Vol. 1 No. 003 (2013): Issue 003

​ACRPS has published issue 3 of the bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal Siyasat Arabia, a journal devoted to political science and international relations. This issue includes the following studies, articles, and reports: "Reflections on the Political Experience of the Justice and Development Party in Morocco" (Rachid Muqtadir); "Shale Oil in the United States: A Revolution on the Horizon" (Zouheir Hamedi); "Israel and the Horn of Africa" (Mahmoud Muhareb); "The Restructuring of the Yemeni Army" (Adel al-Shargabi); "The Road to Geneva and US Policy Setbacks" (ACRPS Syrian Studies Unit); "Changes in the International System and their Repercussions on the Arab Revolutions" (Nerouz Satik and Ahmad Qasim Hussein); "Egyptian Foreign Policy after the January Revolution" (Amr Abdul Ati); "Illiteracy and its Effect on Voting Behavior in Egypt" (Ahmad al-Maghazi); "Arab Public Opinion Trends Regarding other Arab Peoples and Inter-Arab Relations" (Mohammad al-Masri); and "What did Iraq do to Prevent the Danger of War?" (Naji Sabri). The issue also includes a record of milestones for democratic transition in the Arab world, Palestinian events, and reviews of the following books: The Virtual Public Sphere in the Syrian Revolution, reviewed by Wissam al-Nasir; The Yemeni Revolution: The Background and the Horizons, reviewed by Khalid Walid al-Mahmoud; The Crisis of Rule in Sudan, written by Ata al-Hasan al-Bathani and reviewed by Elnour Hamad; The Question of Syria's Kurds, reviewed by Hamzeh al-Mostafa; and Energy and its Influence on Russian Foreign Policy, reviewed by Zouheir Hamedi.

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Published: 2013-07-01

Articles

  • Reflections on the Political Experience of the Moroccan Justice and Development Party

    Author: Rachid Muqtadir
    5-17
    ​The political game in Morocco has set rules and the royal institution plays a central role in its use of an approach that seeks to maintain the main political balance through soft guidance. The...
  • Oil in the United States: A Revolution on the Horizon

    Author: Zouheir Hamedi
    18-36
    The phenomenon of shale oil has returned to the forefront of politics. Unconventional oil and gas have been known to exist for some time and are available in large quantities. But the high cost of...
  • Israel and the Horn of Africa: Relations and Interventions

    Author: Mahmoud Muhareb
    37-49
    This study examines Israel's relationship with countries in the Horn of Africa and surveys a series of interventions that have taken place. It addresses in particular Israel's connections with...
  • Restructuring the Yemeni Army

    Author: Adel al-Shargabi
    50-59
    Forty days after the outbreak of the Yemeni Revolution, on March 21, 2011, General Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar (commander of the northwestern military district and the 1st Armoured Division), Major...
  • The Path to Geneva and the Unsettling of American Foreign Policy Cited once

    Author: Policy Analysis Unit- ACRPS
    60-67
    An agreement signed by the Russian Foreign Minister and his US counterpart in Moscow has taken observers by surprise due to its timing and the surrounding circumstances. The agreement in Moscow was...
  • Changes in the Structure of the International System and their Impact on the Arab Revolutions Cited twice

    Author: Nerouz Satik, Ahmed Qasem Hussein
    68-83
    Multiple International Relations theories brand the international system as anarchist. What is meant by anarchy here is the absence of a central authority at international level to settle conflicts...
  • Egyptian Foreign Policy after the January Revolution: Between Continuity and Change

    Author: Amr Abdul Ati
    84-91
    Although foreign policy issues were not among the most conspicuous slogans adopted by the protesters during the revolution, Egyptian foreign relations are thought to be one of the areas that will...
  • The Role of Illiteracy in Egyptian Voting: A Study of the 2012 Egyptian Constitutional Referendum

    Author: Ahmad al-Maghazi
    92-104
    Analyses differ on the impact of illiteracy on political consciousness, in particular when it comes to understanding the result of the referendum on Egypt’s new constitution. The constant...
  • What did Iraq do to Ward off the Threat of War?

    Author: Naji Sabri
    135-142
    Iraq’s former foreign minister Naji Sabri al-Hadithi provides an account of the details of the campaign led by the United States against Iraq on August 2, 1990. He explains the measures Iraq took...
  • Arab Attitudes towards Intra-Arab Relations

    Author: Mohammed al-Masri
    107-119
    Iraq’s former foreign minister Naji Sabri al-Hadithi provides an account of the details of the campaign led by the United States against Iraq on August 2, 1990. He explains the measures Iraq took...
  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World

    123-127
    This paper explores public attitudes to pan-Arab issues, specifically, the question of intra-Arab relations and intra-Arab cooperation. The results, based on a series of public surveys conducted...
  • Palestine Over Two Months

    128-131
    This report highlights some of the major milestones of the Arab democratic transition. The countries covered include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya,Syria and Yemen.
  • The Virtual Public Sphere in the Syrian Revolution

    Author: Wissam al-Nasser
    145-155
    Book Title: The Virtual Public Sphere in the Syrian Revolution [Arabic]
  • The Yemeni Revolution: Background and Prospects

    Author: Khalid Walid Mahmoud
    156-159
    Book Title: The Yemeni Revolution: Background and Prospects [Arabic]
  • The Governance Crisis in Sudan: Crisis of Hegemony or Hegemony of Crisis?

    Author: Elnour Hamad
    160-166
    Book Title: The Governance Crisis in Sudan: Crisis of Hegemony or Hegemony of Crisis? [Arabic]
  • The Syrian Kurds: Reality, History, Myth Cited once

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    167-169
    Book Title: The Syrian Kurds: Reality, History, Myth [Arabic]
  • Russian Energy, Power, and Foreign Relations: Implications for Conflict and Cooperation

    Author: Zouheir Hamedi
    170-172
    Book Title: Russian Energy, Power, and Foreign Relations: Implications for Conflict and Cooperation [English]