International Policies

As the United States enters a crucial election season, the pace of American popular protests against the Israeli war on Gaza rises daily, and the voices calling for a ceasefire expand. Within these protests, there are condemnations of the direct American role in supporting Israel and obstructing international efforts to end the war. Sharp criticisms of the U.S. President label…

The executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Robert Satloff, presented his observations following his regional tour last month to several countries. These observations carry the same ideas he seeks to emphasize, whether he visited the region or not (with slight differences, some related to Saudi comfort following their agreement with Iran). They indicate a shared Arab…

The current discussions, negotiations, and debates surrounding the aftermath of today’s war on Gaza go beyond the search for the future of the region, its political formulation, and who will govern it. The focus extends to the Palestinian issue as a whole, involving planning and thinking about the future of the entire region and its regional system, especially from the…

There are many political and symbolic gains achieved with the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, and the legendary steadfastness of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, of which the most important achievement was the restoration of respect for the Palestinian cause globally, the return of the idea of ​​a “two-state solution” to the table, and the collapse of…

It became clear that since receiving news of the bombing of the Al-Burj 22 base northeast of Jordan, which resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers and the injuries of dozens, the US administration has delineated the scope of its response through statements made at the time by Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh. She indicated the involvement of the…

The recent drone attack on an American military base along the Jordanian-Syrian border has cast a veil of uncertainty over unfolding details, with repercussions expected to manifest in the coming days. Currently known are the American losses: three soldiers dead and thirty wounded. The media and political arenas are ablaze with rhetoric and controversy, engaging in a heated debate about…

The latest issue (issued at the beginning of the new year 2024) of the American magazine Foreign Affairs includes  an important group of articles by senior American academics and politicians, as usual. The topic of the war on Gaza significantly dominated the articles and the main file of the magazine, which indicates the strategic importance of the region. The Middle…

The Captagon problem has been one of the most critical security dilemmas for Jordan, due to the increasing attempts of drug and weapon trafficking into its borders that became a threat to Jordan’s national security according to a formal assessment paper, along with the ineffectiveness of the current mechanisms to deter the actors involved in Captagon, particularly Iran-backed militias and…

Much has been said about the causes of “partial transformation.” In the American discourse in support of the Zionist entity in the aggression against Gaza, but what is important is to analyze its consequences. The new dispute that has emerged between the administration of US President Joseph Biden and the Prime Minister of the Zionist entity, Netanyahu, is still within…

Dylan Liptack and Isaac Shulman Analyzing the hashtag #HamasIsISIS: Understanding American Think Tank Comparisons Between Hamas and ISIS Within the context of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, there are various contentious topics in which the perceptions of American think tank organizations and their effects on policymakers are made clear. One such controversial topic relates to American think tank perceptions pertaining to…