Analyses

The Ruling Taliban: Domestic Challenges and Geostrategic Goals

News from Afghanistan is at the forefront of international capitals' attention, with Taliban Movement taking control of Afghan geography, marking a turning point in the history of a country that is ever engaged in international tensions, once in the collapse of the Soviet Union and then in the war on terrorism. The following paper outlines the most important "domestic" challenges facing the Movement in establishing sustainable and stable political governance. It also reviews Taliban in the highly competitive geostrategic perspective between Washington on the one hand and Beijing and Moscow on the other. The paper concludes by demonstrating the importance of gaining international recognition for the government that Taliban says it is forming with various parties, noting that such recognition will remain subject to Taliban’s ability to prove its good will in breaking with its past and building a new reality away from terrorism or extremism.

Kais Saied Is Not a Dictator

Tunisia’s controversial president is seeking to preserve the legacy of the Arab Spring by stamping out corruption and promoting decentralized democracy.

Democracy Versus Digital Democracy

The concept of digital democracy has long been addressed as a means by which democratic practices are integrated with newest technology tools, at a time when traditional practices are facing several challenges. The following article reviews the concept and applications of digital democracy and the imbalance in reconciling it with the concept of digital securitization.

Will London Side with Tunisians and Abandon Political Islam?

After the failure of its political Islam-based project, the UK’s position on the events in Tunisia will determine the future positions of the West in general, particularly the United States which seems to have learned from the lessons of the Egyptian case by not considering what is happening in Tunisia as a coup, according to a White House statement.

Arab Nationalism When the solution turns into a new problem

Levant: All Eyes on East

Israel Post-May 10th

The recent large-scale military clash between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel marks a milestone in the course of Palestinian-Israeli interactions; for although the realities on the ground have not changed, the repercussions of the recent escalation continue to mount before Israel. The following strategic assessment discusses the interaction of Israel's formal and social structure with vital fronts: the Israeli interior, Jerusalem, the diplomatic environment, and military operations. The paper also includes a possible outlook for these interactions.

US-Arab Relations... "From George Washington to Mohammed ben Abdallah: Greetings"

The Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in 1778 is the oldest US treaty of its kind still in force, and the longest unbroken relationship in American history. Nearly two and a half centuries later, what does the US-Arab relations look like?

Ibrahim Raisi in Power: Will Tehran's Foreign Policy Change?

The following article seeks to highlight the future of Iranian foreign policy under the new Iranian president, Ibrahim Raisi, after taking into account the factors that control Iran's foreign political scene and its interactions with domestic affairs on the one hand and with the distribution of power regionally and internationally on the other.