⬛ Editorial
⬜ The Palestinian Authority Dilemma and the Emergence of Resistance in West Bank………………………………………………………… Amro Allan 7
⬛ Studies
⬜ The Geostrategic Positioning of Naval Forces in sites Bordering the Arab Region……………………… Abdul Rahim Rahmouni 10
The Arab region is one of the most prominent regions characterized by internal and external conflict, this is reinforced by the emergence of external actors as key players in the war and peace equation in the region. The study examines the nature of the Arab region and its centrality as a strategic maritime course for these actors, which are increasingly repositioning themselves in the region, and to know to which extent is the Arab region seen as a geopolitical-maritime hub in the eyes of other naval powers (American, Russian, Iranian, and Turkish). Finally, the study aims to analyze the impact of this region on the military starting points of these powers, and also answer several questions related to the reality of the Arab region in light of the Maritime Military strategies of these powers.
⬜ Moroccan-Gulf relations in light of global changes………. Rashid Baji 27
The Moroccan-Gulf relations seem to be among the most exciting inter-Arab relations. Morocco is the most geographically remote Arab country from the Arabian Gulf region. In terms of its population ethnicity, it is a mixture between Arabs and Berbers. Throughout history, the Maliki Doctrine was the dominant school of thought throughout the Moroccan kingdom. In contrast the Gulf region adopted the Hanbali Doctrine. However, the apparent factors of difference contributed to weaving distinct relations between the Moroccan Kingdom and the Arab Gulf countries. In general, the Moroccan policy coincided with the Gulf countries behavior, while Morocco retained political independence of its decision making and its positive neutrality, especially in internal Arab conflicts.
⬜ The Algerian popular movement between street opposition and the authority: logic and implications……………. Mokhtar Maroufel 48
The Algerian popular movement phenomenon cannot be answered without examining the bilateral dimension in which the authority and people meet as two opposites suffering from lack of trust between them. The paper examines the details of the Algerian movement, and displays the spaces of difference between the authority and people, and indications emanating from speeches and actions accompanying the movement of both sides. The study attempts to answer a number of anthropological dilemmas that are hidden behind the convictions and tools of both conflicting sides in an attempt to gain support and momentum. The study examines testimonials, records of abuses, insults and insults, aiming to excavate the backgrounds that give the phenomenon of movement significance and meaning.
⬜ Power shifts in Mauritania before and after the emergence of the state: a sociological reading………… Bab Wild Sayed Ahmed Al 64
The issue of Power in Mauritanian society raises many questions and problems, whether at the superficial level, or at the hidden level of power that is often embodied in controlling and governing society. The study examines the manifestations of power and its features in the modern Mauritanian state in comparison to the old models of power in previous Mauritanian society that are dominated by alliances and disharmony. The study also dwells on the contradictions behind the concept of power and its implications, with emphasis on Khaldun’s theory, from blood lineage to social cohesion, and examines the features of power transformations in Mauritanian society before and after the emergence of the state through examining traditional power and any functional conflicts associated to it.
⬜ The Palestinian national discourse on social networking sites: Facebook as a model………………………………………. Bassam Aweidah 79
Over the past sixty years, the Palestinian political field underwent various changes. Politics, like any other social phenomena, is subject to internal and external factors, influences, changes, and interventions. Perhaps the most prominent of these factors is the balance of power between both sides in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the shifting of national stakes and projects on the Palestinian arena especially after Oslo, the formation of the Palestinian Authority and the changes in the national project, opting to a peaceful “settlement” rather than resistance. This study seeks to reveal the transformations that occurred in the Palestinian national discourse on the Facebook platform, study the content of this transformation and measure its impact, and the content of the national discourse on the Facebook communication platform.
⬜ Climate Securitization Crisis in the Arab World: A Critical Study of Liberal Theory…………….. Chougrani Elhoucine and Khalid Elkadaoui 98
The impact of climate change on the security of states and their peoples has become a reality, after having been a theoretical field. From this standpoint, the study aims to dismantle the concept of Western capitalocene and its applications, its relevance to the climate securitization crisis in the Arab world, with a focus on providing a critique Arab perspective of liberal theory, examining the security repercussions of climate shifts and criticizing liberal policies not in favor of protecting the environmental common. Thus building an Arab approach that senses the inevitability of protecting common environmental rights by addressing the liberal foundations of Western capitalocene and its relationship to the dangers of the climate securitization crisis in the Arab world, and presenting a different thesis to protect the environmental common.
⬛ Articles and opinions
- An open letter to Arab intellectuals……………………. Miloud Amer Hajj 114
- Extremist Discourse: between Salafi jihadism and
the extreme right……………………………….. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdullah 123
⬛ Flags
- Youssef Al-Ruwaisi and the Unionist Arab Nationalist Trend
in the Tunisian National Movement………………………. Hani Al Shahidi 135
⬛ Books and readings
- Tenuous relations between the West and Muslims: Causes and Solutions
(Hans Köckler)………………………………………………. Mohamed Wahdo 147
⬛ Book Summaries
Arabic Books: The Destruction of Syria and the Displacement of Its People: Who is Responsible?; Islam and liberal citizenship in search of an overlapping consensus; The end of the Ottoman Empire and the formation of the Middle East; Transformations of the Palestinian Elite: Reviews in History and Identity.
Foreign Books: The Untold Story of the Golan Heights: Occupation, Colonization and Jawlani Resistance; How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U. S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe; The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War; The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U. S. Power.
Research reports: Why Israel Is Hesitant About Supplying Ukraine
with Air Defense Systems; «Reunification» with Taiwan through Force
Would Be a Pyrrhic Victory for China……………….. Gabby El Khoury 151
⬛ Statistical file
- Foreign Trade of Arab Countries:
Selected Indicators………………………………………….. Gabby El Khoury 160
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