Vol. 3 No. 012 (2015): Issue 012

ACRPS has published issue 12 of the bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal Siyasat Arabia for political science, international relations, and public policy. This edition includes the articles: "The Rise of ISIL and Shifts in the Regional Order in the Levant" (Marwan Kabalan); “US-Iranian Military Coordination against ISIL: A Step towards Alliance!” (ACRPS Policy Analysis Unit); "Regional Failure in the Mix of External Powers and Armed Factions" (Mishari Hamad Ruwaih); “The 2014 Tunisian Elections: Phases and Outcomes” (Riad Bashir); "Morocco and Algeria: Uneasy Neighbors” (Mohamed Meziane); "Morocco’s Strategy of Economic Diplomacy: An Expanded Field with Multiple Actors" (Yusuf Sidqi); "Israeli Knesset Elections: Netanyahu's Position Eroded, the Right's Power Redoubled" (ACRPS Policy Analysis Unit); "Ceasefire Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in the Light of Operation Protective Edge" (Ashraf Badr); "The Coming Eastern Alliance: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Trend towards Universalism" (Abdelhak Dahmane); "External Influences in the Wrangling over Yemen" (Ali Hassan Muqbil Sha’than); "The Russian Position on Arab Revolutions: The Cases of Libya, Egypt and Syria” (Nawar Jalil Hashem and Amjad Zein El Abidine Tohme); and "Trends in Arab Public Opinion toward the United States of America" (Mohammed al-Masri).In addition, the twelfth issue of Siyasat Arabia features a review of the report: "Government Spending in 2014 in the Republic of Iraq" by Abdel Wahab al-Qassab; a book review entitled "Pre-fabricated Books and the Promotion of Experts of Limited Experience: Interpreting The Jihadis Return” by HamzehMustafa; a review of Wael Hallaq’s The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament" by Khalid Walid Mahmoud. The journal also covers the most important milestones of democratic transformation in the Arab world and events in Palestine during November and December 2014, along with two event reports, the first on the ACRPS Conference "From Peoples' Revolutions to an Arena of Regional and International Conflict: The Rise of ISIL and Renewed American Involvement", and the second on a seminar in Beijing on Sudan and South Sudan.

Published: 2015-01-01

Issue totals: 760 views 892 downloads 4 citations

Studies and Analytical Papers

Rise of the ‘Islamic State’ and Shifts in the Levant’s Regional System

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Author: Marwan Kabalan

5-19

Following the transformations in the Levant’s regional system since the beginning of World War II to the rise of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, this paper examines the new context of...
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Marwan Kabalan. “Rise of the ‘Islamic State’ and Shifts in the Levant’s Regional System.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 5-19. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008549

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Marwan Kabalan (2015) ‘Rise of the ‘Islamic State’ and Shifts in the Levant’s Regional System’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 5-19. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008549

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Marwan Kabalan (2015). Rise of the ‘Islamic State’ and Shifts in the Levant’s Regional System. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 5-19. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008549

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Marwan Kabalan. “Rise of the ‘Islamic State’ and Shifts in the Levant’s Regional System.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 5-19. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008549
Regional Failure: Between Foreign Powers and Armed Groups

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Author: Mishari Hamad Ruwaih

23-29

One of the most important gains of Tunisia’s revolution has been that elections are no longer subject to interior ministry supervision. A look at these elections reveals a process managed by a...
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Mishari Hamad Ruwaih. “Regional Failure: Between Foreign Powers and Armed Groups.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 23-29. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008551

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Mishari Hamad Ruwaih (2015) ‘Regional Failure: Between Foreign Powers and Armed Groups’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 23-29. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008551

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Mishari Hamad Ruwaih (2015). Regional Failure: Between Foreign Powers and Armed Groups. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008551

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Mishari Hamad Ruwaih. “Regional Failure: Between Foreign Powers and Armed Groups.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 23-29. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008551
Tunisia’s 2014 Elections: Phases and Results

