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The Syrian Unity Predicament: Files of Sovereignty, Security, and the Kurdish Issue
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Russia and the Restoration of Strategic Presence in the Changing Syrian Landscape
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The Outcomes of the Doha Emergency Summit and the Missed Arab Opportunity
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The Impact of Taliban's Rise on Jordan, Syria, and Iraq
The Taliban's seizure of control over Afghanistan raises several concerns in light of the impact it may have on other armed movements and groups, in a way that may restore hope and confidence in the ranks of many such groups, to return to their activities taking after the example of Taliban. Hence, this paper examines the repercussions of the rise of the Taliban on terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, as well as its impact on Jordan.
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The Changing Landscape in Central Asia after Afghanistan's Fall
Central Asian countries are back at the forefront of events and analyses after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in conjunction with the US withdrawal. This article examines the reactions of Central Asian countries in local and regional context and the future of their relations with the Taliban.
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The Ruling Taliban: Domestic Challenges and Geostrategic Goals
News from Afghanistan is at the forefront of international capitals' attention, with Taliban Movement taking control of Afghan geography, marking a turning point in the history of a country that is ever engaged in international tensions, once in the collapse of the Soviet Union and then in the war on terrorism. The following paper outlines the most important "domestic" challenges facing the Movement in establishing sustainable and stable political governance. It also reviews Taliban in the highly competitive geostrategic perspective between Washington on the one hand and Beijing and Moscow on the other. The paper concludes by demonstrating the importance of gaining international recognition for the government that Taliban says it is forming with various parties, noting that such recognition will remain subject to Taliban’s ability to prove its good will in breaking with its past and building a new reality away from terrorism or extremism.
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Democracy Versus Digital Democracy
The concept of digital democracy has long been addressed as a means by which democratic practices are integrated with newest technology tools, at a time when traditional practices are facing several challenges. The following article reviews the concept and applications of digital democracy and the imbalance in reconciling it with the concept of digital securitization.
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Ibrahim Raisi in Power: Will Tehran's Foreign Policy Change?
The following article seeks to highlight the future of Iranian foreign policy under the new Iranian president, Ibrahim Raisi, after taking into account the factors that control Iran's foreign political scene and its interactions with domestic affairs on the one hand and with the distribution of power regionally and internationally on the other.
Is It a Possible to Disconnect Russia from SWIFT?
Is there a US intention to separate Russia from the global monetary system? Is it capable of this act? And what will be the consequences? How do US allies and adversaries deal with the fact that Washington is dominating the global monetary system? This analytical reading will try to answer these and other questions on issues related to Moscow's experience with Western sanctions, particularly in its financial aspect.
US-Russia Summit: Chance Meeting or First Step to Correct Course?
All eyes are on the US-Russian summit scheduled for mid-June 2021, due to its significance in determining the course of interactions between the two powers in the next three and a half years of Biden's presidency. The following analytical reading reviews the most prominent factors of strategic aggravation and provides a vision of a possible breakthrough in relations between the two poles of the former Cold War in light of changing state priorities in the time of Covid-19 (as most states tend to focus their attention on domestic issues at the expense of foreign policy) along with the implication of China’s rise represented in a potential repositioning within the world order and in the relations between key actors.
A Glimpse into the Libyan Economy after Political Consensus
Almost a decade after political and security instability, a new Libyan government was formed in March 2021 as a result of a UN-sponsored dialogue between political parties. It is self-evident that the political agreement, which some describe as non-solid, is not the last knot untied in the local Libyan conflict, especially in light of the large and complex economic challenges facing the State of Libya, to which this article is trying to give highlight.
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Syria's International Rehabilitation: What Is Next?
The following strategic assessment paper reviews Syria's position in the regional and international environments in light of the immediate changes that will inevitably cast a shadow over the situation in Syria. The paper also argues that the process of "rehabilitation" for the return of Damascus's diplomatic relations with the international community must be accompanied by "comprehensive local reconstruction" within a path that takes into account the political, economic, security and community aspects.