23 Nov, 2020

Biden Administration’s policies towards the Middle East: A Paradigm Shift?

Al Sharq Strategic Research | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR


For four years, the Trump administration’s policies towards the Middle East and North Africa region has brought more uncertainty and instability to an already unstable region. Approaching the highly complicated regional disputes within the narrow lens of arms deals or appeasing ultra-conservative political bases has had serious consequences. They have messed with the international principles of solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, created an unprecedented record of human rights violations and political repression, and saw the flaring up of the regional armed confrontations, to mention but few.

Biden Administration’s policies towards the Middle East: A Paradigm Shift?2022-11-25T17:32:33+03:00
5 Nov, 2020

“Frozen” Federalism: Territorial Remake and Civil War in Yemen
Nov 5, 2020

Leonid M. Issaev Andrei Zakharov | 05 November 2020

The Republic of Yemen, the current borders of which were carved in 1990, was the embodiment of the aspiration of two formerly existing Yemeni states, the Northern and the Southern, for political unity with the preservation of regional specificity. Nevertheless, the Civil War in 1994

“Frozen” Federalism: Territorial Remake and Civil War in Yemen
Nov 5, 20202022-05-10T14:05:27+03:00
2 Nov, 2020

The Turkish Navy in Context: Military Modernization and Geopolitical Transformation
Nov 2, 2020

Can Kasapoglu | 02 November 2020 | AR | TR

Amidst the Mediterranean turmoil, the Turkish Navy stands in the middle of current political-military affairs. In league with Turkey's burgeoning technological and industrial defense base, the navy has been acquiring new capabilities. Furthermore, Turkey's sea-power deterrent has been gaining a new geopolitical horizon through the widely-debated Blue Homeland concept. This brief focuses on the main pillars and trajectory of the Turkish Navy's transformation through a strategic lens

The Turkish Navy in Context: Military Modernization and Geopolitical Transformation
Nov 2, 20202022-05-12T15:48:01+03:00
7 Oct, 2020

Peace-Making in the Middle East: “Normalization” with…without Palestine?
Oct 7, 2020

Larbi Sadiki | 07 October 2020 | AR | TR

Under the “Trump Deal”, the recent brand of normalization of one-Arab-state-at-a-time with Israel has neglected issues of Palestinian justice and right to statehood. This paper argues that these glaring omissions,

Peace-Making in the Middle East: “Normalization” with…without Palestine?
Oct 7, 20202022-04-30T15:21:25+03:00
1 Sep, 2020

The Eastern Mediterranean: A Severe Conflict Scene for Geopolitical Rivalry

Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR

The emerging security and energy equation in the Eastern Mediterranean has been increasingly becoming a decisive dynamic for the MENA region. The growing disputes and competition over maritime zone boundaries due to the lucrative [...]

The Eastern Mediterranean: A Severe Conflict Scene for Geopolitical Rivalry2020-11-06T16:26:38+03:00
18 Aug, 2020

The Changing Balance of Power in USA-UAE Relations
Aug 18, 2020

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Giorgio Cafiero | 18 August 2020 | AR | TR

The Changing Balance of Power in USA-UAE Relations Since power in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was consolidated into the hands of Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), he has become the [...]

The Changing Balance of Power in USA-UAE Relations
Aug 18, 20202022-05-14T18:21:53+03:00

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