Al Jazeera Network http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/ http://studies.aljazeera.net/Media/images/logo-print.jpg http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/ © 2013 Aljazeera Network feedback@aljazeera.net webmaster@aljazeera.net Aljazeera Generator Turkey and Russia are united by great economic interests and are divided by sensitive political issues. The Syrian issue has highlighted this issue. While Turkey is seeking to topple the Syrian regime, Russia will do anything to defend it. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/05/20135795421533494.htm 20135795421533494 Tue, 07 May 2013 11:03:19 GMT The decision to restructure the Yemeni army is a landmark decision in the path of political transition in Yemen. This move has reduced the state of polarisation within the army, weakened the centre of power of former President Ali Saleh and reinforced the authority of President Rabbo Mansour Hadi. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/05/2013528037485262.htm 2013528037485262 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:32:02 GMT Egyptian President Morsi is facing three issues that challenge his regime: political challenge to his power as shown by the National Salvation Front, the government's efforts to reduce support for debt reduction, and the compromise between the control of chaos and reform of the security sector. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/04/201342491950908791.htm 201342491950908791 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:25:52 GMT The drafting of a new constitution remains a top priority to the Sudanese regime. This highlights an issue of great importance: the current constitution does not allow President al-Bashir to run for a third term and is incompatible with the structure of power that prevailed before the south seceded. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/04/201342211952673945.htm 201342211952673945 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:31:37 GMT The structure of the new Tunisian government signals the line of the ruling parties and their acceptance of some of the opposition's demands to reduce political tension. It also reflects the formation of a broad consensus to confront the insecurity that threatens the completion of the interim phase. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/04/20134141154417291.htm 20134141154417291 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:35:17 GMT The Israeli right wing continues to control the composition of the new government but this time with a new force that polarises secular and religious camps, potentially disintegrating the Likud base. Yet, it still poses a threat to the Palestinians with its emphasis on settlements and Judaisation. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/04/201348112538798612.htm 201348112538798612 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:54:59 GMT Libya is threatened by many challenges and risks, but it lacks the consensus required for a constitution that can give the government the legitimacy to resolve disputes over the monopoly of arms and move the country from revolutionary legitimacy to institutional legitimacy. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/04/20134282438798512.htm 20134282438798512 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:02:31 GMT The appointment of Senator John Kerry, former chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee and one of the active American personalities in foreign politics throughout Obama's first term, has provoked speculation in many circles as to whether the USA is at a new juncture regarding the reorganisation of its global strategic priorities. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/03/201331378291385.htm 201331378291385 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:52:30 GMT The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, needs to institute a new constitution before next autumn as the current system does not allow him to stay in power with sufficient authority or to address the Turkish nation’s framework for resolving the Kurdish issue. His opportunity lies in the link between constitutional amendment and solving the Kurdish issue. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/03/2013336372537622.htm 2013336372537622 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:54:05 GMT Egypt’s stability has again been shaken as a result of political disorder, this time characterised both by the opposition’s ever weakening ability to control the vandalism, crime and rising Salafi influence in its ranks and President Muhammad Mursi’s faltering ability to promote coherence within state institutions. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/02/201327103350815755.htm 201327103350815755 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:44:33 GMT Although France and ECOWAS member countries began beating the drums of war in Mali several months ago and an international resolution from the UN Security Council was acquired, the breakthrough sparking military action was a surprise to everyone, coming months before the time set for intervention. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/01/2013120113020737609.htm 2013120113020737609 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:01:59 GMT The regimes in Sudan and South Sudan face domestic and foreign pressures that make it in their interests to come to an agreement on the contentious issues between them and unite against the troubles that compromise their stability. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/01/201312493428799940.htm 201312493428799940 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:44:32 GMT Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces the most dangerous dilemma since the beginning of his tenure, as the latest demonstrations against his policies relate to the extension of peace across the country and across all social strata’s, which could ultimately spell the weakening of his rule. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2013/01/201312885617985214.htm 201312885617985214 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:11:30 GMT Egyptian president Muhammad Mursi has succeeded in defeating his opponents in the battle over the constitutional referendum. This crisis, however, resulted in divisions amongst the revolutionary forces, fermenting rivalry between Islamists and secularists and making the army look like the last safety net for the Republic. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/12/201212166202252244.htm 201212166202252244 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:50:10 GMT The Free Syrian army was able to gain the initiative by virtue of a two-pronged strategy: to tear apart the Syrian regime’s forces on a number of front and to weaken their grip over large areas in Syria. