of Middle East Studies (Spring, 2011).

(93) Findley, Charter Vaughn, Turkey, Islam, Nationalism and Modernity: A History, 1789-2007 in The American Historical Review (Spring, 2011).

Book Reviews in Choice

(1) Gabriel, Richard, A. ed., Antagonists in the Middle East: A Combat Assessment (1983).

(2) Leibman, Charles, S. and Don-Yehiya, Elizer, Civil Religion in Israel: Traditional Judaism and Political Culture in the Jewish State (1984).

(3) Geyikdağı, Mehmet Yaşar, Political Parties in Turkey: The Role of Islam (1984).

(4) Freedman, Robert O., ed., The Middle East since Camp David (1984).

(5) Cordesman, Anthony, H., The Gulf and the Search for Strategic Stability of Saudi Arabia, the Military Balance in the Gulf, and Trends in the Arab-Israeli Military Balance (1984).

(6) Brown, Carl, L., International Politics and the Middle East: Old Rules, Dangerous Game (1984).

(7) Israel and the Palestinians. Video. (1984).

(8) Shafir, Michael, Romania: Politics, Economic and Society: Political Stagnation and Simulated Change (1985).

(9) Feldman, Lifly Gardner, The Special Relationship between West Germany and Israel (1985).

(10) Danielson, Michael, N., The Politics of Rapid Urbanization: Government and Growth in Modern Turkey (1985).

(11) Hussain, Asaf, Islamic Iran: Revolution and Counter Revolution (1985).

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (12) Harris, George, Turkey: Coping with Crisis (1986).

(13) Tachau, Frank, Turkey: The Poltics of Authority, Democracy and Development (1986).

(14) Heper, Metin, The State and Tradition in Turkey (1986).

(15) Seliktar, Ofra, The New Zionsim (1986).

(16) Company, Richard H., Turkey and the United States: The Arms Embargo (1986).

(17) Alper, Joseph, Nationalism and Modernity: A Mediterranean Perspective (1986).

(18) Carid (eds), Saddam's Iraq: Revolution or Reaction? (1987).

(19) Yaniv, Avner, Deterrence without the Bomb: The Politics of Israeli Strategey (1987).

(20) Nishal, Shaul, The PLO under Arafat: Between Gun and Oive Branch (1987).

(21) Ramazani, R. K., Revolutionary Iran: Challenge and Response in the Middle East (1987).

(22) Limbert, John, W., Iran: At War with History (1987).

(23) Jansen, Michael, Dissonance in Zion (1987).

(24) Rustow, Dankwart, Turkey: American's Forgotten Ally (1987).

(25) Cordesman, Anthony, The Iran-Iraq War and Western Security, 1984-1987: Strategic Implications and Policy Options (1987).

(26) Ghabra, Shafeeq, N., Palestinians in Kuwait: The Family and Politics of Survival (1988).

(27) Carre, Oliver, ed., Islam and Its Status in the World Today (1988).

(28) Dawisha, Adeed and William F. Zartman, Beyond Coercion: The Durability of the Arab State (1989).

(29) Arjomand, Said Amir, The Turban and the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran (1989).

(30) Heper, Metin and Ahmet Evin, State, Democracy and Military:Turkey in the 1980s (1989). 25

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(31) Zabih, Sepher, The Iranian Military in Revolution and in War (1989).

(32) Peleg, Ian and Ofira Seliktar, The Emergence of Binational Israel: The Second Republic in the Making (1989).

(33) Lunt, James, Hussein of Jordan: Searching for a Just and Lasting Peace in the Middle Peace (1990).

(34) An An'im, Abdullah Ahmed, Toward an Islamic Reformation: Civil Liberalism, Human Rights and International Law (1990).

(35) Ramets, Pedro, The Soviet-Syrian Relationship since 1955 (1991).

(36) Gause, Gregory, F., Saudi-Yemeni Relations: Domestic Structures and Foreign Influences (1990).

