After 15 years of effort, Iran became a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In the last 15 years, UN sanctions against Iran and high tensions between Iran and the United States under Trump have prolonged the process of Iran’s membership in the SCO. Iran’s membership in the SCO will have multiple implications for the country’s international status and its foreign policy agenda. Joining the SCO is a
A written statement made by the Algerian Presidency announced that Moroccan planes were to be restricted to use Algerian airspace. The decision was made after the Supreme Security Council convened under the chairmanship of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “The Council has decided to immediately close the airspace to Moroccan civil and military aircraft and aircraft bearing the registration number of this country,” the statement included. It was stated that the
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After 15 years of effort, Iran became a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In the last 15 years, UN sanctions against Iran and high tensions between Iran and the United States under Trump have prolonged the process of Iran’s membership in
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After nearly twenty years, the post 9/11 political order in Afghanistan collapsed
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Abdennour Toumi: Lebanon is currently experiencing developments that could take the Lebanese people back to the painful years of the civil war. What are the options for the next government and political activities in the country? What is the main reason for the immediate interruption of the work of the Saad al-Hariri government? Khattar Abou Diab: Lebanon has been grappling with deep political, economic, and social problems for some time. The economic crisis in Lebanon in recent years, in addition
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Abdennour Toumi: Algeria has gone through pre-legislative elections on June 12, which led to the National Liberation Front (FLN) leading the results of these elections. The FLN is calculated on the variable of continuity and not the break that was a legitimate demand in the peaceful movement of 2019. What are the options of the administration of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the political events arising from the new political structure produced by the June 12 elections? Prof. Yahia Zoubir: The
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Abdennour Toumi: How would you describe the main directions of France’s Middle East policy? Prof. Bertrand Badie: To understand France’s policy in the Middle East, we need to look to the past. When the Arab-Israeli war broke out in 1967, France, under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, had an Arab policy capable of transforming power. This policy has three axes that no longer exist today. The first axis is that, in the bipolar political system brought by the Cold
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Abdennour Toumi: What is the thing that caught your interest the most about the MENA region, politically and geopolitically, in the 21st century evolution? Prof. Anoush Ehteshami: There have been publications written about the twentieth century, and much of the twentieth century was described as the shortest century because so much happened in such a short period of time. For example, two World Wars that shaped the rest of the century happened during this period. I fear that within this
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What are the new political and geopolitical imperatives that changed the MENA region in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Arab uprisings of 2011 and 2019? Professor Olivier Roy: The first point is the weakening of what remains of pan-Arabism and Arab nationalism. Even though we knew that it was more rhetoric than a real strategy, there was an apparent consensus on symbols, such as support for the Palestinian cause, especially as public opinion
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In a statement made by Turkey’s foreign ministry, the decision of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) to withdraw its vote of confidence from the government on September 21 was said to
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. On his personal account on Twitter after
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The UN food agency’s head has warned that 16 million people in Yemen are on the verge of starvation, and that food supplies for millions of people in the war-torn country will
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After 15 years of effort, Iran became a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In the last 15 years, UN sanctions against Iran and high tensions between Iran and the
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A written statement made by the Algerian Presidency announced that Moroccan planes were to be restricted to use Algerian airspace. The decision was made after the Supreme Security Council convened under the
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Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has urged world leaders to continue engaging with the Taliban in Afghanistan, reiterating his country’s commitment to peaceful conflict resolution. The Emir, speaking at
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The decision to cancel the vote of confidence taken by the House of Representatives (HoR), led by Aguila Saleh, received many reactions from the local level. It was stated that 89 of
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On Tuesday, King Abdullah II stressed the need to improve the health sector’s level and establish an institutional mechanism to oversee performance and ensure commitment to professional standards. At a meeting with
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After nearly twenty years, the post 9/11 political order in Afghanistan collapsed in the face of a stunning Taliban blitz across the country. This is the second time that the movement has
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Moroccan Prime Minister-designate Aziz Akhannouch announced a government coalition on Wednesday, which includes the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), and the Istiqlal Party. The announcement came
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On Tuesday, Iran’s hardline President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the UN General Assembly’s 76th annual gathering through a video conference. In his speech, Raisi stated that his country wants to maintain nuclear negotiations
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Iraqi President Barham Salih and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, met on the sidelines of the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. The foreign ministers of Iraq
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed that the international community cannot let the Syrian crisis drag on for another 10 years, in his address to the 76th UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Qatar’s energy minister said on Tuesday that current high gas prices are due to a lack of investment as well as a supply deficit, but that the situation is not a crisis,
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