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/12/201212117386376948.htm 201212117386376948 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:39:40 GMT Egypt's President, Muhammad Mursi, unexpectedly issued a new constitutional decree on Thursday, 22 November 2012. No one had expected him to go as far as he did with his new constitutional decree and the stormy responses that followed were as extraordinary as the decree itself. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/12/2012126742876179.htm 2012126742876179 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:30:17 GMT Despite Jordanian political parties' declaration of their boycott of the January 2013 parliamentary elections as a refusal to participate in political games they have not formed the rules of, the regime does not seem to be affected owing to the general internal and external consensus it has gained. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/11/20121118103353939827.htm 20121118103353939827 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:02:47 GMT The Israeli leadership is facing two options in attacking Gaza: ground invasion, which is highly costly politically and militarily, and with no guaranteed outcome; and a truce which would limit the operational action of its forces as opposed to the past. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/12/201212178213829563.htm 201212178213829563 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:42:22 GMT The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly has failed to meet the 23 October deadline set for the drafting of a new constitution that facilitates the establishment of a new freely and fairly elected government thus causing controversy between the opposition and the ruling powers. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/11/2012111382737251403.htm 2012111382737251403 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:38:03 GMT On 12 August 2012, Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi achieved in one day what would take years to do. By resolving the issue of the duplication of powers, withdrawing SCAF’s governing powers and returning the military to the performance of its core functions, Morsi set Egypt on a path to a transition http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/11/201211811349782124.htm 201211811349782124 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:34:35 GMT The cooperation agreement recently signed by Presidents Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir – though welcomed locally, regionally, and international – is a target of widespread criticism. While some argue that it is lacking, others question the extent of its implementation. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/10/20121023101128423733.htm 20121023101128423733 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:39:57 GMT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will most likely contest the presidency of the Turkish republic in less than two years. There are several indications that he is making the position of the president more powerful than it currently is. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/10/2012101182616142155.htm 2012101182616142155 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:38:33 GMT It has been decades since the Israeli leadership has attempted to interfere in American presidential elections in the manner Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attempted in the past few weeks. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/09/2012927115024330662.htm 2012927115024330662 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:40:04 GMT Contrary to the expectations of many, Egypt's first post-revolution president, Mohamed Morsi, has managed to take important steps with regards to both domestic and foreign affairs within the first two months of his presidency, demonstrating the state's new orientations. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/09/2012967561441983.htm 2012967561441983 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:12:07 GMT Despite already having been active participants in the revolution, Kurdish forces came to the limelight with the unfolding of critical events in July 2012 including the armed rebellion, the Erbil agreement, and the capture of numerous Kurdish-inhabited areas. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/09/201292105638851698.htm 201292105638851698 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:04:17 GMT There have been several defections from the Syrian regime that has plunged the army, and the whole country, into a confrontation with the Syrian rebels. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/08/201281681838179913.htm 201281681838179913 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:47:06 GMT Damascus has turned down an Arab League proposal for Assad to step down and for them to arrange an exit and a safe haven to be made available for him, preferring an escalation of the conflict. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/08/201285112323570794.htm 201285112323570794 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:26:57 GMT Amidst a wave of economic difficulty for the Sudanese people due to the government's austerity policies and political stalemate, protests reminiscent of the revolutions of the Arab spring erupted in Khartoum and a number of other cities. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/09/201294123421317917.htm 201294123421317917 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:41:20 GMT After a 33-year stand-off with the US, and a decade of failed talks, Iran sees the real issue as regime change, not nuclear. Lacking hard evidence of a weapon, the West has moved into sanctioning intentions, something Iran can't refute. But if Israel attacks, the game changes. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/07/2012731996503237.htm 2012731996503237 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:49:34 GMT After a series of regional and international meetings, Syria descends into increasing violence while opposition forces fail to settle their disputes and reconcile. This promises that even after President al-Assad's possible departure, bloodshed will continue. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/07/201272975034637271.htm 201272975034637271 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:00:13 GMT The second round of presidential elections took place in Egypt in an atmosphere of political tension following the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ issuance of a constitutional declaration through which it granted itself legislative powers as well as other powers that limited those of the elected president; a declaration rejected by the Muslim Brotherhood and other revolutionary forces. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/07/201273133138327232.htm 201273133138327232 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:45:58 GMT The Yemeni armed forces recently managed to retake a number of towns that had been controlled for almost a year by militant Islamist group Ansar al-Shariah. This victory, however, is only partial, as Ansar chose to withdraw in order to regain its strength and prepare for a sporadic war of attrition. