Ezzeddine Abdelmoula | 03 October 2019 | AR | TR
On September 17th, 2019 the Tunisian Independent Electoral Commission announced the result of the first round of the presidential elections. The result sent shockwaves across the entire political spectrum, particularly surprising the political parties in power.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 01 October 2019 | AR | TR
GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Infographic
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 27 September 2019
Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi has renewed calls for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be expelled from the Saudi-led anti-Houthi coalition, because of Abu Dhabi’s diverging policies which undermine the Yemeni government’s authority. [...]
Omer Aslan | 25 September 2019 | AR | TR
Pakistan remains a key actor in the Middle East. ‘Islamic Alliance’ would arguably have already been admitted dead-born more easily if Pakistan had refused to join
Nabeel Odeh | 24 September 2019 | AR | TR
In one of the most powerful scenes of the 2000-directed movie “Gladiator”, Oliver Reed, who played Proximo, addressed Maximus, performed by Russell Crowe, saying: “Listen to me, learn from me. I was not the [...]
Alexey Khlebnikov | 24 September 2019 | AR | TR
Egypt arguably numbers among Russia’s strongest allies in the Middle East. Since first seizing power through a coup d’état in 2013, AbdelFateh al-Sisi has regularly been seen in the company of President Vladimir Putin
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 22 September 2019 | AR | TR
The Military and Politics in Algeria
Ferit Belder | 13 September 2019
The Arab Uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the end of 2010 initiated a new phase of political activism and continue to rock decades-old establishments in the region. During this [...]
Mehmet Akif Koc | 13 September 2019
Islamism has been one of the critical concepts in describing Middle Eastern states and communities, particularly in the aftermath of events such as the Iranian Revolution of 1979, post-9/11 US military intervention in Afghanistan and [...]
Mehmet Akif Koc | 13 September 2019
As one of the powerful geopolitical and historical centres of the Arab world, Egypt has restored its long-lasting system of ‘strongman’ rule following President Morsi’s ousting in July 2013. Within the context of state-society relations [...]
