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Paper / Disarming Iraq’s Resistance: A US Pipe Dream
While the resistance groups and other victorious factions in the Iraqi parliamentary elections are busy debating new prime minister and president posts, some political parties are once again trying, with US direction, to stir tensions in the country.
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Paper: With Turkey-PKK Peace Faltering, Northern Syria Conflict Growing More Likely
The several-decade dispute between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in recent months has seen a contradictory shift: On the one hand, both sides showing pro-peace gestures and disarming the armed militias and on the other hand Turkey and its allies in Damascus amassing forces on the northern Syria borders and adopting a more aggressive discourse.
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Paper: Is Yemen on Verge of Split?
In recent weeks, southern Yemen provinces have seen fast-moving and surprising developments, sending a majority of observers to warn about sweeping changes in the future landscape of this part of the country.
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Paper: Tehran-Riyadh Going Beyond De-escalation, Now Seeking Common Cooperation Grounds
As the security and political developments gain pace in West Asia, Iran and Saudi Arabia more than before move towards strengthening bilateral relations and strategic convergence. In this connection, the third joint meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia, accompanied by China, was held on Tuesday in Tehran.
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Analysis: Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
Over the past decade, the UAE has transformed from a peripheral actor to an effective regional power, and in this path it has gone beyond West Asia. South Caucasus has been one of the new regions with geopolitical significance grabbing Abu Dhabi’s attention.
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Paper / Trump’s Doctrine: An Analysis of US Hegemonic Decline
Publishing the new US national security doctrine under Donald Trump should not be seen as a mere conventional review of the American strategic documents, but a practical and theoretical push to adapt to the coordinates of the transitioning international order. It is an order in which such concepts as American hegemonic order and Pax Americana (American peace) are more than any other time being questioned.
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Paper: Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
Over the past few days, Yemen’s east has been a scene for fast-moving and critical field developments that have led to a fundamental change in the region’s political and security landscape. At the center of these developments stands the oil-rich Hadhramaut province that alone accounts for over 40 percent of the country’s size.
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Paper: Is Lebanese Forces Party Pushing for a Coup Through FM Raji?
In recent weeks, the Lebanese politics have seen escalation of stances of anti-Hezbollah figures to pursue the Israeli-Arab-Western plan aimed at disarming the resistance movement. One of the leading figures at the center of this political and media campaign has been Youssef Raji, the foreign minister of the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. His stances have made him the top opponent of Hezbollah in the current government.
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Paper: Has Peace between Turkey-PKK Run into a Deadlock?
The peace process between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that after years of a stalemate showed signs of revival is now again running into deep questions and challenges. The announcement of the PKK dissolution by its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan and then accepting suspension of armed struggle all promised a new chapter in the complex relations of Ankara and this terrorist group. But it seems that the heavy shadow of the past and the flawed logic of confrontation disallow smooth advance to peace.
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Paper: Rebuilding or Geopolitical Engineering? A Look into Gaza Division in Red-Green Zones
While the world is talking about Gaza reconstruction, a recent report by Wall Street Journal has published details of a new American plan to divide Gaza Strip, practically separating the Hamas-controlled regions from areas according to the ceasefire deal the Israeli forces should withdraw from. According to the plan, the Hamas-controlled regions (outside the Yellow Line) will be marked by red color and the Israeli-controlled regions will be marked by green color.
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Paper: Does F-35 Sale to Riyadh Make a Real Strategic Difference?
Washington DC in the day of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit more than ever was a scene of a political show; red carpet rolled out in the White House, portraits of US presidents on the walls of the White House, and the style of the hosting that was more than usually official all gave a picture of political sychophancy. After years of tensions especially following the murder of the Washington Post author Jamal Khashoggi, this was the first official visit of the king-in-waiting to the US. That perhaps is why Washington chose to make the political event more splendid.
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Paper: What Does High Iraq Election Turnout Mean?
After months of preparations and heated campaigning of the candidates, the Iraqi parliamentary elections were finally held in a secure and peaceful climate. And now the breathes are held in expectation of the results that will determine the next government.
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Paper / Mamadani’s Victory: Sociological Roots and Implications
The victory of Zahran Mamdani as a young non-White Muslim immigrant in the New York City's mayoral election is a remarkable phenomenon that has caught many in the US by surprise.
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Paper / Rising Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan Axis: Aspects, Drivers, and Challenges
In the largely tumultuous geopolitical scene of today, Turkey as an active actor with lofty ambitions has drawn a new roadmap to expand its influence from Eastern Mediterranean to the heart of the Indian Subcontinent, with the main goal being re-definition of the Turkish role as a determining power in a vast part of Eurasia.
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Paper: Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
In recent weeks, the world community more than any other time has grown aware of the UAE role in the bloody crisis of Sudan that, according to the reports by the international institutions, has so far led to a humanitarian disaster with tens of thousands of casualties, millions of displaced civilians, and devastation of the nation's infrastructure. The footprint of the Emiratis in financial and logistical support to the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is observable in many reports published by the UN as well as Western media outlets like the BBC and Reuters.
