Vol. 12 No. 071 (2024): Issue 071

The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have published the 71st issue of Siyasat Arabiya, a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal of political science and international relations. This issue contains the following articles: "The Rise of Neo-Traditional Marjiʿyya: Political Authority Between Najaf and Iran's Willayat Al-Faqih" by Harith Hassan; "Hybrid Defence for Small States: Strategic Lessons 31 and Implications from Ukraine and Gaza (2014-2024)" by Omar Ashour; "Deep Cultural Genocide in the Israeli War on Gaza: A Cultural-Media Perspective" by Basim Tweissi; "The Rise of Militarization in Sudan: Manifestations, Causes, and Implications" by Bahaeldin Makkawi Mohammed Gaily; and "A Mirror with Two Sides: Authoritarian Populism and Disinformation in Egypt and Tunisia" by Majd Abuamer.The translation section includes Adam Przeworski's " Who Decides What Is Democratic?" translated by Abdou Moussa El-Bermawy. This issue also documents key events in the democratic transition in the Arab world and Palestine over the two-month period from 1 September to 31 October 2024. Additionally, it features Reem Al-Sameai's review of Strategic Hedging in Iran's Policy toward the United States by Ola Rafiq Mansour and Ayman Ibrahim Al-Dessouki.

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Published: 2024-11-01

Articles

  • The Rise of Neo-Traditional Marjiʿyya: Political Authority Between Najaf and Iran's Willayat Al-Faqih

    Author: Harith Hasan
    9-29
    This study explores the relationship and reciprocal influence between the political authority in Iran, led by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and the religious authority in Najaf, led by the...

  • Hybrid Defence for Small States: Strategic Lessons and Implications from Ukraine and Gaza (2014-2024)

    Author: Omar Ashour
    31-51
    ​If deterrence fails and diplomacy falters, how can small states defend themselves against adversaries that outnumber, outgun and outmatch them? This study seeks to contribute to the ongoing...

  • Strategic Hedging in Iran's Policy toward the United States

    Author: Reem Al-Sameai
    139-146
    This section examines the most significant political documents related to the democratic transition in the Arab world. In this issue, we feature two documents from Yemen and Egypt, covering the...

  • Deep Cultural Genocide in the Israeli War on Gaza: A Cultural-Media Perspective

    Author: Basim Tweissi
    52-73
    This study explores the concept of "deep cultural genocide" in the context of the Israeli war on Gaza in 2023 - 2024. It seeks to expand this concept to encompass tangible cultural genocide, which...

  • The Rise of Militarization in Sudan: Manifestations, Causes, and Implications Cited once

    Author: Bahaeldin Makkawi Mohammed Gaily
    75-91
    This research aims to shed light on the continuous rise of the military's role in Sudanese politics, the efforts of civilian forces to contain this phenomenon, and the outcomes of these efforts. It...

  • A Mirror with Two Sides: Authoritarian Populism and Disinformation in Egypt and Tunisia

    Author: Majd Abuamer
    92-109
    Politicians are increasingly adopting populist rhetoric that is appealing to people's emotions and biases rather than their rational judgments. This rhetoric includes claims of representing the...

  • Palestine Over Two Months

    Author: آدم شيفورسكي

    This report documents the most significant Palestinian events and developments related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, covering the period from September 1 to October 31, 2024.

  • Who Decides What Is Democratic?

    125-126
    ​Politicians are increasingly adopting populist rhetoric that is appealing to people's emotions and biases rather than their rational judgments. This rhetoric includes claims of representing the...

  • Milestones in Democratic Transition

    ​This report documents the most significant milestones in the Arab world's democratic transition during the period from September 1 to October 31, 2024.

  • Documents of Democratic Transition

    131-136
    ​What is "democratic" depends on the values one attaches to democracy. The distinction that determines the answer is between minimalist and maximalist conceptions of democracy. Defending democracy...