(37) Pipes, Daniel, Greater Syria: The History of an Ambition (1991).

(38) Halley, Laurence, Ancient Affectations: Ethnic Groups and Foreign Policy (1985).

(39) Sivan, Emmanuel and Mehahem Friedman, eds., Religion, Radicalism and Poltics in the Middle East (1991).

(40) Sonn, Tamarra, Between Qur'an and Crown (1991).

(41) Bulloch, John and Harvey Morris, Saddam's War: The Orgins of the Quwait Conflict and the International Response (1991).

(42) Cobban, Helen, The Syrian-Israel Conflict and the Superpowers (1992).

(43) Feste, Karen A., Plans for Peace: Negotiations and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (1992).

(44) Alex, Roberts H., Power over Rationality: The Bush Administration in the Gulf Crisis (1993).

(45) Katzman, Kenneth, The Warriors of Islam (1993).

(46) Slann, Martin, The Ethnic Dimension in International Relations (1993).

(47) Parker, Richard, B., The Politics of Miscalculation in the Middle East (1994).

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (48) Hopwood, Derek, Iraq: Power and Society (1995).

(49) Mango, Andrew, Turkey: The Challenge of a New Role (1995).

(50) Hazelton, et al, ed., Iraq since the Gulf War (1995).

(51) Hilterman, Joost, R., ed., Iraq's Crime of Genocide: The Anfal Campaign against the Kurds (1995).

(52) Lukitz, Liori, Iraq: The Search for National Security (1995).

(53) Barnett, Rubin, R., The Search for Peace in Afghanistan: From Buffer State to Failed State (1995).

(54) Makovsky, David, The Road to Oslo (1996).

(55) Ma'oz, Moshe, Syria and Israel: From War to Peace Making (1996).

(56) Olcott, Martha, Central Asia's New Policy: Independence, Foreign Policy, and Regional Security (1996).

(57) Musallam, Ali, The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait (1996).

(58) van Dam, Nikolaos, The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society under Asad and the Ba'th Party (1996).

(59) Barzilai, Gad, Wars, Internal Conflicts and Political Order: A Jewish Democracy in the Middle East (1996).

(60) Danspeckergruber, Wolfgang F. and Charles R. H. Tripp, Agression against Kuwait: Strategic Lessons and Implications for Europe (1996).

(61) Simons, Geoff, The Scourging of Iraq: Sanctions, Law and Natural Justin (1997).

(62) Phythina, Mark, Arming Iraq: How the US and Britain Secretly Built Saddam's War Machine (1997).

(63) Dumper, Michael, The Politics of Jerusalem (1997).

(64) Kadduri, Majid and Edward Gareeb, War in the Gulf, 1990-91: The Iraq-Kuwait Conflict and its Implications (1997).

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (65) Habib Malik, Between Damascus and Jerusalem: Lebanon and the Middle East Peace Process (Summer, 1998).

(66) Avraham Sela, The Decline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Summer, 1998).

(67) Zeev Sternhell, The Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism and the Making of the Jewish State (Summer, 1998).

(68) Carol J. Ripenburg, : Political Developments in a Changing World (Fall, 1998).

(69) Mohammed Reza Djabli and Shirin Hunter, Tajikistan: The Trials of Independence (Winter, 1998).

(70) Henri J. Barkey and Graham E. Fuller, Turkey’s Kurdish Question (Winter, 1998).

(71) Yezid Seyigh, Armed Struggle and Search for a State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993 (Winter, 1998).

(72) Braizat, Musa, S., The Jordanian-Palestinian Relationship: The Bankruptcy of the Confederal Idea (Spring, 1999).

(73) Haselkorn, Avigdor, The Continuing Storm: Iraq, Poisonous Weapons and Deterrence (Spring, 1999).

(74) Hudson, Michael, Middle East Dilemma: The Politics and Economics of Arab Integration (July, 1999).

