Michael Nasr | 08 November 2018 | TR | AR
This brief paper discusses the challenges that Syrian Refugees face in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. In short, it analyzes the situation of refugees in each of these three countries
Ali Bakeer 
Giorgio Cafiero | 05 October 2018 | TR
Omanis and Turks have historic relations dating back to the 16th century when the Ottomans sought to counter Portuguese influence in the Indian Ocean. Yet it was not until 1973, three years after Sultan [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 17 August 2018 | AR | TR
Political Islam – both as an ideology and a social movement – has witnessed massive changes since the onset of the Arab uprisings. The Arab uprisings have permanently altered the major political dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and left a lasting impact on state structures, non-governmental organizations, and political and social movements, including political Islam movements (PIMs).
Mustafa Kaymaz | 19 June 2018
The results of the Iraqi general elections of May 12, 2018 caught many analysts by surprise. The Sairoon Alliance of the Sadrist Movement and the Communist Party won 54 of 329 seats. With 47 [...]
Nikolay Kozhanov | 30 May 2018 | AR
The preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will play a key role in Moscow–Tehran relations. Currently, Russia is looking for options to offset the negative effect of Trump’s decision on Iran and the tenuous future of the nuclear deal.
Tamer Badawi | 29 May 2018 | AR
The U.S. withdrawal of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on 8 May 2018 has far-reaching implications for Iran’s relations with key and emerging global actors
Mohamed Hosam Hafez | 25 May 2018 | TR
A political transition managed by a "Transitional Governing Body" was at the core of the United Nations approach for building a sustainable peace in Syria. The Syrian opposition committed itself to
Joost Hiltermann | 23 May 2018 | TR | AR
t has been a hundred years since the outlines of the modern Middle East first took shape. Britain and France, having emerged victorious from the First World War, set out to divide the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire.
Basheer Nafi | 15 May 2018
The Regional Consequences of Trump's Jerusalem Decision
Kamal Alam | 21 February 2018
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic six day trip to India is seen as a culmination of Narendra Modi’s finest diplomacy as his first term begins its final year. It is an astonishing [...]
