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Türkiye and the Debate on Neutrality in the Ukraine War
Oct 17, 2022Emad Y. KaddorahTurkish policy on the Ukraine war has been held under scrutiny from the outset. Western media has accused Ankara of pursuing a policy of neutrality rather than…
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“Women, Life, Freedom”: Protesting the Islamic Republic
Oct 4, 2022Mehran KamravaThe killing in Iran of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, at the hands of the so-called Morality Police (Gasht-e Ershad), has engulfed the country in nationwide…
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Understanding Revolutions – Opening Acts in Tunisia by Azmi Bishara
Sep 21, 2022Mouldi LahmarThe first decade since the onset "Arab Spring" has occasioned tens of thousands of articles, books and studies; thousands of academic seminars and conferences;…
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The Turkish Rapprochement with the Syrian regime: Motives and Prospects
Sep 18, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesStatements from Turkish officials have indicated increasing steps towards rapprochement with the Syrian regime. At a meeting of Turkish ambassadors in Ankara o…
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An Assassination Attempt Revives an Old Discussion
Sep 13, 2022Azmi BisharaThe assassination attempt on novelist Salman Rushdie as he lectured at the Chautauqua Institution on Friday, August 12, 2022 in Chautauqua, New York, has reson…
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Clashes in the Libyan capital: Context and Likely Repercussions
Sep 5, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesViolent armed clashes erupted in the Libyan capital and its surroundings between forces loyal to the Government of National Unity (GNU) headed by Abdul Hamid D…
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The India-Israel-US-UAE Alliance (I2-U2): Background and Objectives
Jul 19, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesUS President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with the leaders of a new economic group known as I2-U2, which includes India, Israel and the UAE, as well as the…
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Iran’s Ties with China: Synergising Geoconomic Strategies
Jul 7, 2022Deepika SaraswatIran has approached China’s rise and the ongoing systemic shift in the global political economy from Euro-Atlantic towards Asia with optimism. While it celebra…
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The European Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Jun 29, 2022Ahmed Qasem HusseinEuropean-Russian relations reflect a close interweaving of interests. No analysis of European security is complete without a close look at Russia’s role and in…
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Biden’s Middle East Tour: Motives and Strategic Calculations
Jun 23, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe White House announced that President Biden will embark on a regional tour of the Middle East from 13-16 July 2022, including Israel and the Occupied Palest…
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A Survey of Lebanese Voters ahead of National Elections
May 1, 2022Charles HarbLebanon is gearing towards national parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 15, 2022. This is the first national election since the 2019 uprising and subseq…
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The Vienna Negotiations and the Elusive Return of the Iranian Nuclear Deal
May 1, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesDespite the passage of more than a year since the launch of the Vienna negotiations to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly kno…
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Transfer of Power in Yemen to a Presidential Council: Political Context and Implications
Apr 25, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesIntra-Yemeni consultations ended with President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi announcing the formation of a presidential council, to which he will transfer his and Vic…
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The Negev Meeting: Did Israel Fail to Meet its Objectives?
Apr 4, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe foreign ministers of Israel, the US, Egypt, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain held a meeting at Sde Boker Kibbutz in the Negev on 27-28 March 2021. The Minister…
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How Will Fathi Bashagha’s New Government Impact Libya’s Roadmap to Democracy?
Mar 9, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesFathi Bashagha was named as the head of a new government by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, following the earlier postponement of the De…
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Russia, Ukraine and NATO: Reflections on the Determination to Not Avoid the Road to War
Feb 27, 2022Azmi BisharaWith Vladimir Putin’s accession to the presidency of Russia on March 26, 2000, an energetic battle began to save Russia from becoming what he called a second-t…
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How the Battle for Shabwa is Likely to Affect the Trajectory of War in Yemen
Jan 19, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesIn the first half of January 2022, the Shabwa Governorate in southern Yemen, played host to military developments that led to the restoration of the last three…
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Emirati Normalization with the Syrian Regime: Motives and Implications
Nov 16, 2021Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn 9 November, the UAE Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, paid a visit to Damascus, the first in ten years, during which he met the head of the Syrian regim…
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The Omnipresence of America and the Absence of American Studies
Nov 16, 2021Azmi BisharaThis article addresses the relative absence of American Studies, as a discipline, and in cultural and intellectual debates on America in the Arab world.
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Future of Political Transition in Post-Coup Sudan
Nov 9, 2021Arab Center For Research and Policy StudiesNearly two weeks after the coup in which the military members of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council overthrew the civilian government that was formed under the p…