Vol. 7 No. 040 (2019): Issue 040

​The ACRPS has published the 40th issue of the bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal Siyasat Arabiya, covering political sciences and international relations. This issue includes the study "Populism and the Permanent Crisis of Democracy" by Azmi Bishara and a special report called “US-Gulf International Relations: Realist Approaches”. Other articles include “The New Patterns of US-Gulf Relations and the Crises in the Middle East Under Trump’s Administration” by Anthony H. Cordesman; “Qatari-US Relations: Limits of Compatibility and Differences” by Marwan Kabalan; “The Limitations of US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East” by Ross Harrison; “Saudi-US Relations and their Transformations: Risks and Probabilities” by Mohamed Elmenshawy; “Security Relations between the United States and the Gulf States: The Evolution of Regional Perspectives in an Age of Uncertainty” by Rory Miller; and “Between Wealth and Power: The Political Economy of US Energy Policy in the Gulf” by Rabah Zaghouni. Also covered in this issue is Arab Opinion Index commentary by Dana El Kurd, who writes about “US Policy in Arab Gulf Opinion: Data from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait”. The Documentation section explores Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World 1/7/2019 - 31/8/2019 and Documents about Democratic Transition in the Arab Region, as well as the regular installment of Palestine Over Two Months 1/5/2019 - 30/6/2019. Finally, Ahmed Qasem Hussein provides a book review of US Policy and International Crisis Management (The Cases of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon) by Abbada Mohammed al-Tamer.

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Published: 2019-09-01

Articles

  • Populism and the Permanent Crisis of Democracy

    Author: Azmi Bishara
    7-34
    The premise of this study is the belief that there is a crisis in contemporary liberal democracy resulting from the tension between two traditions: one democratic and the other liberal. The spread...
  • Qatari-US Relations: Limits of Compatibility and Differences

    Author: Marwan Kabalan
    53-71
    This study explores the origins of Qatari-US relations, the foundations on which they are based, and the rules that govern them. It begins by examining relations between the two countries from the...
  • US Policy and International Crisis Management (The Cases of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon)

    Author: Ahmed Qasem Hussein
    157-163
    This book comes to complement the findings of previous research projects in the crises in the Middle East, the American treatment of them, and the impact of the cultural and intellectual...
  • The New Patterns of US-Gulf Relations and the Crises in the Middle East Under Trump’s Administration

    Author: Anthony H. Cordesman
    37-52
    This study explores the origins of Qatari-US relations, the foundations on which they are based, and the rules that govern them. It begins by examining relations between the two countries from the...
  • The Limitations of US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East

    Author: Ross Harrison
    72-82
    US and Gulf relations are based on more than self-interest, but common selfinterest is always a key (or the key) factor in shaping an alliance and strategic relationship. The key common...
  • Saudi-US Relations and their Transformations: Risks and Probabilities

    Author: Mohamed Elmenshawy
    83-96
    ​This study explores the concept of a traditional balance of power based on realism, which, for several reasons, is unsuitable to explain the relations between the US and the Gulf States. First,...
  • Security Relations between the United States and the Gulf States: The Evolution of Regional Perspectives in an Age of Uncert

    Author: Rory Miller
    97-111
    This study argues that relying on the United States for of security and defense has led to the neglect of the Arab Gulf states to varying degrees. These countries failed to build an independent...
  • Between Wealth and Power: The Political Economy of US Energy Policy in the Gulf

    Author: Rabah Zeghouni
    112-126
    The study examines wealth and power in the US energy policy in the Gulf region using the international political economy approach, which proposes a relationship of mutual influence between the...
  • US Policy in Arab Gulf Opinion: Data from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

    Author: Dana El Kurd
    129-131
    The study examines wealth and power in the US energy policy in the Gulf region using the international political economy approach, which proposes a relationship of mutual influence between the...
  • Milestones in Democratic Transition in the Arab World

    135-138
    This study aims to present the results of the Saudi and Kuwaiti opinion poll on US policy in the Arab region. The study attempts to analyze how Gulf Arab citizens view US policy since President...
  • Documents about Democratic Transition in the Arab Region

    Author: The Project of Democratic Transformation and Transition Phases in The Arab Countries
    139-150
    يرصد هذا البابُ أبرز الوثائق السياسية ذات الصِّلة بالتحول الديمقراطي في الوطن العربي. وننشر، هنا، الوثائق الخاصة بالحراك الاحتجاجي في السودان، التي أنتجتها الأطرافُ الفاعلة فيه، خلال شهري شباط/...
  • Palestine Over Two Months

    151-154
    ملخص بالصراع العربي - الإسرائيلي في المدة 1 تموز/ يوليو - 31 آب/ أغسطس 2019. يتضمن هذا التقرير توثيقًا لأهم الوقائع الفلسطينية والأحداث المرتبطة