Leonid M. Issaev 
Andrei Zakharov | 12 March 2019 | TR | AR
The end of 2018 was deeply eventful for Syria. Among other developments, in the wake of efforts by Russia, Turkey and Iran, the main guarantors of the negotiation process on Syria
Fatih Şemsettin Işık | 27 February 2019 | TR
General elections are upcoming in Israel and current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely keep his post despite facing police investigations over several cases of alleged corruption. Even if he is removed from the [...]
Mohamed Hosam Hafez | 21 January 2019 | TR | AR
The Arab League was created in the post-colonial era. However, the structure and regulations of the Arab League proved incompatible with the complex problems of the then-emerging Arab countries
Abdullah al-Ahsan | 09 January 2019 | TR | AR
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, formerly known as Organization of the Islamic Conference and popularly known as the OIC, was born on the basis of a resolution adopted at a Muslim summit held on September 22–25, 1969 in Rabat, Morocco
Mona Alami | 10 December 2018 | TR | AR
As tensions rise in Idlib, the current political equilibrium in Syria no longer appears sustainable in the long run. The parties engaged there have various and often mutually exclusive goals
Fatima Al Smadi | 07 December 2018 | AR | TR
In May 2018, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid down twelve conditions for Iran to meet in order to end the sanctions that the U.S. had re-imposed after withdrawing from the nuclear deal.
Zeynep Koc | 21 November 2018 | TR | AR
The Khashoggi case showed that Turkey’s role and leadership in the MENA region cannot be outsourced to other powers like Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which means both the US and Turkey need to acknowledge and address each other’s key concerns.
Cinzia Bianco | 20 November 2018 | TR | AR
When addressing the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 1981, most scholars embrace realist arguments, arguing that its formation was directly related to the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979
Amjad Ahmad Jebreel | 09 November 2018 | AR | TR
The Khashoggi case and the future of MBS The consequences of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his country’s consulate in Istanbul, on 2 October, have gradually turned into a turning point [...]
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
