Vol. 11 No. 062 (2023): Issue 062

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 62nd issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed political science and international relations journal, Siyasat Arabiya. This issue features six studies in a special issue on the water diplomacy and trans-boundary water conflicts. The articles include an introduction: "Transboundary Waters in the Arab Region: From Conflict to Benefit-Sharing and Regional Cooperation" by the guest editor of this issue Mohammad Al-Saidi, in addition to "Water Diplomacy: Its Importance and How Does It Work?" by Hussam Hussein, Zoe Campbell, Josephine Leather, and Patrick Ryce; "The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Evolution of International Water Law" by Joni Aasi; "The Iraqi - Syrian - Turkish Conflict Over the Tigris and Euphrates Waters: A Geopolitical Reading" by Abdelkarim Daoud; "Towards Understanding the Water Conflict in the Eastern Nile: The GERD Issue and Common Misconceptions" by Mohammad Al-Saidi, and Mohammed Basheer; "Water in Egypt: A Complex Crisis with a Limited Response" by Ghassan ElKahlout; "Litani River as It Connects the Sects: Towards Better Rebuilding in Lebanon" Hussein Abdulmunim Amery. The issue also contains the documentation of Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World and Palestine over two months, 1/3-30/4/2023, along with select Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World. The issue ends with Khaled Torki Alkhaldi's book review of The Horn of Africa: A Gulf Strategic Depth by Madoukh Ajmi Al-Otaibi.

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Published: 2023-05-01

Articles

  • Water Diplomacy: Its Importance and How Does It Work?

    Author: Hussam Hussein, Zoe Campbell, Josephine Leather, Patrick Ryce
    13-24

    This study highlights the significance of water diplomacy in resolving state conflicts over water, especially as the shared nature of transboundary water resources often leads to tensions around...

  • Towards Understanding the Water Conflict in the Eastern Nile: The GERD Issue and Common Misconceptions

    Author: Mohammad Al-Saidi, Mohammed Basheer
    66-82

    This study examines the Eastern Nile conflict to identify eight common misconceptions related to the conflict over Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam, situating it in the context of competition...

  • The Horn of Africa: A Gulf Strategic Depth

    Author: Khaled Torki Alkhaldi
    139-146

    This book examines the political, economic, historical, cultural, and linguistic relations between GCC countries and the Horn of Africa, highlighting the region's strategic significance to the...

  • Transboundary Waters in the Arab Region: From Conflict to Benefit-Sharing and Regional Cooperation

    Author: Mohammad Al-Saidi
    7-12

    This special issue focuses on academic discussions in the field of water cooperation and diplomacy, which have garnered increased attention in recent decades due to growing threats to the use of...

  • The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Evolution of International Water Law

    Author: Joni Aasi
    25-39

    This paper focuses on the ICJ''s role in developing a body of international water law and argues that the court still values sovereignty in its interpretation of laws, which often limits...

  • The Iraqi - Syrian - Turkish Conflict Over the Tigris and Euphrates Waters: A Geopolitical Reading

    Author: Abdelkarim Daoud
    40-65

    The paper studies the Iraqi-Syrian-Turkish conflict over the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, from a geopolitical perspective.

  • Water in Egypt: A Complex Crisis with a Limited Response

    Author: Ghassen Elkahlout
    83-102

    This study focuses on Egypt, where most of the population lives just a few kilometres from the Nile, relying directly on the river for agriculture, fishing, and hydropower generation.

  • Litani River as It Connects the Sects: Towards Better Reconstruction in Lebanon

    Author: Hussein Abdulmunim Amery
    103-112

    This study addresses the vital importance of the Litani River in Lebanon and tackles the environmental challenges resulting from severe pollution in the river, where approximately 40 million...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    115-119

    This report includes documentation of the most significant milestones in the democratic transition in the Arab world from March 1 to April 30, 2023.

  • Documents of Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    120-130

    This section tracks key political documents relevant to the democratic transition in the Arab world, featuring documents from Tunisia, Sudan, Iraq, and Syria from March 1 to April 30, 2023.

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    131-136

    This report documents key Palestinian events and incidents related to the Arab-Israeli conflict from March 1 to April 30, 2023.