Regional Policies

The main question regarding Ahmad al-Shar’a and the controversial role of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria’s future goes beyond personal or partisan dimensions. In other words, it’s not the core issue. The main question is whether al-Julani or HTS (in whatever political form it may take – a political party or an ideological alliance) will be a dominant actor…

Aleppo governorate has witnessed rapid military developments over the past three days following the announcement of Operation “Deterrence of Aggression” by Syrian opposition forces. This operation has resulted in the capture of significant areas in Aleppo’s western countryside and parts of its surrounding areas, alongside a swift retreat by Syrian regime forces. These developments mark a potentially pivotal moment in…

Rasha Fityan Saleem PSI EX. Director intervention speech on the opening day of the Euromed Civil Society Conference, addressing “Gender Perspective in PCVE: Empowering Women as Active Agents in the Prevention of Extremism, Polarization, and Resilience-Building” with focus on challenges facing women in Palestine & Jordan. Barcelona/Spain -26 October, 2024 Dear your Excellencies, Esteemed Colleagues, and friendsLadies and Gentlemen,   …

In an unannounced and surprising move, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi visited to the Syrian capital, Damascus, carrying a verbal message from King Abdullah II. During his visit, he met with Bashar Al-Assad and several Syrian officials. This visit comes at a sensitive time amid a turbulent regional context in the Middle East, underscoring the importance of direct diplomatic engagement…

Many Arab Governments, as well as many Western officials, have shown political short-sightedness by rushing into welcoming the assassination of Hamas’s leader Yahya Al-Sinwar and by concluding that the movement will be weak after his death, and that will open the door to a prisoner return deal, these are expectations or wishful thinking that ignore fundamental realities of the ongoing…

Germany, considered the central power of the European Union, ranks fifth in the world in terms of GDP (PPPindex), and first in Europe (which produces 29.9% domestically of the EU GDP), it is also the largest in the EU population (approximately 85 million people). It leads the European countries in the number of MEPs that influence European politics (96 members out of 720, which equals 13.3%).  Therefore, this means that Germany’s stance on the Al-Aqsa flood represents a significant variable of the international scene, this stance had a large bias in favor of Israel to the extent that only 9% of the Arab…

Many analysts from both Arab and Western perspectives have exaggerated the connection between Israel’s aggressive actions in Gaza in the past year, since the Al-Aqsa flood on October 7, 2023, and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s attempts to evade corruption charges in the Israeli judiciary. Even if this explanation holds some truth, it overlooks a more critical question: the political agenda of…

None of the experts and researchers generally anticipated that the recent escalation against Hezbollah in Lebanon would lead to the assassination of its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah. This figure holds considerable weight, symbolism, and influence, making it widely expected that he resides in a secure and fortified location, or that Israel would refrain from escalating to the extent of deciding to…

Italy has recently adopted a unilateral diplomatic approach to normalize its relations with the Assad regime, disregarding the EU’s unified policy and Western sanctions. This move is intended to urge the EU to reevaluate the situation in Syria, while also appeasing the populist right-wing in Italy and Europe in general. Additionally, Italy –optimistically- aims to the repatriation of Syrian refugees.…

Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, meets today, Sunday (8/4/2024), with the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani. The purpose of the meeting is to convey a message from King Abdullah II after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the heart of Tehran during the inauguration of the Iranian president.