What Can Egypt Single-handedly Do for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
Geography is destiny! Egypt could and should intervene to end the current war between Israelis and Palestinians. That is not only because Eg
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May 18, 20213 min read
Regional Collateral Damage of Current Israeli-Palestinian War
This re-emergence of terrorist and extremist Islamist groups over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a threat to all the efforts that has b
May 16, 20214 min read
Regional Security in Egypt-Turkey Affairs
The reconciliation process between Egypt and Turkey is finally moving to the diplomatic track, heralding the end of a heated dispute between
May 5, 20214 min read
Are Turkey–UAE Relations Reformable?
Al-Ula Declaration, signed in January between Qatar and Arab quartet countries, has marked the beginning of reshaping main alliances and cen
May 1, 20214 min read
Mohammed Bin Salman’s Mission to Smash the Idols
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of launching the Saudi “vision 2030,” the official Saudi television ran an interesting interview wi
Apr 28, 20216 min read
Rabaa Massacre: Muslim Brotherhood’s Greatest Lie
On the fifth night of the holy month of Ramadan, millions of Egyptians re-lived the difficult emotions of worry, fear, and anger that I...
Apr 25, 20214 min read
Can Dbeibeh Government Rid Libya of Mercenaries?
The newly elected Government of National Unity (GNU) in Libya is under a tremendous pressure to prepare the country for parliamentary and...
Apr 23, 20217 min read
The End of the Middle East as We Know It
However, in the past few years, major Arab Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia and UAE, started to vision diversifying their oil-depen
Apr 21, 20215 min read
The Brewing Egypt-Ethiopia War is an International Security Threat
The dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt started to shape in April 2011, when Ethiopia unilaterally took the decision to build the GERD, regar
Apr 10, 20213 min read
Consequences of the Lack of Balance in Biden’s Policies Toward Arabs
In the Middle East, the hopes are rising high that this decision by the US State Department to celebrate Arab culture, may contribute in mel
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Can the Abraham Accords Bring Stability to the Middle East?
On September 15th, 2020, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed normalization agreements with Israel. These normalization agreeme
Apr 2, 20214 min read
Four Elections in Two Years: Understanding Israel’s Political Gridlock
Stop me if this sounds familiar. On March 23rd, Israel held an election for the country’s Parliament, the Knesset. The election came on the
Mar 26, 20214 min read
Erdogan and Macron Rivalry is Recreating the Crusades
The disturbing news is that this ideological-based dispute between Erdogan and Macron is being renewed, these days. Two weeks ago, Macron ac
Mar 25, 20214 min read
After Reconciliation, What Should Egypt and Turkey Do with the Muslim Brotherhood?
Turkey already hosts a large number of political refugees from all over the Middle East region. Yet, Erdogan’s regime gave more advantage to
Mar 20, 20214 min read
Can Egypt-Turkey Reconciliation Make the Disturbed Waters Sleep?
Over the past two years, Turkey has been, particularly active in fighting for its rights in the Mediterranean. In December 2019, Turkey deci
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Evaluating the Potential of the Second Wave of the Arab Spring
On one side, the Arab Spring succeeded in ousting a number of corrupt regimes and led to rewriting constitutions and new laws that reflect t
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Can Pope Francis’ Historic Visit to Iraq Change the Future of Religious Minorities?
In fact, the violence that Pope Francis came to Iraq to address, almost prevented the historic trip from happening. Only a week before the p
Mar 13, 20215 min read
How Risky is Mixing Human Rights and Military Aid in Egypt-US Relations?
The new U.S. Administration of President Joseph Biden should be wary not to repeat the same mistakes that former administrations committed w
Mar 11, 20214 min read
Restoring Egypt-Turkey relations; a Mission Impossible?
In fact, the Egyptians do not have a direct disagreement with the Turks. On the contrary, as Hulusi Akar noted, there are many cultural and
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Why Arabs Resist Turkey’s Role in the Middle East?
There is not a single occasion, in the past five years, wherein the leaders of Arab or Muslim countries meet, without pronouncing utter cond
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