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The Syrian Unity Predicament: Files of Sovereignty, Security, and the Kurdish Issue
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Trump’s Plan: Second Phase Scenarios
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Will the Shifting Orientations of Iraqi Voters Decide the Upcoming Elections?
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The Necessary Balance: The Rise of China and U.S. Control
This paper addresses the impact of accelerated Chinese growth on the status of the international system, at a moment when talk is more on the need to create a balance between the rise of China and the current U.S. position. This paper addresses the Chinese strategy in managing this rise, and the U.S. strategy in confronting it.
Where would the Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Conflict Lead to?
This paper estimates the legal position of the maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel, which is related to the right to use the resources in the disputed waters. This paper also considers to the possible scenarios of this conflict, in accordance with domestic and external considerations, within which Lebanon and Israel are taking their moves.
Biden in the Middle East: Searching for a New Regional Equation
This paper presents a reading of the nature of current U.S. foreign policy interactions with the Middle East environment. With a critical method, this paper reviews the most significant features of President Joe Biden's trip to the region. The paper also argues the fallacies of U.S. withdrawal and the emergence of a multipolar world. The paper is concluded in demonstrating the importance of regional balance to reduce -or neutralize- the major conflicts.
The Future of Russian-Japanese Relations in the Light of the Ukrainian Crisis
This paper addresses the Japanese policies and their future in the light of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. The paper also addresses Japan's reactions to such policies. This paper reviews the nature of Russian-Japanese relations, and it examines the case of the Kuril Islands as one of the outstanding files between Tokyo and Moscow, since the end of World War II.
Biden's visit: Who will lose and who will gain? - opinion
In general, the points of agreement between Washington and Riyadh transcend the contentious issues between the two countries.
China’s Strategy in the Middle East from an Analytical Perspective
This analytical perspective addresses the ways and methods of Chinese engagement in the Middle East, building China's partnerships with various countries in that region. It also addresses the nature and future of China's presence in the region.
The Electoral Indecisiveness: when a President Becomes a Lame Horse
This op-ed tackles the presidential and parliamentary elections held in a number of countries in previous years, both in Europe and in countries in the Middle East, and how small or novel parties, influenced by the elections results, became obstacles facing the traditional parties while forming governments, as in the past.
Jordan's Official Approach towards the Muslim Brotherhood
The paper addresses Jordan's official approach towards the Muslim Brotherhood from formation until the so-called "Arab Spring". This paper is a continuation of two previous papers that have discussed the experience of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan since its establishment in 1945, and the role of cross-border ideology in defining the group's political and partisan practices in Jordan.
Biden's upcoming SA visit: What will be discussed? - comment
Needless to say, the kingdom must prepare all regional issues, as the matter is not limited to energy and combating terrorism, the traditional areas of US-Saudi cooperation.