The main objective of this research is to test some of the hypotheses linking economic development, social mobilization, legitimacy, and the coerciveness of the regime with internal political conflict. Each proposed hypothesis is to be tested across sixteen predominantly Islamic Middle Eastern nations for data from two time periods, 1960-66 and 1967-73. To check for the consistency and strength of the hypothesized relationships the test results for each hypothesis for the first period data will be compared with those of the second period.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson eating with Pakistanis during the filming of a CBS 60 Minutes episode. Pakistan, May or June 1988.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson drinking with Pakistanis in Pakistan. This image was taken during the filming of a CBS 60 Minutes episode. May or June 1988.

Photograph of Harry Reasoner interviewing Congressman Charles Wilson for a CBS 60 Minutes television program, in Pakistan in May or June 1988. The signs "Little Ben" and "Big Ben" are in the background.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson laughing during an interview with Harry Reasoner of "60 minutes" while in Pakistan in May or June of 1988.