Leonid M. Issaev 
Andrei Zakharov | 12 March 2019 | AR | TR
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
Engy Fouda | 28 February 2019
Political Detainees in Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently lashed out in defense of capital punishment during the inaugural summit of European Union and Arab League leaders in the Red Sea resort of [...]
Mohamed Hosam Hafez | 21 January 2019 | AR | TR
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
Filippo Dionigi | 15 January 2019 | AR | TR
Forced displacement is a ubiquitous phenomenon today, and the Middle East is no exception. Western Asia and North Africa are areas in which some of the most extensive refugee crises in the world have taken place in recent years
Mona Alami | 10 December 2018 | AR | TR
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
Chafic Choucair | 07 December 2018
This paper examines the role of the jihadi movement’s "ulema" and its future, particularly in light of the dialectical relationship that links them with jihadi discourse and jihadi movements.
Cinzia Bianco | 20 November 2018 | AR | TR
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
Michael Nasr | 08 November 2018 | AR | TR
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
Ranj Alaaldin | 03 October 2018 | TR
This paper establishes the extent to which armed non-state actors can be integrated into governance structures and the political orders they have ferociously contested in recent years
Jamal Khashoggi