Situation Assessment
International and Global Trends
Israeli-U.S. Military Operation Scenarios and Iranian Responses
Regional Trends
The Syrian-Iraqi Border: Reshaping the Geopolitical Space of the Middle East
Arab policy
The Syrian Unity Predicament: Files of Sovereignty, Security, and the Kurdish Issue
International and Global Trends
Russia and the Restoration of Strategic Presence in the Changing Syrian Landscape
The Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
The Outcomes of the Doha Emergency Summit and the Missed Arab Opportunity
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Nuclear Deal's 'Winding Path' Scenarios
There are several indications that the Vienna talks, on the nuclear Agreement, were successful, and that its signing is imminent. Yet, a number of core issues remain disputed between Washington and Tehran, which are capable of undermining the understandings reached between the parties, whether before and after the signing of the Agreement.
THE DIFFICULT ROAD TO RESUMING EGYPTIAN-IRANIAN RELATIONS
This paper provides a reading in the Egyptian-Iranian future of relations, in light of many indicators and developments within the context of bilateral and regional dialogues and talks. What are their chances of success, in light of the structural constraints inherent in the relations of the two countries that have kept them severed since 1979?
EXAMINING THE POLITICAL PARTIES ACT, AND ITS IMPACT ON POLITICAL LIFE IN JORDAN
This paper provides an examination of the new Political Parties Act, and its effects on the partisan life, in the light of its current realities and past experiences. In addition to such Act's implications for the future of the parties' participation in the near term, within an integrated context of the constitutional amendments and changes in the laws that govern the political life, where it is intended by such laws and amendments to carry on shaping a modern political arena, that gradually make a progress towards parliamentary governments.
Munich Security Conference: The Search for the Missing Security Across the Atlantic
The 2022 Munich Security Conference, the world’s leading forum for debating international security policy, convened amidst a foggy European security situation that dominated its activities: the Ukrainian crisis. While the war has become a reality, has the West succeeded in preparing to deter Russia?
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Turkish Politics Transformations: Exceeding, Adjustment, and Conditional Openness
Based on the hypothesis that Ankara is rearranging its political relations, away from the determents that marked its foreign policy after 2011. This op-ed seeks to highlight the variables of Turkish policy toward Israel on the one hand, and the Muslim Brotherhood on the other hand. As well as to deduct the prospects for the continuation of the Turkish political transformations in the foreseeable future.
Negotiations to Sign Free Trade Agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council and China: Horizons and Challenges
GCC-Chinese meetings and conventions indicate that relations are advancing, and progress is being made in negotiating a free trade agreement, which, if it becomes a reality, will mark a new chapter in the history of the relationship and its economic, geopolitical and strategic dimensions. However, there are several challenges that make the idea of free trade between the two sides challenging. This is what this paper seeks to demonstrate via analysis and examination.
JORDAN'S ORIENTATION TOWARDS THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
This paper evaluates the current level of Jordan's relations with Cyprus and Greece, and examines the most significant Jordanian strategic objectives of these relations. In addition, the paper sheds light on the "changing" regional environment in which these relations are taking place, and provides recommendations that Jordanian diplomacy can follow to enhance its orientation towards the eastern Mediterranean basin.
JOINT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THEIR ROLE IN INTEGRATING INTERESTS AND ACHIEVING DEVELOPMENT
Arab countries are seeking to establish a new approach in their relations, by integrating their interests and cooperating in strategic areas, through development and economic projects, such as the tripartite partnership and electrical interconnection projects. Hence, this paper examines how joint Arab projects are changing the political and economic landscape of the Arab world.
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TALIBANIST AFGHANISTAN: THE FUTURE AND THE IMPLICATIONS ON POLITICAL ISLAM
This paper assesses the first months of Taliban's rule, citing the elements of power and weakness which such movements demonstrated until the end of the year 2021. It also explores the future and nature of Taliban's continuation to dominate Afghanistan, and the implications of such continuity over the international landscape of political Islam.