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Author: Riad Bashir

30-39

One of the most important gains of Tunisia’s revolution has been that elections are no longer subject to interior ministry supervision. A look at these elections reveals a process managed by a...
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Riad Bashir. “Tunisia’s 2014 Elections: Phases and Results.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 30-39. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008552

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Riad Bashir (2015) ‘Tunisia’s 2014 Elections: Phases and Results’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 30-39. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008552

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Riad Bashir (2015). Tunisia’s 2014 Elections: Phases and Results. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008552

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Riad Bashir. “Tunisia’s 2014 Elections: Phases and Results.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 30-39. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008552
US-Iranian Military Coordination Against ISIL: Toward Alliance

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Author: Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS

20-22

In redefining central concepts and causal relations, this paper takes a fresh look at the conflict between armed groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the US-led...
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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS. “US-Iranian Military Coordination Against ISIL: Toward Alliance.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 20-22. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008550

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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS (2015) ‘US-Iranian Military Coordination Against ISIL: Toward Alliance’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 20-22. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008550

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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS (2015). US-Iranian Military Coordination Against ISIL: Toward Alliance. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 20-22. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008550

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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS. “US-Iranian Military Coordination Against ISIL: Toward Alliance.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 20-22. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008550
Morocco and Algeria: A Neighborly Dispute

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Author: Mohamed Meziane

41-54

Borders between Morocco and Algeria have been closed since the Hotel Atlas Asni terrorist attacks in Marrakech on August 24, 1994. Investigations found the groups that carried out the attacks had...
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Mohamed Meziane. “Morocco and Algeria: A Neighborly Dispute.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 41-54. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008553

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Mohamed Meziane (2015) ‘Morocco and Algeria: A Neighborly Dispute’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 41-54. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008553

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Mohamed Meziane (2015). Morocco and Algeria: A Neighborly Dispute. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 41-54. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008553

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Mohamed Meziane. “Morocco and Algeria: A Neighborly Dispute.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 41-54. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008553
Morocco’s Economic Diplomacy: An Expanding Field with Multiple Actors

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Author: Yusuf Sidqi

55-71

This study attempts to identify the roles of economic diplomacy actors inside and outside capital cities. By presenting international examples it creates a comparative study to explain the...
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Yusuf Sidqi. “Morocco’s Economic Diplomacy: An Expanding Field with Multiple Actors.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 55-71. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008554

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Yusuf Sidqi (2015) ‘Morocco’s Economic Diplomacy: An Expanding Field with Multiple Actors’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 55-71. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008554

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Yusuf Sidqi (2015). Morocco’s Economic Diplomacy: An Expanding Field with Multiple Actors. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 55-71. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008554

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Yusuf Sidqi. “Morocco’s Economic Diplomacy: An Expanding Field with Multiple Actors.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 55-71. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008554
Israel’s Knesset Elections: Decline of Netanyahu’s Popularity and Rise of the Right-Wing

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Author: Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS

72-76

Israel’s Knesset was dissolved on December 8, 2014, and the following elections were scheduled for March 17 2015. This paper discusses the reasons why Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu held...
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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS. “Israel’s Knesset Elections: Decline of Netanyahu’s Popularity and Rise of the Right-Wing.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 72-76. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008555

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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS (2015) ‘Israel’s Knesset Elections: Decline of Netanyahu’s Popularity and Rise of the Right-Wing’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 72-76. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008555

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Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS (2015). Israel’s Knesset Elections: Decline of Netanyahu’s Popularity and Rise of the Right-Wing. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 72-76. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008555

Chicago

Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS. “Israel’s Knesset Elections: Decline of Netanyahu’s Popularity and Rise of the Right-Wing.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 72-76. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008555
Seeking Truce: Operation Protective Edge and Negotiations between Israel and Hamas