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/07/2012747719322656.htm 2012747719322656 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:06:47 GMT The current crisis in Lebanon is characterised by the lack of a coherent internal political system or external safety network to prevent the Syrian crisis from engulfing Lebanon and harming the very fabric of Lebanese society. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/07/20127382725974902.htm 20127382725974902 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:30:42 GMT Egypt’s fate is inextricably bound to decisions that will be issued by the Constitutional Court. The Court’s deliberations on political ineligibility and parliamentary elections place the presidential elections and the current parliament in the balance. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/06/201262812543854848.htm 201262812543854848 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:49:49 GMT With the manoeuvre of "early elections,” Netanyahu was able to obtain a national unity government to strengthen his position within it and within his own party, help him maintain a "strict" economic policy, and give him more authority over the military, enabling him to launch an attack against Iran. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/05/201252311829721858.htm 201252311829721858 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:30:16 GMT The Syrian regime's strategy for suppressing protests is based on turning the Syrian crisis into a chronic internal crisis and a complex and multi-front regional conflict with perplexing complications and high costs. However, this overloads the regime with burdens that limit its ability to act. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/05/2012528121717159527.htm 2012528121717159527 Mon, 28 May 2012 12:26:34 GMT Political and professional obstacles have converged and turned media in Tunisia into a centre of major tension in the process of democratic change. The current crisis will continue to exist until the emergence of social balances that will render multi-faceted media practice possible and protected. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/05/20125171101211535.htm 20125171101211535 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:15:02 GMT Concerning the call for federalism, the current situation in Libya is characterised by loosening communal ties, fragile political institutions, increasing regional ties, and growing feelings of divergence and differentiation. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/05/201251584930189155.htm 201251584930189155 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:14:58 GMT The war waged by the Syrian regime against citizens calling for its overthrow is becoming a cold war between two major Lebanese currents: one wagering on the consolidation of al-Assad's internal influence, and the other on the fall of the regime and the shift of the internal balance of power. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/05/20125111057296608.htm 20125111057296608 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:08:59 GMT Sudan’s recapture of the oil-rich area of Heglig from South Sudan has restored the relations between the two states to the formerly prevailing fragile balance, one that may erupt once again into conflict. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/04/2012429105046683193.htm 2012429105046683193 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:00:21 GMT The race for presidency in Egypt is witnessing rapid developments. The candidature began with big names but a legal battle led to the expulsion of three, leaving only four major competitors in the presidential elections. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/04/2012429124611629148.htm 2012429124611629148 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:54:35 GMT It is now obvious that the decision of the Muslim Brotherhood to contest the presidential election was not made according to an understanding with the military junta. It is, rather, a result of the increasing differences between the two. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/04/201242293933940447.htm 201242293933940447 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:52:35 GMT According to their statements, Mali’s military has executed a coup to ensure the unity of the country. What they have actually done is to have practically facilitated secession, as they now face immense internal and external pressures forcing them to hand over power to civilian authorities. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/04/201241181614742553.htm 201241181614742553 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:13:51 GMT In confronting the popular revolution in Syria, the regime resorted to the ‘Hama guidelines’ – the strategy applied by Hafez al-Asad to end protests that took place in Hama in the early 1980s and which he managed to quash because the context favoured him. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2012/04/20124810523468129.htm 20124810523468129 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:02:15 GMT Tensions surrounding the Iranian nuclear program have risen again, but the main determinants of the issue remain largely the same as they had been before and are likely to reduce the chances of a war on Iran. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/04/20124265355979648.htm 20124265355979648 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:09:51 GMT Restructuring Yemeni military and security institutions is a complex task because it reconfigures internal and external balances and holds high stakes. Former President Saleh sees it as a final chance to keep his relatives in power while the opposition sees it as a chance for the transfer of power. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/04/201241122034894445.htm 201241122034894445 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:32:48 GMT The trend that currently shapes the Palestinian scene is that Fatah and Hamas seek internal consensus induced by regional changes after Arab revolutions. However, this consensus is linked to the balance of power in the Arab world which is inclined to support the option of negotiating with Israel. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/03/2012312115050104437.htm 2012312115050104437 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:08:51 GMT The Arab initiative is the best solution for transferring power in Syria. It is the least costly in every aspect and protects Syria's resources and army. Unfortunately, the regime still refuses the initiative and chose to resort to force to defeat the popular movement instead. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/03/2012315102124670368.htm 2012315102124670368 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:05:46 GMT The Sudanese regime faces two types of pressures: internal pressures of regime supporters calling for reform, opponents calling for regime change and of rebel groups supported by constant tension South Sudan and economic hardship; and continuous external pressures of the West and the ICC. