Analyses

Hybrid Warfare and Bets of Victory and Defeat

The following article reviews the reality of the hybrid war between Israel and the Palestinian armed factions, taking the recent war in the Gaza Strip as an example, to demonstrate the importance of political dimensions as a long-term goal, and to highlight the economic and military damage suffered by the two parties as a secondary goal through which changes and the development of tools and deterrence in such a type of war are measured. The article relies on the findings of the literature and theories that dealt with these wars in their scientific and academic form based on objectivity.

Dimensions of Turkey’s Utilization of Military Force in Regional Politics

Turkey has recently expanded its military footprint on various battlefields; Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan, raising questions about the existence of a new military and defense policy. This article tackles the Turkish utilization of military force in regional politics.

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

Amman, Cairo, and Baghdad: Towards a pioneering development partnership

The following policy paper reviews the features of the upcoming partnership within the Amman-Cairo-Baghdad axis in light of regional and international developments, and defines the general theoretical framework governing its interactions. It also contains 22 recommendations to policy makers that can contribute to achieving the desired goals and ensure the sustainability of the axis for the coming years, enabling it to attract the support of regional and international powers for implementing development projects away from the widespread political polarization in the Middle East. This paper is to be followed by another paper on the tripartite partnership from a purely economic perspective in accordance with the macroeconomic indicators of each country, showing the most prominent economic elements on which to base the economic vision of the emerging axis.

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?

Amman's Approach to the New Washington

Having experienced an unusual relationship with the Trump administration on Jordan’s role on a number of issues, could some of the measures and amendments that Jordan may take help reset the pace of US-Jordanian political relations, with a new Democratic US administration? ‎

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.