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. Four different aspects...
  • 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
    This study aims to define the interests and goals of the United States in the Arab region by answering two main questions: how does the Obama administration differ from its predecessors in view of...
  • 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 by answering two main questions: how does the Obama administration differ from its predecessors in view of...
  • 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 favors Iran over the Arab...
  • 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 Troika was based on an alliance...
  • 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. This study casts light on the likely geopolitical...
  • Public Attitudes towards the Syrian Crisis in the Arab World Cited once

    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
    Book Title: The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance Undermining America's Interests in the Middle East [English]
  • 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
    ​​The first Annual Conference for Strategic and Policy Studies in the Arab World was hosted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies from December 15 to December 17, 2012. The brought...
  • What is Palestine Today?

    Author: Rachid Yalouh; (Translator)
    149-151
    This report chronicles some of the most significant developments relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
  • Northern Iraq 1958-1975—A Political Study

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    152-154
    ​This report highlights some of the major milestones of the Arab democratic transition. The countries covered include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya,Syria and Yemen.
  • The Modern History of Syria from the French Mandate to Summer 2011 Cited twice

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    155-159
    ​​The first Annual Conference for Strategic and Policy Studies in the Arab World was hosted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies from December 15 to December 17, 2012. The brought...
  • Uprisings or Revolutions in Modern Egyptian History?

    Author: Nerouz Satik
    160-165
    Book Title: De quoi la Palestine est-elle le nom? [Translated into Arabic]
  • The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance Undermining America's Interests in the Middle East

    Author: Hichem Karoui
    166-169
    Book Title: Northern Iraq 1958-1975—A Political Study [Arabic]
  • The Major Arab Eruption in Cultural and Political Terms Cited once

    Author: Zouheir Hamedi
    170-171
    Book Title: The Modern History of Syria from the French Mandate to Summer 2011 [Arabic]
  • Australia and the Arabs

    Author: Khalid Walid Mahmoud
    172-175
    Book Title: Uprisings or Revolutions in Modern Egyptian History? [Arabic]