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Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point Historical Roots Israel s

Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point: Historical Roots, Israel’s Response, and the Colonial Question

Review Article

These three books bring together the multi-layered causes of the al-Aqsa Flood Operation, the destructive nature of Israel’s response, and the...

Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point Historical Roots Israel s

Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point: Historical Roots, Israel’s Response, and the Colonial Question

Review Article

These three books bring together the multi-layered causes of the al-Aqsa Flood Operation, the destructive nature of Israel’s response, and the...

Hezbollah s Escalating War Strategy Following October 7 Balancing Ideology

Hezbollah’s Escalating War Strategy Following October 7: Balancing Ideology and Geopolitical Context

Articles

This study explores Hezbollah’s evolving war strategy following the October 7, 2023, Operation al-Aqsa Flood, emphasizing its gradual shift toward...

Hezbollah s Escalating War Strategy Following October 7 Balancing Ideology

Hezbollah’s Escalating War Strategy Following October 7: Balancing Ideology and Geopolitical Context

Articles

This study explores Hezbollah’s evolving war strategy following the October 7, 2023, Operation al-Aqsa Flood, emphasizing its gradual shift toward...

Reflections of the Palestinian-Israeli War in Western Media The Case

Reflections of the Palestinian-Israeli War in Western Media: The Case of Thomson Reuters

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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has long been a central issue in the Middle East, with global resonance and significant media reflections. Western...

The Rise of Theopolitical Discourse Sacred Narratives and Israeli Strategies

The Rise of Theopolitical Discourse: Sacred Narratives and Israeli Strategies of Destruction against Palestinians

Articles

This article examines Israel’s policies toward Palestinians following Operation al-Aqsa Flood, within a conceptual framework that emphasizes...

The Rise of Theopolitical Discourse Sacred Narratives and Israeli Strategies

The Rise of Theopolitical Discourse: Sacred Narratives and Israeli Strategies of Destruction against Palestinians

Articles

This article examines Israel’s policies toward Palestinians following Operation al-Aqsa Flood, within a conceptual framework that emphasizes...

Are All Gazans Hamas

Are All Gazans Hamas?

Articles

This article investigates the people in Gaza’s perceptions of the current war and the role of international actors in facilitating peace. A survey...

Are All Gazans Hamas

Are All Gazans Hamas?

Articles

This article investigates the people in Gaza’s perceptions of the current war and the role of international actors in facilitating peace. A survey...

Algeria s Diplomatic Mobility toward New Regional and International Prestige

Algeria’s Diplomatic Mobility toward New Regional and International Prestige

Commentaries

Algeria’s tumultuous geopolitical environment has often pushed its leaders to reshape the country’s foreign policy and military doctrine...

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the Genocide in Gaza

Commentaries

The recent wave of recognition of the Palestinian state comes at a moment when an unprecedented combination of Zionist settler-colonial eliminatory...

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the Genocide in Gaza

Commentaries

The recent wave of recognition of the Palestinian state comes at a moment when an unprecedented combination of Zionist settler-colonial eliminatory...

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the Genocide in Gaza

Commentaries

The recent wave of recognition of the Palestinian state comes at a moment when an unprecedented combination of Zionist settler-colonial eliminatory...

Editor's Note Summer 2025

Editor's Note | Summer 2025

Editor's Note

This special issue offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of ongoing conflicts, state policies, media narratives, and societal...

Editor's Note Summer 2025

Editor's Note | Summer 2025

Editor's Note

This special issue offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of ongoing conflicts, state policies, media narratives, and societal...

Geopolitical Implications of Israel s June 13 Attacks against Iran

Geopolitical Implications of Israel’s June 13 Attacks against Iran: Changing Regional Power Balances

Commentaries

This commentary analyses Israel’s simultaneous air, cyber, and covert strike against Iran on June 13, 2025, from a regional security perspective....

Geopolitical Implications of Israel s June 13 Attacks against Iran

Geopolitical Implications of Israel’s June 13 Attacks against Iran: Changing Regional Power Balances

Commentaries

This commentary analyses Israel’s simultaneous air, cyber, and covert strike against Iran on June 13, 2025, from a regional security perspective....

The Role of Central Security Forces in Supporting Authoritarian Regimes

The Role of Central Security Forces in Supporting Authoritarian Regimes in Egypt (1969-2011)

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The paramilitary forces known as the “Gendarmerie” emerged as a novel mechanism for societal control following the French Revolution. In Egypt,...

From Dictatorship to Transition Syria s Future in a Changing

From Dictatorship to Transition: Syria’s Future in a Changing Middle East

Commentaries

On December 8, 2024 the nearly 60-year-long Baathist dictatorship in Syria, led by the Assad regime, came to an end following a 12-day military...

Artificial Intelligence in National Security Strategic Priorities of Türkiye and

Artificial Intelligence in National Security: Strategic Priorities of Türkiye and the UAE

Articles

Although there is widespread convergence about the importance of artificial intelligence (AI), there is less clarity regarding which aspects of the...

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf State Building and

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

Book Reviews

Tribalism, bedouinism, and tribal politics are constantly a topic of interest in Gulf Studies. The persistence of publications revolving around the...

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf State Building and

Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

Book Reviews

Tribalism, bedouinism, and tribal politics are constantly a topic of interest in Gulf Studies. The persistence of publications revolving around the...

In Pursuit of Regional Hegemony How Iran Is Using the

In Pursuit of Regional Hegemony: How Iran Is Using the IRGC to Resist U.S. Influence

Review Article

With its ancient history, deep-rooted culture and rich heritage, Iran has been an influential power in the Middle East. Hence, Iran has always...

In Pursuit of Regional Hegemony How Iran Is Using the

In Pursuit of Regional Hegemony: How Iran Is Using the IRGC to Resist U.S. Influence

Review Article

With its ancient history, deep-rooted culture and rich heritage, Iran has been an influential power in the Middle East. Hence, Iran has always...

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