Javad Heiran-Nia | 10 April 2026
With the outbreak of the 2026 February war and the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory—which resulted in the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, several senior military commanders, and the [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 08 April 2026
Al Sharq Strategic Research is seeking interns for its internship program, which will start on May 1, 2026. The internship position is for young fellows who have an interest and experience in studying the MENA [...]
Anton Mardasov | 08 April 2026 | AR
The US-Israeli military operation against Iran did not catch Russia off guard. According to media sources, Russian intelligence learned in advance of the exact date the military campaign would begin and warned Russian diplomats [...]
Omair Anas | 08 April 2026
The joint US-Israel war on Iran predictably initiated without regional consultation or support from the NATO allies in Europe. The war might have started with the assumption that knocking out the top Iranian leaders [...]
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Bekir Aydogan | 01 April 2026 | AR | TR
The war initiated by the US and Israel on February 28 has not only engulfed Iran and the immediate theaters of conflict; it has also begun to draw in Iraq, one of the region’s [...]
Nourelhouda Mouhoub | 01 April 2026
IntroductionThe conflict in Western Sahara has entered a decisive phase following the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025), which renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara [...]
Kadir Temiz | 10 March 2026 | AR | TR
Introduction The ongoing U.S.–Israel war on Iran has quickly become one of the most consequential geopolitical crises of the decade. Though the immediate battlefield is located in the Middle East, the strategic implications of [...]
Mohamad Fawaz | 09 March 2026 | AR | TR
(This text was translated from its original Arabic version.) The United States and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran on the morning of February 28 with the assassination of the Supreme Leader of the [...]
Taqwa Nedal Abu Kmeil | 09 March 2026
Edited by Fadi Zatari Selman Emre Gürbüz Introduction This volume offers a comprehensive and analytically cohesive interrogation of Zionism as a political project, situating it within the broader frameworks of settler colonialism, imperial modernity, [...]
Şeymanur Melayim | 17 February 2026
The Horn of Africa has always been more than just a coastline. It is one of the world’s ultimate strategic bottlenecks, serving as a vital link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean via the Red Sea