(75) Gunter, Michael, The Kurdish Predicament in Iraq: A Political Analysis (July, 1999).

(76) Herb, Michael, All in the Family; Absolutism, Revolution, and Democracy in the Middle East Monarchies (Fall, 1999).

(77) O’Malley, Brendan and Ian Craig, The Cyprus Conspiracy: American Espionage and the Turkish Invasion (April, 2000).

(78) Özbudun, Ergun, Turkish Politics and Challenges to Democratic Consolidation (Summer, 2000).

(79) Inbar, Efraim, Rabin and Israel’s National Security (Summer, 2000).

(80) Howe, Marvin, Turkey Today: A Nation Divided over Islam (Winter, 2000).

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (81)Zahedi, Dariush, The Iranian Revolution Then and Now: Indicators of Regime Instability (Spring, 2001).

(82) Davis, Vincent, The Rise of Mass Literacy: Reading and Writing in Modern Europe (Spring, 2001).

(83) Charles Butterworth and I. William Zartman, eds., Between State and Islam ( Cambridge: (2001).

(84) Meho, Lokman I. and Kelly Maglaughlin, compilers, Kurdish Culture and Society: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood): 2001)

(85) Houston, Christopher, Islam, Kurds and the Turkish Nation State (Berg: 2001).

(86) Rubin, Barry and Kemal Kirişci, eds., Turkey in World Politics: An Emerging Regional Power (Lynn Rienner, 2001).

(87) Lovatt, Debbie, ed., Turkey Since 1970: Politics, Economics and Society (Palgrave, 2001).

(88) Skakoori, Ali, The State and Rural Development in Post-Revolutionary Iran (Palgrave, (2000).

(89) Jung, Dietrich, Turkey at the Crossroads: Ottoman Legacy and Greater Middle East (Zed Books, 2001).

(90) Hinnesbusch, Raymond, Syria; Revolution from Above (Routlege, 2001).

(91) Rothstein, Robert and Ma’oz, Moshe and Sikali, Khalil, The Israeli-Palestian Peace Process (Sussex, 2002).

(92) Rubin, Barry and Metin Heper, Political Parties in Turkey (Frank Cass, 2002).

(93) Sayari, Sabri and Yılmaz Esmer, eds., Politics and Elections in Turkey (Sussex Press, 2002)

(94) Ganj, Manoucher, Denying the Iran Revolution: From a Minister of State to a Leader of Resistance (Praeger, 2002).

(95) Strohmeier, Martin, Crucial Images in the Presentation of a Kurdish National Identity (Brill, 2003).

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(97) Marius, Deeb, Syria’s Terrorist War on Lebanon and the Peace Process (Palgrave, 2003).

(98) Legvold, Robert, ed., Thinking Strategically: the Major Powers, Kazakhstan and the Central Asian Nexus (Columbia University Press, 2004).

(99) Degeorge, Gèrard, Damascus (Spring, 2005).

(100) Ahmed, Mohammad and Michael Gunter, The Kurdish Question and the 2003 Iraqi War (Spring 2005).

(101) O’Leary, Brendan, John McQuarry, and Salih Khaled, The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq (Summer, 2005).

(102) Natali, Denise, The Kurds and the State; Evolving National Identity in Iraq (January, 2006).

(103) Leverett, Flynt, Inheriting Syria: Bashar’s Trial by Fire (January, 2006).

(104) Lewy, Guenter, The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey: A Disputed Genocide February, 2006).

(105) Lesch, David, The Lion of Damascus (July 2006).

(106) Yıldiz, Kerim, The Kurds of Syria: The Forgotten People. (October, 2006).

(107) Qurie, Ahmad, From Oslo to Jerusalem: The Palestinian Story of the Secret Negotiations (December 2006).

(108) Waxman, Dov, The Pursuit of Peace and the Crisis of Israel Identity (January 2007).

