3 Feb, 2023

A Cautious Partnership: Prospects for Iranian-Russian Relations in the Wake of the Ukraine War

Al Sharq Strategic Research | 03 February 2023

Russia and Iran have converging views concerning western powers. Putin considers that the West did not give Russia any consideration after the collapse of the Soviet Union, nor did it respect its interests and culture. Whereas Iran believes that the western threats it is facing are targeting its internal stability and external influence and aiming at deviating from the path of the Islamic Revolution.

A Cautious Partnership: Prospects for Iranian-Russian Relations in the Wake of the Ukraine War2023-02-08T11:51:16+03:00
20 Sep, 2022

The Future of the Iranian-Turkish Relationship: A Contained Geopolitical Rivalry or A Possible Escalation Between Ankara and Tehran?

Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 20 September 2022 | TR

The Turkish-Iranian geopolitical rivalry has been growing increasingly tense as of late. Although the two countries have different political directions, priorities and conflicting interests

The Future of the Iranian-Turkish Relationship: A Contained Geopolitical Rivalry or A Possible Escalation Between Ankara and Tehran?2022-09-30T10:33:07+03:00
22 Aug, 2022

Banning ties with Israel, Iraq shakes finger to inside and outside of the country

Mehmet Alaca | 22 August 2022 | TR

Amid Iraq’s months-long ongoing government formation crisis since the 1 October 2021 general elections, the Iraqi parliament has recently passed a law that criminalizes relations with Israel. Although the law at first glance seems to have covered up the political dead-lock and gathered all the rival groups in support of the law, it is in fact in closely related to the both domestic and regional relations surrounding Iraq

Banning ties with Israel, Iraq shakes finger to inside and outside of the country2022-08-25T14:31:59+03:00
22 Aug, 2022

Debating the Inherent Risks of Pakistan’s Potential Recognition of Israel

Abdul Basit | 22 August 2022

Will Pakistan recognize Israel? The question has been recurrently discussed on Pakistan’s mainstream news channels and social media platforms since the signing of the Abraham Accords between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel in 2020

Debating the Inherent Risks of Pakistan’s Potential Recognition of Israel2022-08-25T14:36:22+03:00
4 Jul, 2022

Post-Election Dynamics in Lebanon: From Bi-Polar to Tri-Polar Political Structure

Mustafa Yetim | 04 July 2022

While Lebanon has long been divided between the 8 March and 14 March blocs since the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, leading Sunni figure and then Lebanese Prime Minister

Post-Election Dynamics in Lebanon: From Bi-Polar to Tri-Polar Political Structure2022-07-18T16:57:38+03:00
21 Jun, 2022

Qatar’s Return to Mediation Diplomacy: What Changed?

İbrahim KARATAŞ | 21 June 2022

This research elucidates characteristics of Qatar’s mediation diplomacy, one of the basic pillars by which the small state gains greater influence in regional and world politics. Qatar’s brokerage before the Arab Spring was largely successful and helped it obtain new friends and become known as a reliable partner by conflicting parties

Qatar’s Return to Mediation Diplomacy: What Changed?2022-06-22T12:15:08+03:00
16 Jun, 2022

A New Turkish-Syrian Military Operation in Syria: Navigating Other Stakeholders

Ömer Özkizilcik | 16 June 2022

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria.[i] The announcement followed the debates on Sweden and Finland’s aim to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Turkish decision to block military and civilian flights to and from Syria

A New Turkish-Syrian Military Operation in Syria: Navigating Other Stakeholders2022-06-22T12:14:17+03:00

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