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.

US Retreat from the Middle East and the Future of Global Leadership

One after another, US leaders bring the academic and intellectual community into a state of uncertainty when seeking to approach their global slogans about the US return to world leadership, coinciding with consensus on the apparent state of exhaustion as a result of the intervention in the Middle East, and amid calls and promises to withdraw from the region that is of great strategic and geopolitical weight. Thereupon, the following article examines the premise that the US retreat from the Middle East ends any chance of leading the world and threatens the pillars of the post-Cold War world order.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Businessman's Reflections On Culture

Boredom Opens the Door to Isolation and, Depression–and Terrorism

In this article, we review the reasons why youth in general and Arab youth in particular join extremist groups and embrace terrorism, along with the role that Arab governments can play to curb this phenomenon.

Biden and Mistakes of the Past in Iraq: Opportunity to Compensate or Scene That Will Repeat Itself?

After becoming President of the United States, this analytical reading attempts to answer the following question: Will Biden correct his mistakes he committed in Iraq, based on his experience in Iraqi affairs, which many critics describe as "controversial", as he worked closely for several years as a chair of the Foreign Relations Committee and then as Obama’s Vice President.