Analyses

TOWARDS EFFECTIVE ARAB SHI'ISM AND HAWZA: THE CONCEPT, THE PROBLEMS, AND THE CHALLENGES

This paper highlights the emergence of contemporary Arab Shi'ism, its features, and its distinction from political Shi'ism, that has its ideological and intellectual reference associated with the "al-Wali al-Faqih", in addition to the ways available to enable "Arab Shi'ism" in the face of the excessive expansion of Iranian Shi'ism.

THE REGIONAL SYSTEM AFTER THE EXPECTED NUCLEAR AGREEMENT, IS IT A STEP "FORWARD" OR "BACKWARD"?

This paper presents a hypothetical analysis of the potential intrinsic changes in the Middle East as a consequence of success in Vienna's negotiations and the repercussions they impose on the form of interactions, alliances and balance of powers in the region driven by the key question: Would the nuclear agreement allow prevailing a phase of stability and calm in the region, or would it lead to a new more serious phase of turmoil, tension and instability or possibly an armed confrontation?

US must solve challenges in east — But solve own problems first - opinion

Amid growing concern about inflation, its national debt is more than $30 trillion. Its infrastructure is crumbling. White supremacist, anti-government and other violent right-wing groups are growing.

Arabs and the new world crisis; "disappointments" and "opportunities"

Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War"

This paper provides a brief summary of Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War" by Gordon M. Hahn. The significance of recalling this book amid Russia's military operations in Ukraine stems from the understanding that the author have presented an analytical study and a thorough description of the root causes for Ukrainian crisis since 2014 and eventually conducted a prediction of current events in Ukraine.

Iran's Attitude of Ukraine's Crisis between "Tactical"and "Strategic"

This paper presents a reading in Iran's "ambiguous" attitude of Russia's military operations in Ukraine and the nature of this attitude by standing aside from all parties and to identify dimensions of the situation in order to answer the main question: Does Iran's Foreign Policy witnesses a transformation from East to West?

CITIZENSHIP IN THE LEGACIES AND LITERATURE OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

This paper presents a critical reading to the intellectual and educational aspects of the Muslim Brotherhood rhetoric related to citizenship, along with demonstrating the citizenship's urgent need for revisions and renewals, in order to conform with the requirements of our modern age, aside from the Muslim's Brotherhood's inherited speeches and letters from Hasan al-Banna and others.

A Detailed Reading in the West Bank Local Elections

This paper tackles the results of the second round in the local Palestinian elections within the West Bank which were held on March 26th 2022. The results attempt to present a detailed reading where they assume that these elections acquire political dimensions in the Palestinian Status and they will have consequences on the future of the political conditions particularly in the West Bank.

Iran, Recruiting political Shiism, The Problematic Concept, Danger and containment strategies

This paper provides an in-depth reading of the problematic concept "political Shiism", and how Iran employed it after the "Islamic Revolution" in 1979 to implement the "Al-Wali Al-faqih" model throughout the region, in addition to its leader Khomeini's "revolutionary" strategies aiming at dividing societies on sectarian grounds, with purely political demands and goals.