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Islamists in Egypt, Turkey State Ideology
Islamists of the Middle East, omnium-gatherum, are the group mostly offended by the recent handshake between the Egyptian and Turkish...
Dec 8, 20223 min read


Egypt-Turkey Next Handshake
At the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar’s Prince Tamim Bin Hamad scored one of his finest political goals by...
Dec 3, 20226 min read


Climate Change Impact on Global Security | Panel | Halifax International Security Forum 2022
MEEM Director, Dalia Ziada, participated in a panel discussion on the impact of climate change on global security. This panel is part of...
Nov 25, 20221 min read


The Middle East Between Biden’s Rock and Republican’s Hard Place
Since before the congressional midterm elections in the United States, observers in the Middle East have been wondering about their...
Nov 20, 20225 min read


Russia Going Against the Grain
The playbook of the Russian President is full of interesting tricks that he cleverly uses to manipulate opponents and allies to serve his...
Nov 7, 20225 min read


أصداء إقليمية للانتفاضة الإيرانية: أكراد الشام
ما زال المتظاهرون الإيرانيون صامدون بانضباط شديد، للأسبوع الرابع على التوالي، في مواجهة القمع المؤلم الذي يمارسه حراس نظام الملالي عليهم....
Oct 10, 20224 min read


Regional Echoes of the Iranian Uprising: The Kurds
The resilience of the highly disciplined Iranian protesters has not worn, for the fourth week in a row, despite the deadly repression...
Oct 10, 20224 min read


Individual Freedom Fuels Women's Uprising in Iran
For more than three weeks, Iran's Mullah regime has been struggling to control nationwide protests led by young women, who have had...
Oct 10, 20227 min read


New Trends in Arab Defense Policy
For almost a century, security turmoil, civil wars, terrorism, and cross-border conflicts have been some of the stable features of the...
Sep 19, 202211 min read


التحيز في ليبيا ليس من مصلحة مصر
كان انسحاب وزير الخارجية المصري سامح شكري من الاجتماع الوزاري للجامعة العربية يوم ٦ سبتمبر صادمًا للغاية، حيث جدد رد فعل الوزير المصري...
Sep 10, 20223 min read


Egypt Cannot Afford Losing in Libya
Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, withdrawal from the Arab League’s ministerial meeting, on September 6th, was shocking. The...
Sep 10, 20223 min read


Implications of Libyan Militias’ Expanding Power
Libya is stuck at a grave political stalemate that threatens the eruption of a new civil war, and neither Libya nor its neighbors in...
Sep 5, 20228 min read


Can Economic Interdependency Fix Political Rift Between Egypt and Turkey?
The political reconciliation process between Egypt and Turkey is still stumbling on a muddy road of swollen egos. The prejudices severely...
Aug 27, 20223 min read


Stronger Turkey Challenging Status Quo in the Mediterranean
Turkey is hopping back into the serene waters of the Mediterranean, ambitiously looking for natural gas resources that it can extract to...
Aug 22, 20228 min read


Is Turkiye changing policy in Libya?
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, received two prominent figures from the Libyan political elite; Abdullah Al-Lafi, the vice...
Aug 13, 20223 min read


هل تغير تركيا سياستها في ليبيا؟
استقبل الرئيس التركي، رجب طيب أردوغان، شخصيتين بارزتين من الطبقة السياسية الليبية، الأسبوع الماضي، هما: عبد الله اللافي نائب رئيس المجلس...
Aug 13, 20224 min read


Where is Tunisia Heading?
Where is Tunisia heading? That is a tricky question. While it is still too early to suppose that Tunisia is returning to...
Aug 7, 20228 min read


جولة بايدن... صفحة جديدة في العلاقات العربية الأميركية
لعل فترة الجمود القصيرة التي طالت علاقات يمتد تاريخها إلى قرن تقريبا بين الولايات المتحدة وحلفائها في الشرق الأوسط كانت ضرورية حتى يدرك...
Jul 23, 20225 min read


Turning New Page in Arab-American Affairs?
The short pause in the almost century-long relationship between the United States and Middle East allies was, perhaps, necessary for all...
Jul 23, 20226 min read


Biden’s Compulsory Return to the Middle East
The United States President, Joseph Biden, is finally making his first official visit to the Middle East on 13th-16th of July. According...
Jun 26, 20229 min read
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