Raqqa vs Kobani – Terrorism vs Revolution
There is a thin stria between revolution and terrorism. If an uprising or a revolt results in a new social, political and economic order, it becomes a revolution superseding the...
The Proxy Warfare in Syria
It has been seven years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. When the Arab uprisings spread throughout Syria, it was not thought that the peaceful protests would turn...
An Imagined Unity, a Divided Reality: Identity, Perception and Coexistence Among Palestinian Youth Separated by the Green Line
How to Cite: O’BRIEN, C. D. (2018), An Imagined Unity, a Divided Reality: Identity, Perception and Coexistence Among Palestinian Youth Separated by the Green Line. Journal of Conlicft Transformation and...
Lifestyle of resistance: Palestinian Sumud in Israel as a form of transformative resistance
How to Cite: NIJMEH, A. (2018), Lifestyle of resistance: Palestinian Sumud in Israel as a form of transformative resistance. Journal of Conlicft Transformation and Security, 6(2): 143–165. Abstract: Sumud, the concept most...
Turkey-KRG Energy Relations: Internal and External Dynamics
Abstract This paper aims at exploring internal and external dynamics of Turkey-KRG energy relations. It argues that Turkey’s fight against the PKK, its increasing energy need, the target of Turkish...
The Military’s Evolving Role In Jordanian Political Reform
Introduction Following the Arab Spring, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan seems to have faced less instability than its neighbors, much like monarchies across the region. Analysts agree that the regime...
ISRAEL’S FEAR OF DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
This month Egypt, known as the “mother of the Arab world” will, for the first time, hold a free and transparent Presidential election. This election will have a great impact...
CLOUDS OF WAR OVER MIDDLE EAST? WHY AN ATTACK AGAINST IRAN IS IMPOSSIBLE
It is obvious that Iran seeks a bigger share in the distribution of power in a post Cold War Middle East, especially now that the U.S. retreats its troops from...
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring
As the uncertainty of the Arab Spring continues, the debate on the future of the movement and the U.S. role in it grows into a colorful debate. As a part...
Staging the Motions of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ in Syria?
Organised by the Arab League and attended by around 70 countries, the Friends of Syria Conference in Tunis on 24 February 2012 was probably one of the last chances for...
A “WMD-Free” Middle East is a Disarmed Israel even Desirable for the Region?
While the preparations for next year’s UN conference on a Middle East Nuclear & WMD Free Zone are underway, commentators are already expressing pessimism as to the possibility of such...
Turkey, Iran and the Arab Uprisings: The Failure of Political Islam and Post-Ideological Politics
Part I: Islamism in the Arab uprisings of 2011 and the role of the Turkish and Iranian ‘models’. It has been widely observed that none of the 2011 Arab uprisings...
Israel : The Risk of a New War with Arab Countries
On the 18th of August an attack launched by military commandos against buses in some Israeli towns north of Eilat in the Negev desert resulted in many victims, including some...
The Arab Spring and Calls for a Turkey-EU Foreign Policy Dialogue
The Arab Spring caught both Turkey and the European Union by surprise and led both actors to review their existing policies towards the Middle East and North Africa. It also...
A New War on Terror?
Just when the threat of Islamist terrorism seemed to be successfully suppressed, the actions of Breivik bring awareness of the evil engendered by other extremist ideologies. When a Muslim terrorist...