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Paper / Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
The bombing of the Afghan capital Kabul and the ensuing intensive clashes on the Durand borderline bore witness to an unbelievable divorce of old political lovers.
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Paper / Hamas’s Calculated Response to Trump’s Plan: Yes to Deal, Never to Surrender
A day before end of Trump's ultimatum to Hamas to respond to the 20-point peace plan about the end of war, the leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement have delivered their response to the mediators.
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Paper: Israeli Economy Caught between War and Isolation Impacts
As Tel Aviv approaches the second anniversary of Hamas's Operation Al-Aqsa Storm and the invasion of Gaza, Netanyahu government continues to pour money into the bottomless pit of war. This conflict is now reshaping the entire structure of the Israeli economy, transforming it from one driven by innovation and technology into a war-based economy.
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Paper / Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
"We have officially set sail from Sicily. Here, amidst the sea waves, we are watching the stars and with them, we are hopeful towards our destination: Gaza. Today is a busy day, and we are working on the boat. We learned how to fasten the sails and steer the boat." These are words of Abdul Rahman Amaju, an activist joining the Global Sumud (Steadfastness) Flotilla that is headed to Gaza. He made these comments in the Mediterranean Sea during a phone call to Al Jazeera.
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Paper / Short and Long-term Implications of Israeli-Iranian War: What Do Western Think Tanks Say?
The 12-day war between Iran and Israel is not only a military development but also a turning point in the history of conflicts in West Asia. Over the past four decades, the Israeli-Iranian confrontation has largely been indirect and in recent years it has been a combination of cyber operations and confrontations with Israeli of Iran-aligned resistance groups and sometimes Israeli assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders. However, this year, this confrontation elevated to an unprecedented level of direct war, signifying a change in the nature and intensity of regional tensions.
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Paper: 10 Strategic Reasons Why Trump Eyeing Bagram Base Regain
Recently, the US officials highlighted the significance of regaining control over Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump on Thursday in a pre
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Paper: Zionism in Horror of Post-Gaza War World
Over the past two years, Tel Aviv has been facing a multi-faceted crisis that is not limited to military operations in Gaza. Although it has sustained unprecedented casualties and losses during the war and has struggled with a situation of Palestinian resistance groups' making, the situation outside Gaza is not going in favor of Tel Aviv either.
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Turkey’s Strategic Concerns about Israeli Threats: Scenarios Ahead
Israeli airstrike on Qatar targeting Hamas leaders has triggered heightened concerns across Turkey as the Turks think they could be the next target of rampant Israeli attacks in the region.
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Paper: Gaza or Normalization? What’s Current Arab Issue?
Already, six Arab countries normalized ties with Israel; Egypt in 1979, Jordan in 1994, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan in 2020. However, the genocidal war on Gaza has made the Arab rulers more cautious in their approach to the normalization project. Despite this, Arab countries have rarely taken a strong and decisive tone against normalizing relations with Tel Aviv, and their positions indicate that the Arab world still has one eye on continuing the process of normalization with Israel.
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Paper: Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
The Lebanese government's deadline for Hezbollah to disarm is ending and this is leaving the army facing the hard job of restricting the arms to the government amid the American pressure and Hezbollah's insistence on keeping its weapons to counter the Israeli aggression.
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Paper / Greater Israel: From Torahic Concept to New Plans
While the Israeli war machine is massacring the Palestinians in Gaza with brutal attacks and the world community is calling for immediate end to this genocidal war, hardline leaders in Tel Aviv in defiance of the international outcries are seizing the opportunity and insisting on advancing their old and ideological plans.
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Paper / Kabul Tripartite Meeting: Taliban’s Decisive Test for Regional Trade Participation
Four years into Taliban rule, security concerns remain the biggest roadblock to regional cooperation. While neighbors are eager to develop economic and trade ties with Kabul, their efforts are impacted by reservations and the Taliban's need to provide security guarantees.
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Paper / Consequences of a Dangerous Decision: Will Hezbollah Be Disarmed?
The Lebanese government on Thursday in a controversial move unanimously adopted the US-proposed plan for the so-called stabilization of the ceasefire. The plan, lacking Shiite cabinet members' support, seeks restriction of weapons in the hands of the Lebanese government, a move that is seen as a direct challenge to the weapons of the Hezbollah in the country.
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Paper: Historical Roots of Hezbollah Arming
These days, the US and its allies are pushing hard to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah in order to ensure security of the Israeli regime from the north. But they should know that this popular resistance movement has gone a long way to reach its position today. Hezbollah, which emerged as a small seedling four decades ago, has now become a robust and deeply rooted tree in Lebanese equations that cannot be easily driven out of the military and political landscape of the country.
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Paper: Lessons Learned from Israeli-Iranian War
Nearly a month after 12-day war between Israel and Iran, analyses continue around the aspects and tactical and strategic outcomes of this war. In this regard, Egypt’s Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in a file opened under the title of “the lessons learned from Iranian-Israeli war” has shed light on the most important lessons of this confrontation.