Basheer Nafi | Author at Al Sharq Strategic Research

About Basheer Nafi

Senior Associate Fellow at Al Sharq Forum and Senior Research Fellow at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. He writes weekly columns for Middle East eye. Research Interests: Egypt, Iraq, Political Islam, and Middle Eastern Politics in General.

26 Nov, 2020

Challenges of Biden’s Presidency: Repairing Faults in Domestic and Foreign Affairs
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Challenges of Biden’s Presidency: Repairing Faults in Domestic and Foreign Affairs

Basheer Nafi | 26 November 2020

The United States’ presidential election were held along with the House of Representative and Senate elections on November 3. However, the result was not clear until November 6, when it became evident that the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, won the American presidency. The next day, November 7, major American media sources announced that the election had been decided in Biden’s favor.

Challenges of Biden’s Presidency: Repairing Faults in Domestic and Foreign AffairsBasheer Nafi2022-11-28T11:30:27+03:00

25 Apr, 2020

What comes after the pandemic?: Predicting the world to come
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What comes after the pandemic?: Predicting the world to come

Basheer Nafi | 25 April 2020 | TR

It was no surprise that the covid-19 pandemic catalysed major controversy surrounding the future of the modern world, and the institutions and systems underpinning the international order

What comes after the pandemic?: Predicting the world to comeBasheer Nafi2022-06-06T16:14:22+03:00

18 Nov, 2019

The End of 2019: The Mashreq and World Trends
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The End of 2019: The Mashreq and World Trends

Basheer Nafi | 18 November 2019 | TR

Nine years since the outbreak of the Arab revolutions, internal tensions and instability are still shaping the situation in the Arab Mashreq region

The End of 2019: The Mashreq and World TrendsBasheer Nafi2022-06-16T13:40:43+03:00

15 May, 2018

The Regional Consequences of Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
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The Regional Consequences of Trump’s Jerusalem Decision

Basheer Nafi | 15 May 2018

The Regional Consequences of Trump's Jerusalem Decision

The Regional Consequences of Trump’s Jerusalem DecisionBasheer Nafi2020-08-15T12:05:43+03:00

19 Feb, 2018

Why a Kurdish national state will fail
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Why a Kurdish national state will fail

Basheer Nafi | 19 February 2018

On one of the Kurdish nationalist websites, Diyarbakir is described as the main centre for Kurdish economics, culture and politics in Turkey. The website, whose mission is both political and educational, provides a brief history of the [...]

Why a Kurdish national state will failBasheer Nafi2020-08-11T12:52:56+03:00

27 Dec, 2017

In Mohammed Bin Salman’s Kingdom, Saudis will see what Despotism is really like
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In Mohammed Bin Salman’s Kingdom, Saudis will see what Despotism is really like

Basheer Nafi | 27 December 2017

For decades, no Saudi ruler has drawn world attention the way the current crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has done. Interest in him is not confined to the Arab world but has gripped the entire [...]

In Mohammed Bin Salman’s Kingdom, Saudis will see what Despotism is really likeBasheer Nafi2020-08-11T12:53:00+03:00

9 Nov, 2017

Is Mohammed Bin Salman rewriting Saudi Arabia’s history?
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Is Mohammed Bin Salman rewriting Saudi Arabia’s history?

Basheer Nafi | 09 November 2017

In a recent interview with the Guardian, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman confirmed his decision to return the country to moderate Islam. The prince insisted that the conservative, extremist trend was a recent phenomenon [...]

Is Mohammed Bin Salman rewriting Saudi Arabia’s history?Basheer Nafi2020-08-11T12:53:01+03:00

2 Nov, 2017

Why the Balfour Declaration did not promise a Jewish state
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Why the Balfour Declaration did not promise a Jewish state

Basheer Nafi | 02 November 2017

For some time, I have been grappling with the British reasons behind the Balfour Declaration and what it really meant. Let us start with what we know. In early March 1915, with a sense of [...]

Why the Balfour Declaration did not promise a Jewish stateBasheer Nafi2020-08-11T12:53:02+03:00

17 Oct, 2017

Iraq-KRG escalation: How did we get here?
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Iraq-KRG escalation: How did we get here?

Basheer Nafi | 17 October 2017

The current flare-up between the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and the central government in Baghdad over the disputed land and oilfields in Kirkuk is nothing new. However, it was the Kurdish referendum for independence held on 25 [...]

Iraq-KRG escalation: How did we get here?Basheer Nafi2020-08-11T12:53:03+03:00

11 Sep, 2017

The Kurdish Referendum Threatens to Explode the Region’s Struggle Over Nationalism
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The Kurdish Referendum Threatens to Explode the Region’s Struggle Over Nationalism

Basheer Nafi | 11 September 2017

In one of his more provocative appearances, Devlet Bahceli, chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkey, said recently that the Kurdish Regional Government's referendum plans might be reason enough for Turkey to declare war on [...]

The Kurdish Referendum Threatens to Explode the Region’s Struggle Over NationalismBasheer Nafi2020-08-11T12:53:05+03:00

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