Information on "International Relations" and "Arab World"
April 2013
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9 Apr 2013
Real Time Diplomacy
Author: Philip Seib, Bridget Kendall
Publisher: Chatham House
This is a transcript of a speech made by Philip Seib, director of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California in which he discusses how diplomacy is adapting to the era of social media, when news and events are disseminate... More on «Real Time Diplomacy»
February 2013
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25 Feb 2013
What Scenarios for the Euro-Mediterranean in 2030 in the Wake of the Post-Arab Spring?
Author: Rym Ayadi, Carlo Sessa
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper presents three scenarios of how regional relations between the EU and the southern Mediterranean countries will develop after the Arab Spring. More on «What Scenarios for the Euro-Mediterranean in 2030 in the Wake of the Post-Arab Spring?» -
Feb 2013
Learning From the 'Arab Spring': Turkish Foreign Policy in Flux
Author: Ioannis N Grigoriandis
Publisher: Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
As Turkey ascends to 'second tier BRIC' status, new foreign policy ambitions have emerged. More on «Learning From the 'Arab Spring': Turkish Foreign Policy in Flux»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Heretic’s Musings on What It All Means
Author: Yossef Bodansky
Publisher: Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
This paper draws some conclusions about longer-term and wider-area implications of the so-called Arab Spring. More on «Heretic’s Musings on What It All Means» -
Jan 2013
Political Stability in Authoritarian Regimes
Author: Cecilia Emma Sottilotta
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
History abounds with instances in which Western countries have pursued policies supporting authoritarian regimes, while lukewarmly investing in democracy promotion. More on «Political Stability in Authoritarian Regimes» -
2013
The United States and the Gulf States
Author: Richard LeBaron
Publisher: Atlantic Council
This policy brief explores two issues that are testing relations between the US and its allies in the Gulf: democratic transitions in the Arab world and regional security. More on «The United States and the Gulf States» -
Jan 2013
The Security Implications of the Arab Spring
Author: Eberhard Kienle
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
This paper focuses on the implications that the ‘Arab spring’ has for the security of states and individuals in Europe and North America as core parts of the ‘West’. More on «The Security Implications of the Arab Spring»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Israeli Perspectives on the Arab Uprisings
Author: Tova C Norlén
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
The reaction to the Arab revolts that began in 2011 was more skeptical in Israel than in other countries. More on «Israeli Perspectives on the Arab Uprisings» -
Nov 2012
Arab Spring, Turkish "Summer"? The Trajectory of a Pro-Western "Moderate Islam"
Author: Kees van der Pijl
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
In this paper, the author argues that the "moderate Islam" that has developed in Turkey could play a role in shaping the outcome of the Arab revolt that began in 2011. More on «Arab Spring, Turkish "Summer"? The Trajectory of a Pro-Western "Moderate Islam"»
October 2012
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16 Oct 2012
The World after Great Power Withdrawals
Author: Shahid Javed Burki
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This research paper asks whether and how the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan will affect the latter’s neighborhood and beyond, and how it might specifically affect the Muslim-majority countries of South Asia. More on «The World after Great Power Withdrawals»
