19 Apr, 2021

Decoding the Intra-Kurdish Dialogue in Syria

Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 19 April 2021

The intra-Kurdish unity talks between the PYD and the KNC seem to be at an impasse. The unity negotiations, which are undoubtedly the product of times of crisis in Kurdish politics in Syria, started in April 2020, and two rounds of negotiations have already passed. Nevertheless, face-to-face negotiations between the sides stalled months ago, and the third round of talks could not be initiated despite various attempts and US mediation. Moreover, many obstacles lie ahead of the success of the unity talks.

Decoding the Intra-Kurdish Dialogue in Syria2022-04-19T14:05:16+03:00
26 Mar, 2021

Russia and the Gulf: The Revamping of Diplomacy

Leonid M. Issaev | 26 March 2021 | AR | TR

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to the Gulf fell during a period of trials between the new United States administration and the GCC countries, primarily Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman's “golden age” came to an end when former President Donald Trump stepped down and was replaced by Democrat Joseph Biden

Russia and the Gulf: The Revamping of Diplomacy2022-06-10T17:15:16+03:00
26 Mar, 2021

Not Obama, nor Trump: how Bidens Middle East policy is different 

Mona Alami | 26 March 2021

Not Obama, nor Trump: how Bidens Middle East policy is different  The United States' recent international positions reflect the changes in Washington’s Middle East policy ushered in by the new Biden administration. Its statements [...]

Not Obama, nor Trump: how Bidens Middle East policy is different 2022-04-20T18:00:31+03:00
19 Mar, 2021

Andrew F. March, The Caliphate of Man: Popular Sovereignty in Modern Islamic Thought,
(Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2019), 328 pages, 9780674987838

Thomas Parker | 19 March 2021

Andrew F. March, The Caliphate of Man: Popular Sovereignty in Modern Islamic Thought Finally, Islamic democracy would leave theory and see application. Or so it seemed to some as the Arab uprisings spread throughout [...]

Andrew F. March, The Caliphate of Man: Popular Sovereignty in Modern Islamic Thought,
(Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2019), 328 pages, 9780674987838
2022-04-22T10:46:50+03:00
12 Mar, 2021

The Syrian Revolution’s Tenth Anniversary: The Autopsy of a Delayed Triumph
Mar 12, 2021

Sinan Hatahet | 12 March 2021 | AR | TR

Following the dramatic and quick deposing of Ben Ali in Tunis and Mubarak in Egypt, the younger and allegedly more popular Bashar al-Assad publically dismissed the possibility of himself witnessing a similar fate. Confident of his ability to navigate through murky waters and maintain a working relationship with the international community despite their previous attempts at alienation

The Syrian Revolution’s Tenth Anniversary: The Autopsy of a Delayed Triumph
Mar 12, 2021
2022-04-29T17:22:34+03:00
7 Mar, 2021

Christopher Phillips, The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East
(New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2016).

Ümit Seven | 07 March 2021

Christopher Phillips, The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East. The conflict in Syria shortly assumed regional and global dimensions following the first protests in the southern city of Deraa in [...]

Christopher Phillips, The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East
(New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2016).
2022-04-22T11:38:05+03:00
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