Analyses

What if Peace Brought Since Oslo?

‘What if peace had really been brought since the Oslo Accords?’ It is the question that reflects the hope in a peace between Palestinians and Israelis— a peace which, if it came true, would have closed the door on the significant losses of life and economy and opened another to great opportunities. The following article is a call for saving time and seeking safe and well-off life for future generations.

What is Behind Arab Ideologies' Decline?

Abandoning ideology or at least its intolerant aspects is an urgent necessity, because of the damage it has caused in the structure of our societies. Therefore, ideology should assume a historical responsibility to transcend backdated thought that has on no occasion been in the interest of people.

U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Innocent Syrians

Covid-19 in an Age of Risk

In an age of risk, we tend to ruminate upon the negative effects of our decisions and always find ourselves driven to make a computational relationship between the future and the present. ‎What role has Covid-19 pandemic played in augmenting such state?

The Need for Arab Think Tanks

In a region suffering from “knowledge crisis” like ours, focusing attention on think tanks is an urgent necessity. The following article highlights the importance of such institutions, especially with regard to the production of new "political knowledge" based on evidence-supported facts, as well as their contribution to providing solutions to decisionmakers.

US--Syria Relationship: When will it be straightened out?

The election of a new US president raises hundreds of questions about his foreign policies on some issues, most notably the Syrian crisis. This article reviews the history of US-Syrian relations, the tensions between them, and the way in which the two countries deal with each other.

The ideology of political Islam between the succession of the Sultan and the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist

How is the ideology of political Islam being used today? How does the political use of Islam threaten the region and the region? ‎

Biden And The Challenge Of Iraq

The Biden administration is now at stake regarding the Iraqi file, as it has to deal with a legacy of years of inaction and inconsistent blurry strategies that have left Iraq up for grabs in the face of sectarian divisions, extremism and regional, particularly Iranian, ambitions. How should the new administration deal with the Iraqi file?

Francis Fukuyama: Political Order and the Dilemma of Decay as an Alternative to Liberal Democracy