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Author: Ashraf Badr

77-91

A close look at negotiations seeking a truce deal between Israel and Hamas reveal a conflict approached by the two parties using game theory. Seeking to understand Hamas’ shift toward active player...
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Ashraf Badr. “Seeking Truce: Operation Protective Edge and Negotiations between Israel and Hamas.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 77-91. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008556

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Ashraf Badr (2015) ‘Seeking Truce: Operation Protective Edge and Negotiations between Israel and Hamas’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 77-91. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008556

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Ashraf Badr (2015). Seeking Truce: Operation Protective Edge and Negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 77-91. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008556

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Ashraf Badr. “Seeking Truce: Operation Protective Edge and Negotiations between Israel and Hamas.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 77-91. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008556
Next Oriental Alliance: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Seeking Universality

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Author: Abd al-Haqq Dahman

92-103

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is taken here as a nucleus for new policies and powerful alliances that seek to establish a new world order; an order where the organization acts as a...
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Abd al-Haqq Dahman. “Next Oriental Alliance: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Seeking Universality.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 92-103. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008557

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Abd al-Haqq Dahman (2015) ‘Next Oriental Alliance: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Seeking Universality’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 92-103. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008557

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Abd al-Haqq Dahman (2015). Next Oriental Alliance: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Seeking Universality. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008557

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Abd al-Haqq Dahman. “Next Oriental Alliance: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Seeking Universality.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 92-103. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008557
External Influences on the Yemeni Conflict

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Author: Ali Hassan Muqbil Sha’than

104-111

External influence has played a central role in the Yemeni conflict. Powers seeking to extend power and establish dominance have manipulated Yemen’s diversity as a way to gain influence. Other...
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Ali Hassan Muqbil Sha’than. “External Influences on the Yemeni Conflict.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 104-111. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008558

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Ali Hassan Muqbil Sha’than (2015) ‘External Influences on the Yemeni Conflict’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 104-111. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008558

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Ali Hassan Muqbil Sha’than (2015). External Influences on the Yemeni Conflict. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 104-111. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008558

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Ali Hassan Muqbil Sha’than. “External Influences on the Yemeni Conflict.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 104-111. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008558
Russia’s Stance on the Revolutions in Libya, Egypt and Syria

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Authors: Nawar Jalil Hashem, Amjad Zein El Abidine Tohme

112-126

Russia has not specified its national interests in the Middle East or the Arab World since the 1990s. This paper discusses Russia’s shift toward a more active and effective role in the Middle East,...
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Nawar Jalil Hashem, Amjad Zein El Abidine Tohme. “Russia’s Stance on the Revolutions in Libya, Egypt and Syria.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 112-126. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008559

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Nawar Jalil Hashem, Amjad Zein El Abidine Tohme (2015) ‘Russia’s Stance on the Revolutions in Libya, Egypt and Syria’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 112-126. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008559

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Nawar Jalil Hashem, Amjad Zein El Abidine Tohme (2015). Russia’s Stance on the Revolutions in Libya, Egypt and Syria. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 112-126. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008559

Chicago

Nawar Jalil Hashem, Amjad Zein El Abidine Tohme. “Russia’s Stance on the Revolutions in Libya, Egypt and Syria.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 112-126. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008559

The Arab Index

Arab Public Attitudes towards the United States

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Author: Mohammed al-Masri

129-140

This paper presents the findings of a public opinion poll on Arab attitudes towards the policies of the United States government. The survey questions addressed attitudes towards a set of specific...
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Mohammed al-Masri. “Arab Public Attitudes towards the United States.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 129-140. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008560

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Mohammed al-Masri (2015) ‘Arab Public Attitudes towards the United States’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 129-140. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008560

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Mohammed al-Masri (2015). Arab Public Attitudes towards the United States. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008560

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Mohammed al-Masri. “Arab Public Attitudes towards the United States.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 129-140. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008560

Documentation

Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World

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143-147

This report highlights some of the major milestones of the Arab democratic transition during 1/11/2014-31/12/2014
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. “Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 143-147. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008561

