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International and Global Trends
Real clear world: A former terrorist inside the white house
This article examines the unprecedented decision to welcome a former jihadist—long designated as a terrorist by the United States—into the White House. It traces his trajectory from al-Qaeda operative to interim president of Syria, raising urgent questions about a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy. The piece challenges readers to consider the consequences of legitimizing a figure whose past is inseparable from decades of extremist violence.
Countering Terrorism and Extremism
Sudan: The Country Hijacked by Islamists and Targeted for Burial by Iran
International and Global Trends
The Gaza War and the Military Deployments in the Region of the World’s Great Powers
The Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Position Assessment: Potential Pathways of Conflict between Hamas and Israel
Emerging Threats and Non-Traditional Security
Asymmetric Threats:A Study in the Transformations of Traditional Deterrence Strategies
International and Global Trends
The Ukrainian Crisis And Its Repercussions On The Transformation Of Chechen Fighters From "Salafi-Jihadism" To "Sufism Jihadism"
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Real clear world: A former terrorist inside the white house
This article examines the unprecedented decision to welcome a former jihadist—long designated as a terrorist by the United States—into the White House. It traces his trajectory from al-Qaeda operative to interim president of Syria, raising urgent questions about a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy. The piece challenges readers to consider the consequences of legitimizing a figure whose past is inseparable from decades of extremist violence.
The Gaza War and the Military Deployments in the Region of the World’s Great Powers
The military operation initiated by Palestinian factions on October 7 unveiled numerous regional and international dynamics, highlighting the roles of each party in this conflict. This issue extends b
The Ukrainian Crisis And Its Repercussions On The Transformation Of Chechen Fighters From "Salafi-Jihadism" To "Sufism Jihadism"
This study is seeking to answer questions related to the nature of the Chechen fighters, who are divided in their position on the Ukrainian crisis, to be either supporters of Russia or supporters of Ukraine
Indian Navy’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Strategy Framework
Strategic Assessment | This paper addresses India's role, within the framework of its national strategy, largely aligned with the U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. The paper also tackles the entities emanating from the Indo-Pacific understandings, such as the Quad quadrilateral, and the Anglo-Saxon Alliance (AUKUS); as well as Indian actions taken to counter China's attempts generally in monsoon lands.
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.
PRISM: Who Wants to Be A Great Power
After years of worrying about ethnic conflict and humanitarian intervention, civil wars and counterinsurgency, there is a renewed focus among policymakers, think-tankers, and academics on traditional strategic concerns and in particular confrontation between competing great power who aspire to achieve their goal of being a superpower; Accordingly, What are the negative and positive implications of achieving this goal?
Arab World as Reflected in Some Global Indicators: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
Looking at several and comprehensive indexes offers a broad perception of the ranking of any state or region to the entire world. This is done by measuring the dynamic changes in the fields of development, economics, local politics, security, and peace. Accordingly, this article introduces a wider perspective of the situation of Arab countries in a number of selected global indexes.
"The Afghanistan Papers" and the future's peace with Taliban
the report out-looked the difficulty of moving the external agreement (of Washington and Taliban) to a local level (the Afghani government and Taliban) , as Taliban does not want to grant the Afghani government the legitimacy through a serious agreement for a shared governance, and the Afghani government, as well, is reluctant to show a flexibility in dealing with a party that is involved in killing civilians and military personnel in fear that it might make it look weak, tolerant and willing to make concessions.
International Crises: Possible De-escalation or Heightened Tensions?
While offering a theoretical definition of the term "international crises" and the required criteria to categorize an event as an "international crisis", the report cites historical events of international crises that had negative and positive effects on the nature of major international interactions. The report also explains, in theory, the reason behind considering the Coronavirus epidemic as an international crisis, providing key lessons learned from past international crises, to expedite the process of economic and political recovery in the post-Coronavirus stage.