Vol. 5 No. 025 (2017): Issue 025

The ACRPS has published the 25th issue of its peer-reviewed journal Siyasat Arabia, devoted to political science and international relations and published bi-monthly in Beirut and Doha. This issue includes the following papers: “Hybrid Regimes in the Arab Mashreq and their Role in Turning Political Disputes into Identity Conflicts” (Belal  M Shobaki); “The Army, Monarchy and the Establishment in Morocco” (Ihsane Elhafidi); “Social Movements in Algeria and the Hard Transition” (Arbi Boumediene); “The Political Economy of the Libyan Crisis” (Adel Zeggagh and Sofiane Mansouri); “Features of Shiite Political Discourse in Iraq after the Fall of Mosul” (Rafid Jabboori); “The Iranian Nuclear Agreement with the P5+1 and its Impact on Iranian-Saudi Relations” (Eva Haddad); “Salafism in a Sufi Society: the Case of Turkey” (Emad Y. Kaddorah) and “An Independent Discipline? A Comparative Study of Arguments over the Separation/Connection of International Relations and Political Science” (Hamzeh al-Mustafa).This edition also covers the findings from the Arab Opinion Index “How the Arabs view the United States of America at the Handover from Obama to a New Presidency” (Israa Batayneh). Additionally, it outlines the key milestones in democratic transition in the Arab World and highlights the major political events occurring in Palestine during January and February 2017.Issue 25 also comprises three important book reviews: Ahmed Qassem Hussein’s review of Nous ne sommes plus seuls au monde (We are no longer alone in the world) by Bertrand Badie, Frédéric Maatouk’s review of The Iran Wars by Jay Solomon and Louay Abdulfattah’s review of “Intelligence and Intelligence Gathering in Democracies” by Jean-Claude Cousseran and Philippe Hayez.

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Published: 2017-03-01

Articles

  • Hybrid Regimes in the Arab Mashreq and their Role in Turning Political Disputes into Identity Conflicts

    Author: Belal M ShobaKI
    7-19
    This paper argues that hybrid regimes help to create an environment that encourages the transformation of political disputes into identity conflicts. In such regimes, there is no resolution to the...
  • The Political Economy of Libyan Crisis

    Author: Adel Zeggagh, Sofiane Mansouri
    47-54
    The relationship between Morocco's military and the country's political elite – in particular its monarchy– was formed alongside the state's very apparatus immediately following independence. The...
  • An Independent Discipline? On the Separation/Connection between International Relations and Political Science

    Author: Hamzeh Almoustafa
    94-101
    It is difficult to imagine an influential presence for Salafism in Turkey despite the talk of the "spread" of Salafism there. This must be accompanied by methodological questions that articulate...
  • Military, monarchy and political elite in Morocco: structure and behavior

    Author: Ihsan al-Hafizi
    20-32
    Libyan crisis has been scrutinized through many analytical tools in order to understand its dynamics of escalation and ways to de-escalation, however, literature on the topic often focus on purely...
  • The Protest Movements in Algeria and the Hard Transition Cited once

    Author: Arbi Boumediene
    33-46
    The purpose of this paper is to study the Algerian experience with the Arab spring by identifying the nature of the protests movements in Algeria, to search the adaptation mechanisms of the...
  • Aspects of Shia Discourse and Policies in Iraq following the Fall of Mosul

    Author: Rafid Jaboori
    55-66
    The purpose of this paper is to study the Algerian experience with the Arab spring by identifying the nature of the protests movements in Algeria, to search the adaptation mechanisms of the...
  • Iran's Nuclear Deal with the P5+1 and its Impact on Iranian-Saudi Relations

    Author: Eva Hadda
    67-81
    The paper provides indications and analysis of the positions of the most influential Shia powers and parties in Iraq after the fall of the predominantly Sunni city of Mosul and the rise of the...
  • Salafism in Turkey: The Challenges of Spreading in a Sufi Society Cited once

    Author: Emad Y. Kaddorah
    82-93
    It is difficult to imagine an influential presence for Salafism in Turkey despite the talk of the "spread" of Salafism there. This must be accompanied by methodological questions that articulate...
  • How the Arabs view the United States of America at the Handover from Obama to a New Presidency

    Author: Isra Batayneh
    105-114
    This paper presents an overview of Arab public opinion towards US policies in the Arab region at a turning point between two US administrations. The findings, taken from the 2016 Arab Opinion...
  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World

    117-120
    This report highlights some of the major milestones of the Arab democratic transition during the period from January 1 to February 28, 2017. The countries covered include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and...
  • Palestine Over Two Months

    121-125
    This report chronicles some of the most significant developments relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict during the period from January 1 to February 28, 2017.
  • We Are No Longer Alone in the World: a Varying Perspective on the International Order

    Author: Ahmed Qasem Hussein
    129-136
    Original Title: Nous ne sommes plus seuls au monde- Un autre regard sur l’ « ordre international »
  • The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East

    Author: Frederic Maatouk
    137-140
    ​Book Title: The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East
  • The Intelligence Services in a Democracy Cited once

    Author: Louay Abdelfattah
    141-146
    ​Book Title: Renseigner les démocraties, renseigner en démocratie