Vol. 1 No. 001 (2013): Issue 001

ACRPS has published the first issue of the bi-monthly journal Siyasat Arabia, a journal devoted to political science and international relations. The issue includes the following monographs and articles: “The Arab Regional Order: The Strategy of Penetration and Reformulation” (Walid Abdulhay); “Israel and Geo-Strategic Changes” (Mahmoud Muhareb); “US Goals and Strategy in the Arab World” (Marwan Bishara); “Sudan and Iran: Journey of Rapprochement” (Elnour Hamad); “The Ruling Troika in Tunisia” (Aicha El-Tayeb); “The Egyptian Presidency after Mubarak” (Bashir AbdelFattah); “The Iranian Presidency in light of the Experience of Ahmadinejad” (Rachid Yalouh); “The Geopolitical Effects of Israeli Gas Discoveries in the East Mediterranean” (Zouheir Hamedi); and “Trends in Public Opinion in the Mashreq on the Syrian crisis” (Mohammed al-Masri). There are also a number of book reviews of important works on Arab world affairs.The issue also includes “Palestinian Developments 2012” and “Milestones of Democratic Transformation in the Arab countries 2012” as well as a report on the First Annual Conference of Political and Strategic Research Centers in the Arab World held by ACRPS in Doha from December 15-17, 2012.​

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Published: 2013-03-01

Articles

  • The Arab Regional Order: A Strategy of Penetration and Reformation

    Author: Walid Abdulhay
    7-22

    Beginning with a review of existing theories of international relations that discuss policies of penetration, this study examines current politics of the Arab regional order.

  • Chinese and Russian Behavior in Confronting the Wave of the Arab Spring: A Reading of What Lies Behind Economic Interests

    Author: Mohamed Fayez Farhat
    33-44

    ​It is important not to overestimate Russia’s and China’s economic and trade interests in the Arab states as a key determinant of their behavior towards the Arab Spring revolutions.

  • Israel and the Geostrategic Changes in the Arab World

    Author: Mahmoud Muhareb
    23-32

    Israel is following the strategic changes in the region arising from the Arab revolutions with great anxiety. It is aware that its chances to control the process of change underway, and all the...

  • American Aims and Strategies in the Arab World

    Author: Marwan Bishara
    45-57

    This study aims to define the interests and goals of the United States in the Arab region.

  • Sudan and Iran: A Journey of Rapprochement and the Current Arab Scene

    Author: Elnour Hamad
    58-71

    This article discusses relations between Sudan and Iran against the background of the many Israeli air strikes against Sudan, and asks whether the ruling regime in Sudan

  • The Ruling Troika in Tunisia: Harvest of a Year between the Difficulty of Practice and the Enormity of the Challenges

    Author: Aicha El-Tayeb
    72-81

    The experience of the Troika in government in Tunisia is a unique one when compared with developments in other Arab Spring states during the transitional period.

  • The Egyptian Presidency Post Mubarak

    Author: Bashir AbdelFattah
    82-97

    The environment within which the new Egyptian president and his supporters are operating is facing a series of crises and challenges emerging on both domestic and foreign levels.

  • The Iranian Presidency in light of the Ahmadinejad Experience

    Author: Rachid Yalouh
    98-109

    This study deals with the Iranian presidency from two main angles: the first is related to the theoretical and historical givens that surround the foundation of the office of president and its...

  • The Geopolitical Effects of Israeli Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Author: Zouheir Hamedi
    110-126

    The recently announced discovery of gas off the coast of Palestine will turn Israel from an importer of gas into a producer or even an exporter.

  • Public Attitudes towards the Syrian Crisis in the Arab World

    Author: Mohammed al-Masri
    129-145

    This paper presents an overview of trends in public opinion in four Arab countries—Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine (covering the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) towards events in the Syrian...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    179-186

    This report chronicles some of the most significant developments relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    187-197

    ​This report highlights some of the major milestones of the Arab democratic transition. The countries covered include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya,Syria and Yemen.

  • Annual Conference of Strategic and Policy Studies Research Centers in the Arab World

    199-204

    Annual Conference of Strategic and Policy Studies Research Centers in the Arab World

  • What is Palestine Today?

    Author: Rachid Yalouh
    149-151

    : De quoi la Palestine est-elle le nom? [Translated into Arabic]

  • Northern Iraq 1958-1975—A Political Study

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    152-154

    Northern Iraq 1958-1975—A Political Study [Arabic]

  • The Modern History of Syria from the French Mandate to Summer 2011

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    155-159

    The Modern History of Syria from the French Mandate to Summer 2011 [Arabic]

  • Uprisings or Revolutions in Modern Egyptian History?

    Author: Nerouz Satik
    160-165

    Uprisings or Revolutions in Modern Egyptian History? [Arabic]

  • The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance Undermining America's Interests in the Middle East

    Author: Hichem Karoui
    166-169

    The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance Undermining America's Interests in the Middle East [English]

  • The Major Arab Eruption in Cultural and Political Terms

    Author: Zouheir Hamedi
    170-171

    The Major Arab Eruption in Cultural and Political Terms [Arabic]

  • Australia and the Arabs

    Author: Khalid Walid Mahmoud
    172-175

    Australia and the Arabs [Arabic]