Vol. 2 No. 010 (2014): Issue 010

​ACRPS has published issue 10 of the bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal Siyasat Arabia, a journal devoted to political science and international relations. This edition includes the articles: “The Israeli War on Gaza” (Mahmoud Muhareb); “The Israeli Assault on Gaza: Another International Test Failed by the Obama Administration” and “Syria on Gaza: Incongruity in the Regime’s Resistance Discourse” by the ACRPS’ Policy Analysis Unit; “American Policies Regarding Democratic Transformation in Europe in 1989 and in the Arab World in 2011” (Ghassan El-Ezzi); “A Context for the Arsaal Crisis: the Fallout from the Armed Confrontations” (Hamzeh Almoustafa); “Collective  Security Dilemmas in the Gulf Cooperation Council” (Ayman El-Desouky); “Does Erdogan’s Victory Herald the Start of a New Era for Turkey?” (ACRPS Policy Analysis Unit); “Determinants of Moroccan Policy towards the States of West and Sub-Saharan Africa” (Yahya Boulahya); “The Road to Mosul’s Fall” (Haider Saeed); and “Trends in Arab Public Opinion Towards the Palestinian Issue and the Arab-Israeli Conflict” (Mohammad al-Masri).In addition to the above, the issue features two book reviews: “China: New World, New Human Being” (Abdel Majid el-Sakhiri), and “Sudan’s Missing National Unity” (Elnour Hamad). Finally, the issue includes documentation of key milestones of democratic transformation in the Arab world and of developments in Palestine July-August 2014.

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Published: 2014-09-01

Articles

  • The Israeli War on Gaza

    Author: Mahmoud Muhareb
    5-15

    This study deals with the war of aggression launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip at dawn on July 8, 2014. The war lasted for 50 days

  • The Israeli Assault on Gaza: Another Foreign Test Failed by the Obama Administration

    Author: Osama Abu Irshaid
    16-23

    Many American observers agree that the recent Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip represented a major challenge for the administration of President Barack Obama

  • US Policy Toward Democratization in Europe (1989) and in the Arab World (2011)

    Author: Ghassan el-Ezzi
    28-42

    Since the time of President Thomas Jefferson, and on through the presidents of the 20th century, the United States has talked about itself as the propagator, protector, and defender of democracy...

  • The Syrian Reaction to the Latest Israeli Assault on Gaza: Changes in the Discourse of “Resistance”

    Author: Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS
    24-27

    This paper explores the Syrian reaction to the latest (September, 2014) Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip.

  • The Ersal Crisis: Background to the Armed Confrontation and its Implications

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    43-53

    At the beginning of August 2014 clashes broke out in the Lebanese town of Ersal between armed factions fighting in Syria

  • Dilemmas of Collective Security in the GCC

    Author: Ayman El-Desouky
    54-67

    This paper tries to explain the dilemmas of collective security in the Arab Gulf region.

  • Prime Minister Erdogan Wins the Race for the Presidency: a New Turkish Republic?

    Author: Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS
    68-71

    This paper analyses the extent to which a “New Era” of the Turkish Republic is possible following the election of former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the presidency on August 10.

  • Moroccan Foreign Policy towards the West and Sub-Saharan African States

    Author: Yahya Boulahya
    72-83

    This article discusses Moroccan-African relations in light of the recent visit undertaken by the Moroccan king to Mali, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon

  • The Road to the Fall of Mosul

    Author: Haider Saeed
    85-108

    Events in Mosul, which was captured by ISIL on June 9, 2014, cannot be viewed in isolation from the severe political crisis afflicting the post 2003 Iraqi political regime.

  • Arab Public Opinions towards the Palestinian Cause and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

    Author: Mohammed al-Masri
    111-122

    This paper presents the findings of a number of public opinion polls surrounding public attitudes towards the Palestinian Cause and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World

    125-130
  • Palestine Over Two Months

    131-137

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

  • China as the Birthplace of a New Society: Utopia and Reality

    Author: Abdel Majid el-Sakhiri
    141-149

    China as the Birthplace of a New Society: Utopia and Reality

  • Sudan's Missing National Unity

    Author: Elnour Hamad
    150-156