Situation Assessment
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
The Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
The American-Israeli Proposal and the Shift Towards a Unilateral Path in the Gaza Strip
Countering Terrorism and Extremism
Will ISIS Succeed in Hijacking Syria from the Transitional Government?
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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.
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The Tense Political Landscape in Tehran
Iran post-Islamic Revolution is characterized by a political movement unprecedented in the region, in terms of the intensity of political polarization on the one hand, and its interaction with the structure of the theocratic system in institutional terms on the other. What does it look like in Iran in light of the qualitative changes taking place at the regional and international levels?
Yemen: The Road to Reconciliation
The following position paper foresees the future of the reconciliation in Yemen in light of some of the changes that have taken place during the past 6 years. It also reviews the most prominent local obstacles to real stability in the country.
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Europe in Biden Era: Increased International Presence or Retreat under US Umbrella?
This strategic analysis looks ahead to the future of US-European relations under Biden after four years of deepening strategic contradictions between the two sides of the Atlantic. It also discusses whether "European independence" is practical in the world order.
US Approach to Turkey
This article seeks to analyze the Biden administration's approaches to relations with Turkey, by relying on the analysis of the content of the discourse and the realist policy of Biden, and then to answer the following key question: What are the determinants that will shape US-Turkish relations under the new administration?
Between Domestic Terrorism and International Terrorism: Law Enforcement Forces Failure to Prevent Congress Storming
The attack on the U.S. Congress highlighted the term "domestic terrorism" and the failure of law enforcement agencies to address it. This is due to the absence of legal regulations and operational procedures, which had been directed towards combating global terrorism. It is expected that the focus in the future will be on "domestic terrorism" and ways to combat it.