Abstract Since October 2020 there is a new actor in Israel’s maritime space and energy sector after the Chevron Corporation acquired Noble Energy. This article examines the key developments of the first year of Chevron in Israel under the headings: financial aspects, regional politics, the UAE and the Abraham Accords, the EastMed natural gas pipeline, security aspects, Chevron and local...

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Prof. Richard Javad Heydarian

31 Oct 2021

Twenty-First Century Governance: The Rise of Middle Powers and the Future of Global Cooperation

Introduction When analyzing the emerging security architecture in Asia, and beyond, pundits often try to draw parallels with historical precedents. Perhaps the most oft-cited historical precedence is the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, thus the new fad of “New Cold War” discourse in recent years. Yet, a cursory look at the contemporary dynamics of international...

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Dr. Wael Saleh

25 Oct 2021

Applied Islamismology (AI): Toward an Arab Epistemological Reference Framework for Studying Political Islam

Executive Summary This paper aims at establishing an Arab epistemological reference framework for studying political Islam and identifying some new research themes related to the topic. This initial effort in this direction is modelled as an open epistemological dialogue because the author is keen to improve this reference framework. He also wants to ensure that it keeps pace with the...

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Brendon J. Cannon is Assistant Professor of International Security at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Utah, USA (2009). His research focuses on the nexus of international relations, security studies, and geopolitics. He has published on topics related to regional security and geopolitics, the arms... read more

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Asia-based Academic and Policy Adviser

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Ahmed Akkari

Danish-Lebanese Author & Activist

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Reem Omar Al Ubaidy

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Professor of History and International Affairs, University of North Carolina - United States of America

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Non-Resident Fellow, expert in Iranian Politics

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Dr. Ilai Saltzman

Non-Resident Researcher, University of Maryland.

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Scientific Advisor - Director of Strategic Studies

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Molly Ellenberg

Non-Resident Researcher - Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) - USA

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Ahmad Askar

Non-Resident Fellow - expert in African Affairs

Ahmad Askar has worked with several research centers and institutions in and outside Egypt including the Center for Strategic Studies - the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Faculty of African Graduate Studies – Cairo University, Journal of International Politics - Al-Ahram Foundation, Afaq Arabiyya Journal - State Information Service, and ZatMasr Foundation. He has also contributed... read more

Alya AlJneibi

Deputy Head of Strategic Communication Department

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Nathaniel L. Moir

Research Associate in the Applied History Project, Kennedy School, Harvard University

Nathaniel L. Moir, Ph.D., is a Research Associate with the Applied History Project at the Kennedy School, Harvard University, an affiliate with the Contemporary History Research Group at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, and an editor with the Journal of Applied History, published by Brill. He was formerly an Ernest May Postdoctoral Fellow in History and... read more

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Non-Resident Fellow, Extremism and Security

Dr. Lorenzo Vidino is Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security. A native of Italy who holds American citizenship, Dr. Vidino, earned a law degree from the University of Milan Law School and a doctorate in international relations from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and... read more

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Non-Resident Fellow - expert in sustainability

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Richard Woodward

Non-Resident Fellow, International Economics

Richard Woodward is Associate Professor in International Business at Coventry Business School. He is a political economist specializing in global governance institutions (especially the OECD), diplomacy, and soft power in world politics. His current research has two strands: The first examines the OECD’s evolving role in global governance, especially in the context of the challenges... read more

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PhD War Studies

Dr. Abdullah bin Khaled al-Saud is Visiting Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR), King’s College, London. He is also Assistant Professor at the College of Strategic Sciences, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Abdullah al-Saud’s research interests include radicalization, terrorism, political... read more

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