Omar Al-radad
Strategic Security Expert
Expert on political analysis and strategic security, and is a former Brig. Gen in Jordanian General Intelligence Department.
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International and Global Trends
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?
Regional Trends
Nuclear Deal's 'Winding Path' Scenarios
There are several indications that the Vienna talks, on the nuclear Agreement, were successful, and that its signing is imminent. Yet, a number of core issues remain disputed between Washington and Tehran, which are capable of undermining the understandings reached between the parties, whether before and after the signing of the Agreement.
Regional Trends
Turkish Politics Transformations: Exceeding, Adjustment, and Conditional Openness
Based on the hypothesis that Ankara is rearranging its political relations, away from the determents that marked its foreign policy after 2011. This op-ed seeks to highlight the variables of Turkish policy toward Israel on the one hand, and the Muslim Brotherhood on the other hand. As well as to deduct the prospects for the continuation of the Turkish political transformations in the foreseeable future.
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THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: ANALYZING THE PROBLEMS OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM
This opinion article contains many historical and contemporary evidence that document the structural and ideological connection between the Muslim Brotherhood and terrorist organizations, by analyzing the elements of their relationship at multiple levels of emergence, discourse, approach, and strategies.
The International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood in Crisis: Contexts and Directions
This paper examines the stage which the disputes within the factions of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood have reached, as well as the escalation of these disputes between the two currents in “Ankara and London,” considering their respective contexts, regional and international transformations, as well as future scenarios for what those disputes will result in. This includes the crisis remaining in place at the current levels, as well as the start of mediation efforts led by prominent figures in the Brotherhood to achieve consensual reconciliation between the two factions of London and Ankara, as well as resolving disputes in favor of the London faction.
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Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
Turkish-UAE Relations: Contexts and Prospects
The visit of the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed, and his meeting with Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, indicate turning of the page of the past decade of relations, which were marked by ideological and political competition on many regional fronts. Hence, this paper analyzes the course of the visit and its context with regard to the broader transformations in the region and the changes that affected regional alliances and relations.