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Netanyahu’s Political Calculus and the Future of Israel’s Emergency Cabinet
Mar 3, 2024Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesNetanyahu, is in a position that enables him to disregard the emergency government and to take sole control over war strategy and decision-making and in drawin…
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Azmi Bishara’s Opening Keynote — Second Annual Palestine Forum
Feb 15, 2024On 10 February 2024, Azmi Bishara, General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), delivered the keynote lecture of the Second Ann…
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Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect in Palestine
Nov 20, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)The credibility and effectiveness of humanitarian intervention has long been a topic of contention in both international law and international relations, espec…
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The Jordanian Response to the War on Gaza
Nov 15, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesJordan deals with the Palestinian issue according to complex political, military, security, economic and demographic calculations. The official position is det…
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Moral Matters in Hard Times
Nov 14, 2023Azmi BisharaBesides political and ideological conflicts, the savagery of war and mass killing inspires several existential reflections. There seems to be little space for …
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Egypt and the War on Gaza: Two Discourses, One Policy
Nov 9, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesSince the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, Egypt’s response has received more attention than that of other Arab states due to its regio…
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Israel’s War on Gaza City: Goals and Projections
Nov 2, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the second stage of the war against Gaza had come underway, at which point the army would begin its in…
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Hezbollah and the 2023 Israeli War on Gaza
Nov 2, 2023Adham SaouliHezbollah’s silence about its politico-military intentions in the ongoing war in Gaza has disappointed the movement’s supporters, irritated its enemies, and ke…
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Israeli Calculations for Ground Offensive in Gaza and Prospects for Prisoner Exchange
Oct 30, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesPlanning for a ground invasion was announced by the political and military leadership almost immediately, with the stated intention of overthrowing the Hamas g…
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The Sudanese Crisis: On the Field, Foreign Influences, and Projections
Aug 14, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesFour months on from the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan is stuck in stalemate. The crisi…
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Israel’s Practices and Its “Respect” for Jordan’s Role in Jerusalem: A Legal Study
Jun 27, 2023Anis Fawzi KassimMany observers have objected to the Abraham Accords that were signed between Israel and various Arab states, each for their own reasons. I myself staunchly opp…
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The US and the Sudan Conflict: Motives and Ability to Influence Events
Jun 27, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe United States and Saudi Arabia announced on June 17, 2023 that both sides to the conflict in Sudan—the Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support For…
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Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis to End the War in Yemen
Apr 30, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe Houthis have been conducting negotiations with a Saudi delegation headed by the Saudi ambassador to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Moham…
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China Brokered Iran Saudi Agreement: Motives and Prospects
Mar 16, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesFollowing secret five-day negotiations in Beijing between the two countries’ national security advisors, Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement to res…
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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 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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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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Conflict Trends in the Arab World, 1946-2019
Aug 17, 2021Center for Conflict and Humanitarian StudiesThe Arab world has been long afflicted by multiple forms of armed conflict, a trend that has been increasing notably in the past decade. To reverse this trend …
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Israel’s Decision to Wage War on Gaza
May 27, 2021Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn May 10, Israel launched its fourth war on Gaza, a territory it had blockaded since 2007. This study examines Israel’s decision-making that led to the war, t…