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“Spearhead” is Getting Ready for the Wars of the Future: U.S Special Forces’ Limits in Contemporary International Conflict.
Strategic assessment | This assessment examines the transformations to the role of U.S. Special Operations Forces, which have declined as asymmetric conflicts have given way to the return of symmetric conflicts in the international strategic environment. The assessment addresses the role of U.S. Special Forces within the framework of new security and defense strategies."
The Regional Situation Following the Restoration of Saudi-Iranian Relations
Policy Analysis | This analysis addresses the announcement of the restoration of Saudi-Iranian relations, sponsored by China, with an emphasis on the underlying motivations of both nations. Additionally, the analysis evaluates the impact of this announcement on the regional situation and its influence on a range of issues in the region.
The Jordanian Initiative: Opportunities to Establish Security in Southern Syria
Policy Analysis | This analysis examines Jordan’s efforts to mobilize international support and an Arab consensus to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis. The aim is to reduce security threats along Jordan’s northern and eastern borders and strengthen the active Arab role in the Syrian crisis in the face of Iranian influence in the country.
The Potential of the Chinese-Russian Military Alliance and Its Impact on the Indo-Pacific Security Landscape
Strategic Assessment | This assessment focuses on the relationship between Russia and China, specifically examining their military alliance. It highlights their joint military drills conducted in the East China Sea near Japan in 2022. These drills reflect Beijing and Moscow’s shared strategic vision and recognition that reshaping the international system necessitates exerting control over the Western Pacific region.
Diplomacy of Relief and Diplomacy of Disaster: How Countries are Reshaping their Foreign Relations?
Policy Analysis | The analysis shades light on the disaster and relief diplomacy, by providing an explanatory introduction to the two terms, focusing on the concept of disaster diplomacy by reviewing previous experiences, in order to reach an interpretation to the current scene after the recent earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria. Despite how tragic such event was, this analysis examines the extent to which the two countries are able to improve their domestic and foreign reality.
Syrian-Turkish Rapprochement And Geopolitical Scenarios In Northern Syria
Position Assessment | This paper addresses the features of the Syrian-Turkish rapprochement at the intelligence and military levels, and seeks to estimate the transformations in northern Syria by answering the following questions: What are the changes that will take place regarding the military movements in Idlib and the areas of Turkish influence in northern Syria? What is the nature of the changes to the influence of the Kurdish movements in northeast Syria? What are the main challenges that could face the trilateral track between Ankara, Moscow, and Damascus in northern Syria?
Cairo Tripartite Summit: Challenge and Response
Position Analysis | This analysis addresses the trilateral Summit, held in Cairo, bringing together the presidents of Egypt and Palestine, along with His Majesty King Abdullah II. This assessment also tackles the Summit significance being the first official Arab action after the formation of the new Israeli government. The assessment also addresses the challenges facing Egypt, Palestine, and Jordan.
Strategic Motives for Iran's Role in the Ukrainian Crisis
Policy Analysis |This analysis addresses the Iranian role in the Ukrainian crisis, via providing advice to Russia and drones, the matter which raises many questions and inquiries about the nature of the strategic motives behind this Iranian role.
The Three Summits Ping Attended in Saudi Arabia: A Strategic Shift or a Geopolitical Maneuver?
Policy Analysis | This analysis examines Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three summits he attended in Riyadh, bilaterally at the levels of Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, and then Arab countries. The analysis highlights the most prominent features of Saudi-Sino relations, in light of considering such relations a strategic shift in the two countries’ foreign policy on a hand, or as a geopolitical maneuver in the face of U.S. regional and international policies on the other.