Political Analysis: The Seven Major “Sins” of the Oslo Accords
By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. On the thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Accords, it becomes ever more clear, year after year, how enormous the [...]
Academic Paper: The Motives for Arab Normalization with Israel from the Perspective of the Society, the State and the Political System
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction Without delving into the jurisprudence of the English language, normalization in its political sense [...]
Academic Paper: Will the Petroyuan be an Alternative to the Petrodollar? (Arabic)
Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations has published an Arabic academic paper entitled “Will the Petroyuan be an Alternative to the Petrodollar?,” which studies the [...]
Academic Paper: Sport Diplomacy: World Cup Qatar as an Example
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Aristotle’s saying that “Man is by nature a political animal” was not just a passing [...]
Academic Paper: The Quantitative Approach in Evaluating Summits
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[1] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction Opinions often differ when assessing a particular political event, and since political phenomenon is [...]
Political Analysis: A Reading in the Maps of Influence and Alliances in the Arab Region
By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. Overview The Arab region suffers from a growing state of “strategic vacuum” and a continuing state of instability, formation [...]
Strategic Assessment (130): The “Unity of the Arenas” Battle: The Israeli Aggression on Gaza Strip and its Aftermath August 2022
Summary Through its aggression on the Gaza Strip (GS), on 5–7/8/2022/, Israel sought to single out the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and deal a military [...]
Academic Paper: The Repercussions of the Ukrainian Crisis on the Arab World and the Palestine Issue
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay. (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction The Ukrainian crisis may be surprising to a large segment of international public opinion, [...]
Academic Paper: The Future of Arab-Chinese Relations in 2030
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[*] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction Change constitutes the central unit of analysis in futures studies. Without change, the concept [...]
Political Opinion: The Visit of Khalid Mish‘al to Lebanon and the Attitude of Hizbullah
By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. The visit to Lebanon by Khalid Mish‘al, the head of the Hamas movement abroad, from 15 to 19 December [...]