January 17, 2018
The Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic Studies (MEIRSS) & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Syria/Iraq office cordially invite you to a panel titled: […]
January 17, 2018
The gatekeepers of the “democratic old Israel” are engaged in a fierce battle against the Israeli Prime minister’s vision for the future of the Jewish state. […]
January 2, 2018
لا تكفي النظريات والتحليلات السياسية لفهم سياسات بلد ما. هذه الاختصاصات العلمية ضرورية بطبيعة الحال، إلا أن الاعتماد عليها حصراً ينتج قصوراً في فهم هوية الشعوب […]
December 9, 2017
The election of Donald Trump had perked up Turkey’s hope for a more favorable engagement with the United States after a difficult and rancorous relationship with […]
December 9, 2017
تسارعت الأحداث خلال الأيام الأخيرة في اليمن بعد أن شهدت الأشهر الماضية توتّرات ومناوشات بين مسلّحي “الحوثي” وجماعة الرئيس اليمني السابق علي عبد الله صالح. وقد […]
November 13, 2017
Elie Al Hindy & Ramy Jabbour After less than a year of forming his second cabinet in 18 December 2016, the first in President Aoun’s […]
October 24, 2017
By Elie Joe Dergham & Ramy Jabbour Following the Kirkuk liberation from ISIS, as well as the Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq, questions were raised on […]
October 17, 2017
أظهرت التجارب الدولية فشل المناطق الآمنة في تأمين الحماية للمدنيين الهاربين من العنف خلال النزاعات المسلحة. بيد أن العدد المرتفع للاجئين السوريين في دول الجوار، […]
October 8, 2017
بدأت تتّضح معالم المرحلة السياسة المقبلة في المملكة العربية السعودية خصوصاً من خلال تتبّع القرارات التي يتّخذها الملك سلمان أو من خلال تحرّكات نجله ولي […]
October 7, 2017
Following the latest regional crisis between leading members of the GCC and Qatar, as well as the new political document issued by Hamas, shifts in political […]
September 6, 2017
A fragile alliance between Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Zaydi Houthi movement appears to be in danger of collapsing after accusations were traded […]
August 23, 2017
Ever since the former and current lawmakers in United States of America passed and signed the law of Hezbollah’s International Financial Prevention Act (HIFPA), the Lebanese […]
August 16, 2017
In the polarized Turkish political field, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been the only formidable player to have its way in changing the […]
July 25, 2017
Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has surprised the world in the historical step of removing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) from his position as the […]
June 27, 2017
The ongoing crisis in the Gulf Region between the Saudi-led trio and Qatar that came in the wake of Donald Trump’s ‘orb diplomacy’ has presented yet […]
June 20, 2017
By Dr Elie Al Hindy and Ramy Jabbour After two consecutive extensions of the Lebanese parliament and lengthy negotiations for more than six months, Lebanon is […]
June 9, 2017
The breaking of diplomatic relations between Qatar and seven regional states—Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, the Libyan transitional government, and the […]
June 7, 2017
With the recurring territorial losses that ISIS has endured during the past months, the decrease in financial income, plunge of foreign fighter flow, and the upcoming […]
May 4, 2017
The denouement of the Turkish referendum melodrama, which has seen the ruling party’s proposal to change the country’s political system from parliamentary to presidential approved by […]
April 24, 2017
By Dr Elie Al Hindy and Ramy Jabbour Since the end of the civil war, Lebanon’s delicate political/sectarian balance gave the electoral law an even more […]
April 24, 2017
The current form of Saudi Arabia as a state began with its foundation in 1932 by Abdul-Aziz Al Saud allied with the Wahhabis clan. The tribal […]
April 15, 2017
د. إيلي الهندي – مدير مركز الشرق الاوسط للدراسات والابحاث الاستراتيجية meirss.org تتخبط الأحزاب في لبنان منذ أكثر من عقد في محاولة إيجاد قانون انتخابي جديد […]
April 10, 2017
ABSTRACT During the last decade, Turkish foreign policy exhibited a heightened interest in the Middle East thereby inaugurating a sharp departure from a long foreign policy […]
March 14, 2017
In the last three months Egypt has intensified its diplomatic rapprochement with upstream Nile African countries. It hosted heads of state from Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan […]
January 25, 2017
The ascendency of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power in the early 2000’s has ushered in seismic shifts in Turkish economic, political, cultural and […]
December 9, 2016
The proclivity for conspiracy theories in the Middle East is universal. A cursory survey of any average media outlet presents a legion of examples of automatic […]
November 15, 2016
Saudi Arabia is losing ground in Lebanon to its rival Iran! A statement widely spread through the media platforms and discussed in Lebanese political circles. Starting […]
November 15, 2016
Elie Al Hindy & Jasmin Lilian Diab Background: Amidst controversy, Trump won the elections in a landslide victory over Clinton, 232 to 306 Electoral College votes, […]
November 10, 2016
The much touted Mosul operation against the Islamic State (IS) is in its third week. Composed of Iraqi government troops, Kurdish Peshmerga forces, Turkey-backed Sunni fighters, […]
November 10, 2016
Abstract: The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to capture the world’s attention. With a stickler President Hassan Rouhani as well as the international community’s evident focus […]
November 3, 2016
Lebanon has been an oasis of relative stability for the past five years even with an almost complete political deadlock, a presidential vacancy of 28 […]
October 5, 2016
استعادت خطوة الكونغرس الأمريكي بالتصويت على تمرير “قانون العدالة ضد رعاة الارهاب” المعروف ب”جاستا” وتخطّيها لڤيتو الرئيس باراك أوباما ا حول مستقبل العلاقات السعودية-الأميركية في خضم […]