Political Analysis: The Constant and the Variable in US Policy in the Middle East
By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. If we go beyond the general readings of the US foreign policy focused on higher national interests and the [...]
Strategic Assessment (122): Biden’s Win in the US Presidential Election: Implications for the Palestine Issue
Summary: The United States (US) foreign policy under US President-elect Joe Biden, after he takes office, is expected to maintain its current broad features vis-à-vis [...]
Academic Paper: American Declinism and the Dilemma of Arab and Israeli Strategic Options
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay. (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction Political studies of international relations have embraced a historical trend to explain the rise [...]
Strategic Assessment (121): Sudanese-Israeli Normalization and its Impact on the Palestine Issue
Summary: The Palestine issue was among the main focuses of the Sudanese foreign policy, yet, it did not enjoy the priority given to the neighboring [...]
Strategic Assessment (119): al-Aqsa Mosque: Future Tracks in Light of Trump’s “Deal of the Century” and the Israeli Measures
Summary: Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a culmination of the US policy shift toward adopting the stance of the [...]
Political Analysis: Holes in the “Spider’s Web”: Israel’s Weakness Elements
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay. (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). The Arab political literature on Israel seems more inclined to focus on its strength indicators. [...]
Situation Assessment: Trump’s Deal a Prelude to the Upcoming Storms in the Region
By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay. (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Exactly a year ago (February 2019), al-Zaytouna Centre published my strategic assessment The Prospects of [...]
Political Analysis: Did the Russians and Chinese Overcome the US Missile Superiority?!
By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. It seems that the Russians and Chinese have recently made quality breakthroughs in the missile industry, the hypersonic kind, [...]
Natural Gas Exploitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin and its Impact on the Israeli Influence in the Region (Arabic)
Reviewed by: Fatima ‘Itani. Al-Zaytouna Centre has published a new book entitled, “Natural Gas Exploitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin and its Impact on the [...]
Political Analysis: Indicators of the Regression of the Counter Wave Against the Arab Spring
By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. It seems that the counter wave against the revolutions and the revival movements in the Arab region has reached [...]