Vol. 5 No. 028 (2017): Issue 028

The twenty-eighth edition of Siyasat Arabiya, a bi-monthly political science journal published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies is now available. The peer reviewed academic papers included “Elite v. Geography: Actors, Structures and Qatar Foreign policy” by Marwan Kabalan; “The Legal Ramifications of the Blockade on Qatar in Terms of International Law” by Mohamed Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi; “Analytical Selectivity in the Discipline of International Relations” by Mohamed Hamchi; “Repeated Changes of Palestinian Cabinet Ministers and the Impact on Public Policies: the Point of View of Higher Authorities” by Jehad Alayasa; “Kirkuk in Iraqi Narratives of Victimization and the Victimizer” by Khalil Fadl Osman; and “From Diversity to Division: the Prospects for a Consociational System of Power-Sharing in Kirkuk” by Nahwi Saeed. This edition also includes a translation by Abdou Moussa of Richard N. Haass’ “World Order 2.0: The Case for Sovereign Obligation”.The section dedicated to the Arab Opinion Index includes the paper “Arab Public Opinion towards US Foreign Policy during the First Year of the Trump Presidency” by Mohammed al-Masry.

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Published: 2017-09-01

Articles

  • Elite v. Geography: Actors, Structures and Qatar Foreign policy Cited 3 times

    Author: Marwan Kabalan
    7-26
    ​Qatari foreign policy presents a challenge for students of international relations. Whereas major theories within the field tend to privilege structural factors in explaining the action of states,...

  • The Legal Ramifications of the Blockade on Qatar in Terms of International Law

    Author: Mohamed Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi
    28-39
    This paper will examine the situation which can be described as the “Blockade of Qatar”, and particularly the legal ramifications of this blockade and the avenues of action available through...

  • Analytical Selectivity in the Discipline of International Relations Cited 7 times

    Author: Mohammed Hemchi
    40-54
    This article examines what analytical eclecticism can offer to qualify IR to overcome the Grand Theory crisis. It debates analytical eclecticism’s basic promises relying on its main characteristics...

  • Repeated Changes of Palestinian Cabinet Ministers and the Impact on Public Policies: the Point of View of Higher Authorities

    Author: Jehad Alayasa
    55-71
    This research addresses the problem of government turnovers in Palestine between 1994 and 2016 and the impact on public policy sustainability. The thesis of the research is that government...

  • Kirkuk in Iraqi Narratives of Victimization and the Victimizer

    Author: Khalil Fadl Osman
    75-89
    Victimization narratives compose a principle element in creating of sub-national identities in societies afflicted by divisions and communal disputes. Little wonder then that narratives of...

  • From Diversity to Division: the Prospects for a Consociational System of Power-Sharing in Kirkuk

    Author: Nahwi Saeed
    90-104
    This paper explores the difficulties of the city and governorate of Kirkuk, specifically the problems from its diverse composition. Kirkuk has been described as a “microcosm of Iraq”, in...

  • “World Order 2.0: The Case for Sovereign Obligation”

    Author: Abdou Moussa
    107-112
    This article, originally written by Richard N. Hass has been translated into Arabic by Abdou Moussa. It proposes an alternative to the current world order, based on a new principle centered on what...

  • Arab Public Opinion towards US Foreign Policy during the First Year of the Trump Presidency

    Author: Mohammed al-Masri
    115-125
    A recent opinion poll by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies examined Arab public attitudes towards US foreign policy during the first year of the Trump presidency. Survey questions...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in Arab World

    129-132
    This report highlights some of the major milestones of the Arab democratic transition. The countries covered include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    133-138
    This report chronicles some of the most significant developments relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • The Gulf Crises and Blockade of Qatar: Economic, Legal and Political Perspective

    Author: Ihab Maharmeh
    159-162
    Collective Security in the Arab League: Realistic and Structural Theories

  • Critique of

    Author: Yassine Yahyaoui
    141-146
    The Gulf Crises and Blockade of Qatar: Economic, Legal and Political Perspective

  • Collective Security in the Arab League: Realistic and Structural Theories Cited once

    Author: Ahmed Qasem Hussein
    147-155
    Has the 2011 Constitution Stalled the Democratic Transition of Morocco?