by: geeva gopalkrishnan and james gadea israeli diplomatic relations and arab fund disbursements:
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The Politics of Arab Foreign Aid
By: Geeva Gopalkrishnan and James Gadea
Israeli Diplomatic Relations and Arab Fund Disbursements:
Research QuestionWhat role do Israeli diplomatic relations have on
foreign aid disbursement by the Arab Fund to Arab League members?
LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES
ARAB FUND FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HypothesisThe Arab Fund provides more aid to Arab
League countries that have diplomatic relationships with Israel.
Literature ReviewArab countries give
aid for economic development and political reasons.
Saudi Arabia gave aid during Cold War to counter socialist movements.
(Momani & Ennis)
Literature Review
(Neumayer 2003)
Greater Arab population, more Arab aid
Poorer Arab country, more Arab aid
No relationship with Israel, more Arab aid
Anwar Sadat
Case Study
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Aid Disbursements Received by Egypt
Theory
Arab States use the Arab Fund for Political Gain
Theory
Secret Promotion of Security
Economic Engagement
• Arab Solidarity• Economic Engagement
instead of punishing
Theory
TheoryArab Fund favors members who have
relations with Israel Publicly denounce IsraelPromote securitySecurity benefits of encouraging
diplomacy
Essentially…
It’s politics, baby.
MethodologyAid Disbursements by
Arab Fund
Diplomatic Relations with Israel
GDP/capita
Population
African Country War Pariah
Dependent Variable:
Independent Variable:(Dichotomous)
Control Variables:
US AllyBritish
Colonial Legacy
Results
Results * denotes significance at the |P|<.1 level; ** denotes significance at the |P|<.05 level; *** denotes significance at the |P|<.01 level
No evidence that the members of the Arab League punish the establishment of diplomatic relationships with Israel through the Arab Fund.
In fact, we find significant evidence that points to the contrary.
Conclusion