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(2015) ‘Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 143-147. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008561

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(2015). Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 143-147. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008561

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. “Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 143-147. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008561
Palestine Over Two Months

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148-152

This report chronicles some of the most significant developments relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict during 3/11/2014- 31/12/2014
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. “Palestine Over Two Months.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 148-152. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008562

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(2015) ‘Palestine Over Two Months’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 148-152. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008562

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(2015). Palestine Over Two Months. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 148-152. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008562

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. “Palestine Over Two Months.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 148-152. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008562

Reports

From Popular Revolutions to Regional Interventions: the Rise of ISIL and Renewed US Intervention

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Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa

176-186

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and its capture of vast territories in the Fertile Crescent, has confounded the political calculations of a number of all major...
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Hamzeh Almoustafa. “From Popular Revolutions to Regional Interventions: the Rise of ISIL and Renewed US Intervention.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 176-186. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008566

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Hamzeh Almoustafa (2015) ‘From Popular Revolutions to Regional Interventions: the Rise of ISIL and Renewed US Intervention’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 176-186. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008566

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Hamzeh Almoustafa (2015). From Popular Revolutions to Regional Interventions: the Rise of ISIL and Renewed US Intervention. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 176-186. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008566

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Hamzeh Almoustafa. “From Popular Revolutions to Regional Interventions: the Rise of ISIL and Renewed US Intervention.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 176-186. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008566
The Beijing Seminar

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Author: Elnour Hamad

178-189

Sponsored by the “Safer World” foundation, based in the United Kingdom, this meeting held at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies examined possibilities for the spreading of peace and...
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Elnour Hamad. “The Beijing Seminar.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 178-189. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008567

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Elnour Hamad (2015) ‘The Beijing Seminar’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 178-189. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008567

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Elnour Hamad (2015). The Beijing Seminar. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 178-189. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008567

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Elnour Hamad. “The Beijing Seminar.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 178-189. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008567

Book Reviews

Public Expenditure in Iraq in 2014

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Author: Abdel Wahab al-Qassab

156-165

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and its capture of vast territories in the Fertile Crescent, has confounded the political calculations of a number of all major...
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Abdel Wahab al-Qassab. “Public Expenditure in Iraq in 2014.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 156-165. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008563

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Abdel Wahab al-Qassab (2015) ‘Public Expenditure in Iraq in 2014’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 156-165. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008563

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Abdel Wahab al-Qassab (2015). Public Expenditure in Iraq in 2014. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008563

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Abdel Wahab al-Qassab. “Public Expenditure in Iraq in 2014.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 156-165. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008563
The Jihadis' Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising

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Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa

166-170

Sponsored by the “Safer World” foundation, based in the United Kingdom, this meeting held at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies examined possibilities for the spreading of peace and...
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Hamzeh Almoustafa. “The Jihadis' Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 166-170. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008564

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Hamzeh Almoustafa (2015) ‘The Jihadis' Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 166-170. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008564

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Hamzeh Almoustafa (2015). The Jihadis' Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 166-170. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008564

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Hamzeh Almoustafa. “The Jihadis' Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 166-170. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008564
The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament

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Author: Khalid Walid Mahmoud

171-173

This paper presents a survey of public expenditure in Iraq in 2014. It does this as a means of assessing government performance in a number of key economic and social areas, and the ability of the...
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Khalid Walid Mahmoud. “The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament.” Siyasat Arabiya. vol. 3, no. 12 (2015). pp. 171-173. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008565

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Khalid Walid Mahmoud (2015) ‘The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament’, Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), pp. 171-173. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008565

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Khalid Walid Mahmoud (2015). The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament. Siyasat Arabiya, 3 (12), 171-173. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008565

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Khalid Walid Mahmoud. “The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity's Moral Predicament.” Siyasat Arabiya 3, no. 12 (2015): 171-173. https://doi.org/10.12816/0008565