Middle East Unit
By: Radwa Al-Sharif Middle East Affairs Coordinator An article on the “Council on Foreign Relations” blog discusses the idea of a Palestinian-Jordanian confederation as an alternative to the two-state solution. Elliott Abrams, the author of the article,[1] argues that the “two-state solution” as a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is impractical and dangerous. Instead, he […]
By: Laila Ahmed Introduction: The rise of popular politics in the early 1930s culminated in the hegemony of the Left, which was the predominant power in Israeli politics from 1933 until 1977. David Ben Gurion was the main figurehead; he retired in 1963. The Left promoted a narrative that idealized the Left’s supremacy in nation- […]
By: Laila Ahmed Introduction: The ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine frequently serve as a kind of shorthand for international relations. Furthermore, the United States continues to be the dominating superpower in spite of threats from authoritarian power actors like China, Iran, and Russia, which means it must continue to engage in diplomatic relations. […]
Rabaa Wazeer Jordan is on schedule for the upcoming municipal elections, to be held on March 22, 2022. In preparation for the elections, it has become clear that there is an increasing activity among Jordanian tribes and clans in terms of making understandings and alliances with each other in exchange for being vacated by this […]
By: Omar Abdelhady For the past few years Egypt has been grappling with a multitude of complex economic issues that have had extremely adverse effects on its citizen’s welfare. From high inflation that reached in excess of 30%, youth unemployment that reached 25% and shortages in basic commodities such as rice and sugar. In addition, the […]
By: Omar Abd ELHADY Introduction: Since 2022, Egypt has found itself entangled in a complex economic web, facing a foreign exchange crisis that has evolved into a severe shortage of US dollars, exacerbating a concurrent government debt and inflation crisis. These crises are intricately interlinked, with the shortage of US dollars influencing the debt repayments […]
Name: Hana Ashraf Ahmed Elhessy Introduction: International Humanitarian Law grants women in times of conflict general protection, as they are civilians and special protection as the law takes into consideration the fact that women in particular may be vulnerable to certain types of violence, this need for special protection focuses on the needs of women […]
By: Hana Ashraf Ahmed Elhessy Introduction: In fact, it was not announced at all but the US is now embroiled in a regional war against an alliance of Iran-backed militant groups spread from Syria to Yemen, that war is being conducted with little congressional oversight, and with little acknowledgement from the Biden administration of the […]
Name: Hana Ashraf El-Hessy Introduction: More than a hundred days have passed since the war in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in which Israel launched a military campaign that included air, missile and artillery bombardment and a lot of operations that resulted in the deaths of more than 20,000 Palestinians and the injury of about 60,000 […]