Adem Yilmaz | 04 December 2020
Major General Qasem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC-QF), was a figure of national resilience in Iran against four decades of U.S. pressure. Soleimani had an outsized role
Basheer Nafi | 26 November 2020
The United States’ presidential election were held along with the House of Representative and Senate elections on November 3. However, the result was not clear until November 6, when it became evident that the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, won the American presidency. The next day, November 7, major American media sources announced that the election had been decided in Biden’s favor.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 25 November 2020
Turkish - Greek maritime disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean has morphed into a conventional geopolitical confrontation between Turkey and a set of countries, including Greece, France, the UAE, and Egypt
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 23 November 2020
Hope for peace in Libya advanced after new United Nations (UN)-brokered Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission talks took place last month, aiming to establish a long-term ceasefire to the war-torn country. The agreement was signed in Geneva on October 23. 75 UN selected delegates joined talks in Tunisia on November 13 and “agreed that national elections should take place on December 24, 2021.”
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.
Amjad Ahmad Jebreel | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
This article was originally written in Arabic. Biden's policy toward Saudi Arabia: mounting pressure or a potential deal? The election of Joe Biden as President of the United States of America may mark the [...]
Fatih Şemsettin Işık | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
Prospects on the US-Israel Relations under Biden’s Presidency The expectations are high for Joe Biden’s incoming administration after winning the U.S. presidential election. Considering the wreck of problems left behind from the Trump administration, [...]
Ozgur Unluhisarcikli | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy May Be the Biggest Threat to the US-Turkish Relations During the Biden Administration There is no doubt that an election in any democratic society is an important event for its citizens, [...]
Mohammad Affan | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
The New American Administration and the Limitation of Hope Last July, President-Elect Joe Biden tweeted, “No more blank checks for Trump's favourite dictator” referring to Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi. While this tweet [...]
Sinan Hatahet | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
Despite all appearances, speeches, and claims, Trump’s Syria policies have not marked a break from his predecessor’s. The fight against ISIS, U.S. financial support to the Syrian Democratic Forces, and even sanctions against the [...]
