Joe Biden’s presidency and the possible geopolitical shifts in the Middle East (By Yeghia Tashjian)

President Joe Biden has inherited a state of disorder in the Middle East from Donald Trump. Powers such as Russia and Turkey have filled the vacuum as the US has, to a certain degree, isolated itself from regional issues. Biden is expected to

The axis of instability: The Azerbaijani-Israeli alliance (By Mona Issa & Yeghia Tashjian

Israel functions as a US proxy in the Middle East, pushing for US foreign policy and interest against its enemies – today, Iran is the only country in the region challenging the US and opposing its policies. Iran, an oil-rich country stranded by

Iran: Deterring Israel by avoiding direct military confrontation (By Yeghia Tashjian)

Despite Iran’s increasing political power in the Middle East particularly after the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and the escalation of the war in Syria, its options, to engage in a direct confrontation with Israel, are dependent on financial and military factors.

Re-examining Palestine and the region – Interview

An Interview with Palestinian political activist and young scholar Hadi Abdelhadi Alijla on Palestine and the region.  -How do you evaluate the current rapprochement between Fateh and Hamas? Is it doomed to failure like the previous agreements or this time both sides have

The Women of Palestine and the Struggle for Liberation

Hayat Al-Balbisi had always wanted to be a teacher. But her father was dead, her mother paralyzed and sick at home, her sister blind, leaving the family with no supporter. So Hayat, a student at the Teachers College in Jerusalem, decided to search

An Azerbaijani Front Against Iran? Central Asian Relations in the Age of Trump (By Eldar Mamedov)

Barely two weeks in office, the Trump administration has already sharply escalated tensions with Iran. First, it targeted Iranian citizens in a shameful and illegal visa ban, alongside citizens of six other predominantly Muslim countries, ostensibly on counter-terrorism grounds – despite the fact

India and Israel: Closer than ever before (By Moinuddin Ahmad)

India and Israel: Closer than ever before Experiencing an unprecedented reproach from several European States and apparently an all time cold relations with the United States of America, a seemingly dejected Israel is looking to garner support from the east. There is no