Larbi Sadiki | 03 February 2021 | AR
As Arabs mark the tenth anniversary of their uprisings, scholars find endless interpretations of how to read them. Transitologists are yet to find their Godot – Arab Spring “democracy”. Ten years have been fraught with more counter-revolution than revolution? And of more authoritarian rule than democracy?
Ezzeddine Abdelmoula | 01 February 2021
A Decade of the Tunisian Revolution Ongoing challenges and lasting effects Since 2011, every 14 January, Tunisians celebrate the annual anniversary of their revolution. This year, the celebration was different as it marks the [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 01 February 2021 | AR
Undoubtedly, the Arab Uprisings have proved to be one of the most transformative developments in the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since the end of colonialism in the region. They have created new domestic political as well as geopolitical ‘realities.’ Though these uprisings have occurred in the MENA region, their repercussion went beyond this region and gained a global character.
Mohammed Sinan Siyech | 15 January 2021
With the electoral victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, US foreign policy towards the Middle East will witness a few course changes based on previous statements made by the incoming president. It behooves analysts, therefore, to understand what sort of changes a Biden presidency can bring to India’s foreign policy specifically towards the Middle East
Ferhat Polat | 14 January 2021
Ten years After the Arab Spring: Has the Libyan Conflict Come to an End? Political uprisings and widespread protests that erupted in late 2010 and known as the Arab Spring have shaken the entire Middle [...]
Samuel Ramani | 13 January 2021 | TR
On January 5, the Qatar diplomatic crisis came to an abrupt end at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt ended their boycott against Qatar, which began in June 2017
Elif Beyza Karaalioglu | 08 January 2021
Iran is Bracing for Biden's Presidency After a long November 2020 election process, with a record turnout, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the election and declared his victory on November 7. President-elect Joe Biden [...]
Dimitar Bechev | 07 January 2021
The launch of the Transadriatic Pipeline (TAP) has spearheaded the export of gas from the Caspian to Italy and Southeast Europe and inaugurated the much-discussed Southern Gas Corridor
Anna L. Jacobs | 07 January 2021
The lifting of the Qatar blockade is a good start, but more steps are needed On the eve of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, Kuwait’s foreign ministry announced that Saudi Arabia would [...]
Kamaran Palani | 06 January 2021 | AR
Youth disillusionment with the heavily politicised system of governance in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is not new. What is new is that young people’s anger and frustration now present a serious challenge to the KRI’s internal legitimacy