(109) Jabbar, Faleh, A., and Hosham Dawood , The Kurds: Nationalism and Politics (January 2007).

(110) Akçapar, Durak, Turkey’s New European Era: Foreign Policy on the Road to EU Membership (March 2007).

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(112) Jongerden, Joost, “Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatial Policies, Modernity and Iraq (August 2007).

(113) Lundgren, Asa, The Unwelcome Neighbor: Turkey’s Kurdish Policy (September 2007).

(114) Chaitani, Youssef, Post-Colonial Syria and Lebanon: The Decline of Arab Nationalism and the Triumph of the State (October 2007).

(115) Morris, Chris, The New Turkey: The Quiet Revolution on the Edge of Empire (November 2007).

(116) Mafinezam, Alidad and Aria Mehrabi, Iran and Its Place among Nations (January 2008).

(117) Tepe, Sultan, Beyond the Sacred and Secular: Politics and Religion in Turkey and Israel February 2009).

(118) Kelly, Michael, Beyond the Ghosts of Halabja: The Gassing of the Kurds (September 2008).

(119) O’Leary, Brendan, How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity (May 2009).

(120) Tepe, Sultan, Beyond the Sacred and Secular: Politics of Religion in Turkey and Israel (September, 2011).

(121) Kelly, Michael, The Ghosts of Halabja: The Gassing of the Kurds (November, 2010).

(122) Ince, Basak, Citizenship and Identity in Turkey (February, 2013)

(123) Quigley, John, The Six-Day War and Israeli-Self Defense: Question the Legal Basis for Prevention of War (February, 2013).

(124) Frelich, Charles, Zion’s Dilemma: How Israel Makes National Security Policy (January, 2013).

(125) Bardley, John R., After the Arab Spring: How the Islamists Hijacked the Middle East Revolts (August, 2012).

(126) Bengio, Ofra, The Kurds of Iraq: Building a State within a State (June, 2012).

(127) Lefevere, Raphael, Ashes of Haman: The Muslim Brother in Syria (November, 2013).

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Dr. Robert Olson Publications (128) Kaya, Ahmet, Europeanization and Tolerance in Turkey: The Myth of Toleration (January, 2014).

(127) Park, Bill, Modern Turkey: People, State, and Foreign Policy in a Globalized World (March, 2012).

(128) Sohrabi, Nader, Revolution and Constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire (February, 2012).

(129) Gans, Chaim, A Just Zionism: On the Morality of the Jewish State (December, 2012).

(130) Tocci, Nathalie, Turkey’s European Future: Behind the Scenes of American’s Influence on EU-Turkey Relations (October, 2011).

(131) Ziadeh, Radwan, Power and Policy in Syria: Intelligence Services, Foreign Relations and Democracy in the Middle East (June, 2011).

(132) Blumenthal, Max, Goliath: The Life and Loathing in Greater Israel (October, 2013).

(133) Jananbeglo, Ramin, Democracy in Iran (September, 2013).

(134) Özbudun, Ergun, Party Politics in Turkey (July, 2013).

(135) Pierret, Thomas, Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution (June, 2013).

(136) Patten, Howard A., Israel and the Cold War: Diplomacy, strategy and the Policy of the Periphery (April, 2013).

(137) R.K. Ramazani, Independence without Freedom: Iran’s Foreign Policy (February, 2014).

(138) Oseoeganwa, Taku, Syria and Lebanon: International Relations and Diplomacy of Modern Middle East (2013).

(139) Allawi, Ali, Faisel of Iraq (March 2014).

(140) Tittensor, David, The House of Service: The Gülen Movement and Islam’s Third Way (April, 2014).

(141) Lefevre, Raphael, Ashes of Hama: The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria (September, 2014).

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Op-Ed

Estimated 50 op-eds mainly in Lexington Herald-Leader, Today’s Zaman (Turkey; in English), Boston Globe, and in various European newspapers.

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