November 15, 2016

The Reasoning behind the Trump Phenomenon

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

Iraq’s weak Leviathan and the sectarian demon: “the rise” of Christian militias

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

Human Capital Flight from and to Iran: A Study of Waves and Trends

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

The Lebanese Presidential Election in Context: Iran’s taste of Defeat?

  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

جستا ومستقبل العلاقات بين الرياض وواشنطن

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 […]
October 4, 2016

Turkey and Russia: An Alliance or a Gimmick?

On the 28th of September 2016, the Kremlin announced that preparations were under way for President Vladimir Putin to visit Turkey in October, a further sign […]
August 16, 2016

من أبو القعقاع… إلى القاع

August 11, 2016

The Islamic State in Lebanon – An Overview

  Lebanon is one of the region’s constantly unstable countries but has been able to remain relatively peaceful during this turbulent period in the Middle East’s […]
August 2, 2016

The Kurdish Genie in the Iranian Bottle

By and large, Iranian Kurds have been relatively remote from the vortex of Kurdish armed struggle for independence in spite of the fact that modern Kurdish […]
July 18, 2016

مرحلةٌ إنتقاليةٌ من دون الأسد… حساباتُ السياسةِ والميدان

 
July 14, 2016

Turkey-Israel Relations: A Troubled Marriage

June 27, 2016

Negating Privacy under the Pretext of Security: Rising Trends of Mass Surveillance in the Middle East

June 7, 2016

Presidentialism à la Turque: Turkish Democracy Hanging in the Balance

May 9, 2016

Saudi Arabia 2030 Plan: No More Dependency on Oil… and USA

May 5, 2016

Rising above Religion and Ideology: Iran and Al Qaeda’s On/Off Tactical Cooperation

May 5, 2016

The Refugee Crisis: A Geopolitical Blessing in Disguise for Turkey

March 31, 2016

Turkey Expending to Africa: A Case of Strategic Diversification

March 21, 2016

A New Era of US Financial War Against Hezbollah

March 7, 2016

Saudi-Iranian Confrontation in the Horn of Africa: The Case of Sudan

March 1, 2016

Kurdish Buildup in Northern Syria. What is at Stake for Turkey?

February 23, 2016

ما بعد القرار الأممي ٢٢٥٤: عقم الحلول السياسية وتقدم الخيارات العسكرية

 
February 10, 2016

The ‘Selective Participation’ of the GCC in the Syrian Refugee Crisis

December 21, 2015

هل اقترب الحل السّياسي للأزمة السّورية ؟ مؤتمر الرياض وانعكاساته على الوضع السوري

December 3, 2015

UAE's Regional Wars

November 12, 2015

The retour: Is France back to the Middle–East?

November 10, 2015

الثوار السوريون يواجهون الضربات الجوية الروسية في ظل تردد اميركي وانقسام عربي

November 9, 2015

Algeria and Morocco, Immune to the Arab Spring?

October 8, 2015

Challenges of the Young Saudi Leadership

October 8, 2015

A Resurgent Military v/s An Insurgent Islamism: A Situational Analysis of Today’s Egypt

October 1, 2015

الإتفاق الاميركي-التركي لإقامة منطقة "خالية" من داعش شمال سوريا: تداعياته ومدى انعكاسه على الصراع السوري

October 1, 2015

السيطرة على السلطة القضائية في تركيا: قضية فساد أبناء الوزراء نموذجاً

September 3, 2015

A new Saudi Strategy in Syria? Al Mamluk visit and its implications