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    African Initiatives to Resolve the Sudanese Crisis

    Ali Saadi Abdul Zahra - University of Al-Nahrain - College of Law Introduction: Since the beginning of the Sudanese crisis, there have been various regional and international initiatives to resolve the issue. However, most of these initiatives have failed to achieve their intended results due to the intransigence of the conflicting...

    Biden’s Doctrine and the Middle East

    Khaled Hashem - researcher Introduction: Since US President Joe Biden came to power at the White House on 20/1/2021, the case for defining his foreign policy principle has not been interrupted. Some viewed his policy as an extension of that of former President Barack Obama where Biden was part of his...

    Turkish turning westward: (NATO’s Vilnius 2023 summit)

    Imad Sheikh Daoud - Professor of Public Policy/Al-Nahrin University. Introduction:  From Tuesday, 11 July 2023, to Wednesday, 12 July 2023, the NATO leaders summit was held in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, with the participation of 31 Leaders of NATO Member States as its most important decision to continue s presence in...

    Chinese-Saudi relations: Strategic vision and mutual benefits

    Mustafa AlDarraji - researcher China's interest in the Middle East is recent compared to the major powers, with the first Chinese diplomatic relations with the Middle East dating back to the late 19th century, although there have been historical trade relations since ancient times, this has not been the case...

    Klicdaroglu, betting on a losing horse: (CHP missed opportunity)

    Imad Salah Sheikh Daoud - Professor of Public Policy/Faculty of Political Science - Al-Nahrin University introduction: On the date of 14/5/2023, the Turkish elections were held simultaneously with a public participation rate approaching (89%), to occupy the seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (the legislature), in which the ruling...

    Lukashenko symbolism: What is the secret to Belarus mediation’s success in settling Prijogen’s “adventure”?

    Ammar Yassin - researcher in peace and conflict studies in an act that can be described as an incalculable adventure; Yevgeny Prijovin, commander of the unofficially recognized semi-regular Wagner Group and strongly involved in Russia's extended military operation in Ukraine, By ratcheting up operationally and not just criticizing Russia's military...

    Resumption of Iran-Saudi relations and their regional implications

    Ali Nejat - Writer and academic researcher, Middle East specialist Introduction: Saudi-Iranian relations were very tense; Because of political and sectarian differences throughout history, even in the past three decades, the relations has been cut twice. Diplomatic relations were first severed in 1987, after the Mecca incident, and for the second...

    After the recent clash, how will Iran deal with the Taliban?

    Although the sudden and incalculable clash between Afghan and Iranian border guards has stalled, fear of another conflict still looms in other areas of the Iranian border. As retired Iranian Foreign Ministry diplomat Syed Mahmoud Sadri discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and the reasons for their arrival...

    “Russia and the New World Order”

    Ahmed Globe Al-Mayahi - Ph.D. student at Tehran University Department of International Relations. Introduction: The growing military engagement between Ukraine and the West suggested that Ukraine (or Ukraine with NATO) might one day challenge Russia for the foreseeable future. So the country of great strategic importance to Russia as a buffer...

    Strategy or tactic: Reading on the dimensions of Iran’s openness to Egypt

    Faras Elias Iran recently succeeded in making critical diplomatic breakthroughs on the level of Arab-Iranian relations. After years of estrangement and agency wars, Iran has, in the past months, reached a consensual formula by which to end its conflict with Saudi Arabia. Taking advantage of Saudi Arabia's strategic need to...