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Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Main Multilateral Trade/ Political/ Economic Alliances, as well as Multilateral Military Defence Treaties (MMDTs), Bilateral Military Defence Treaties (BMDTs), and Foreign Military Presence
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)
The Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) includes two separate Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): QIZ of Egypt-USA-Israel and QIZ of Jordan-USA-Israel, which both of them are based on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the USA and Israel. Still, the QIZ of Palestine can be considered either under the FTA of Israel-USA (Occupied territories) or through the QIZ of Jordan (West Bank). Anyway, the ongoing Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation alongside the Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank makes the QIZ of Palestine irrelevant, regardless of the ‘Cold Peace’ between Israel-Egypet and Israel-Jordan, which makes the QIZ of Egypt and the QIZ of Jordan much less active than it was planned to be, because the ‘Arab Street’, and in particular, the Arab business communities in Egypt and Jordan are less willing to make business with Israel when Israel has carried out its harsh occupation against the Palestinians. That has led to the situation that in the recent two decades, governmental authorities, media outlets and research papers have rarely published data or articles about the QIZs.
No Official Website.
Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) https://www.trade.gov/qualifying-industrial-zones
QIZ of Palestine https://tcc.export.gov/Trade_Agreements/All_Trade_Agreements/exp_005416.asp
QIZs - Membership Status, 2025 GSR
QIZ of Egypt: USA, Israel, and Egypt
QIZ of Jordan: USA, Israel, and Jordan
QIZ of Palestine: USA, Israel, and Palestine
For Full Details about the Membership Status and 2025 GSR:
Section E32. QIZs - Multilateral Alliance: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2025/e/qiz
Section E32 - List of Contents
Section E32. QIZs - Multilateral Alliance: Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Section E32.1 QIZs - Membership Status: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Section E32.2 QIZs - Members: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books
The Qualifying Industrial Zone Initiative-A New Tool to Provide Economic Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries Engaged in the Peace Process Singer, J. (2002). The Qualifying Industrial Zone Initiative-A New Tool to Provide Economic Assistance to Middle Eastern Countries Engaged in the Peace Process. Fordham Int'l LJ, 26, 547.
Peace and Prosperity: Israel's Qualifying Industrial Zone agreements with jordan and Egypt Rosenblatt, D. (2020). Peace and Prosperity: Israel’s Qualifying Industrial Zone agreements with jordan and Egypt. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 15(3/4).
Labour in global production networks: Workers in the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) of Egypt and Jordan Azmeh, S. (2014). Labour in global production networks: Workers in the qualifying industrial zones (QIZs) of Egypt and Jordan. Global Networks, 14(4), 495-513.
Trade regimes and global production networks: the case of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Egypt and Jordan Azmeh, S. (2014). Trade regimes and global production networks: the case of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) in Egypt and Jordan. Geoforum, 57, 57-66.
Securing Peace through Trade Dividends: Qualifying Industrial Zones between the US, Israel, Jordon, and Egypt Malkawi, B. H. (2004). Securing Peace through Trade Dividends: Qualifying Industrial Zones between the US, Israel, Jordon, and Egypt. Currents: Int'l Trade LJ, 13, 3.
Measuring trade advantages of the qualifying industrial zones program of Jordan and Egypt offered by the United States for having signed peace treaties with Israel Carter, A., Gong, Y., & Nugent, J. B. (2015). Measuring trade advantages of the qualifying industrial zones program of Jordan and Egypt offered by the United States for having signed peace treaties with Israel. Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies, 17.
Beyond duty‐free access: export readiness assessment for Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) apparel companies Awni, A., & Shafei, K. (2012). Beyond duty‐free access: export readiness assessment for Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) apparel companies. Measuring Business Excellence, 16(3), 3-16.
Problems facing owners and managers operating in the qualifying industrial zones in Jordan Al-Khouri, R., & Al-Qudah, K. (2006). Problems facing owners and managers operating in the qualifying industrial zones in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Business Administration, 2(1).
Transforming regions of conflict through trade preferential agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative Arieli, T., & Kahn, Y. (2019). Transforming regions of conflict through trade preferential agreements: Israel, Jordan and the QIZ Initiative. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 25(3), 20180032.
Workers' Rights in the QIZs in Jordan Al-Qatarneh, S., & Bataineh, A. (2021). Workers’ Rights in the QIZs in Jordan. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 33(4), 311-336.
