Turkey and the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza: Regional Implications and Policy Options

Position Paper

Supervision: Professor Dr. Hasan AlmomaniPrepared by (Research Fellow): Emad Al-Hammadin First: Background International efforts to establish an international stabilisation force (ISF) in the Gaza Strip have revealed clear divergences among concerned states, largely due to persistent ambiguity surrounding the mandate, scope, authorities, and rules of engagement of such a force. While some non-Arab Islamic countries—most…

Politics of Humanitarian Diplomacy

Position Paper

Dana Al-Majali The Cairo Summit, which brought together His Majesty King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and French President Emmanuel Macron, took place during a critical moment for Gaza, a region facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in its modern history. Although the summit had a political nature, it also carried a…

The Future of the Intersection between China’s Belt and Road Initiative and India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor in the Arabian Gulf Region

Position Paper

During the visit of the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to the White House on the 13th of last February, the American president Donald Trump expressed his support for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. This project is proposed to pass through some regions where the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is also passing through; one…