Tag: Middle East & North Africa
132 Articles
- Dialogues
The Energy Transition—Insights from Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, The Honourable R. Clarke Cooper
GJIA: Now we will move on to the second part of the interview, focusing more on energy and diplomacy. With the global energy transition gaining momentum, how do you see the Gulf…
November 15, 2024
- Global Governance
The Israel-Palestine Conflict and China’s Actorness in the Middle East: A Challenge to US Influence
Introduction China has significantly bolstered its economic and military capabilities in the last twenty years by expanding ambitious projects such as the Belt and Road…
October 28, 2024
- Conflict & Security
Historicizing the Gaza War Through the Use of Collective Violence
Introduction On October 7, 2023, forty men belonging to the militant wing of Hamas, governing as the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip, executed a terrorist attack in.…
October 3, 2024
- Dialogues
Technorealism–Book Conversation with Mohamed Zayani and Joe F. Khalil on the Digital Double Bind
GJIA: Could you explain what the book is about and share what motivated you to write it? Joe Khalil (JK): What we set out to do in the book is explore how the digital turn is…
September 8, 2024
- Conflict & Security
The Rules-Based Order and the High Stakes of Western Sahara
Introduction The last few years have witnessed several developments that attest to the fragility of the rules-based international order: Russia’s occupation of Crimea and…
July 6, 2024
- Global Governance
What Can Indonesia Learn from Qatar’s Experience in Mediating Conflicts in the Middle East?
Introduction As a small wealthy country flanked by two regional powers harboring mutual suspicion (Saudi Arabia and Iran), Qatar is attempting to assert itself as a force to be…
April 29, 2024
- Global Governance
Democratic Recession and the Judicialization of Elections in Africa
At A Glance: The Electoral-Judicial Nexus The assumption that the legitimacy of electoral democracy is contingent and conferred exclusively by the people has been increasingly…
February 3, 2024
- Conflict & Security
Afghan-Sino Relations: A Different Mindset. A Different Outcome?
Introduction For two decades, the Taliban and other rebel organizations have been the target of US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military operations in.…
January 17, 2024
- Business & Economics
The End Game to Lebanon’s Woes: IMF Reform And Political Willingness
The Crisis At A Glance Lebanon has been in the throes of an unprecedented financial crisis since October 2019, when the country was shaken by widespread demonstrations protesting…
November 10, 2023
- Dialogues
Thinking Through the Diplomatic, Strategic, and Humanitarian Implications of the Israel-Hamas War, with Expert of Palestinian Affairs Khaled Elgindy
GJIA: To establish some context, why did Hamas conduct this attack on Israel now, and what were their strategic goals in conducting this attack, if any? KE: Obviously, we cannot…
November 9, 2023