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/02/201222974522412105.htm 201222974522412105 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:44:51 GMT Iran is facing two crises: one escalating externally in the backdrop of another that is entrenching internally. In each, the Islamic Republic’s grip on the crisis is loose, and therefore rendering it unable to determine the direction of events. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/02/2012295310228714.htm 2012295310228714 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:45 GMT The internationalisation of the Syrian crisis underwent a transformation after the dual Russian-Chinese veto of the resolution based on the Arab League’s initiative at the United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC). It is clear, however, that there is rising international consensus on divesting the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, of his legitimacy and of pursuing change in Syria through gradual means. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/02/201222982242478801.htm 201222982242478801 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:47:18 GMT The Arab League’s political initiative brings an important shift in the Syrian crisis. There is, for the most part, consensus among Arab countries that the incumbent president, Bashar Al-Assad, must step-down and confer his powers to his deputy. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/02/2012228114441114412.htm 2012228114441114412 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:51:18 GMT Iran is threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz in response to new Western sanctions, thus making it difficult for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to accommodate security requirements based on their alliance with the West and exportation of oil based on coexistence with Iran. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/02/20122812243317290.htm 20122812243317290 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:08:28 GMT Crucial developments marked the scene in Sudan in 2011. The beginning of 2011 witnessed a referendum around self-determination for the south. This referendum saw popular support in favour of the secession of South Sudan, with South Sudan officially become an independent state in mid 2011. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/01/201211911152771567.htm 201211911152771567 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:43:52 GMT The crisis in Iraq centering around terrorism charges brought against the Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi reflects the distorted balance of power that has emerged since the American withdrawal. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki believes his influence and importance carries greater weight. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/01/201211663848420621.htm 201211663848420621 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:48:48 GMT Shortly after the arrival of the first delegation of Arab monitors in Damascus, two explosions occurred targeting "sub-security", killing forty four people and injuring 160 according to official data. Immediately afterwards, Syrian officials announced that al-Qaeda is responsible for the explosions. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/01/201211093147439375.htm 201211093147439375 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:02:58 GMT The third stage of Egypt’s parliamentary elections started on the 1st January 2012. Once it is over, elections will be held in the constituencies where they were postponed or cancelled for one reason or another. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/01/201211081541540415.htm 201211081541540415 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:20:36 GMT A few months from the start of the youth revolution in Yemen, the Houthis entered into bloody military clashes in more than one region. Their opponents regarded it as an attempt to expand and impose their presence by military power. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2012/01/201215132953608788.htm 201215132953608788 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:48:56 GMT Arab and Turkish economic sanctions affect the parties benefiting from the Syrian regime through losses that force them to disengage from it. However, these sanctions will hurt Syrian protesters if they effect the people's daily lives stronger than they effect the regime's cohesion. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/20111228756117483.htm 20111228756117483 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:10:16 GMT The crisis that led to the outbreak of the second wave of the Egyptian revolution began with a mass demonstration in Tahrir Square on Friday, 18th November 2011. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/2011121113104495102.htm 2011121113104495102 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:33:32 GMT Aiming to defuse the political crisis that has been raging in the country for about two weeks, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah accepted the resignation of the seventh government of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed Al Sabah. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/2011127152819421419.htm 2011127152819421419 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:52:08 GMT The 25th November poll is being held for prior legislative entitlements aimed for the election of members of the House of Representatives in its new form according to the requirements of the new constitution that was adopted under a referendum in July 2011. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/201112713445304639.htm 201112713445304639 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:56:15 GMT The Iranian nuclear programme is rising once again as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed its concern over the programme's military dimensions in a recent report; Israel hints at targeting its militarily and Washington warns the former of the consequences of doing so. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/11/2011113011271368747.htm 2011113011271368747 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:58:44 GMT Iran supports the Syrian regime while Turkey supports the rebels. Meanwhile, Arab countries have yet to agree on a clear position protecting Syria from civil war and foreign intervention. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/11/2011113011416957748.htm 2011113011416957748 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:46:19 GMT The Maspero crisis in Egypt illustrated the military council's incapability of administering the country and weakened the council's authority as well as affected the course of democratic transition negatively. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/11/20111129101250793220.htm 20111129101250793220 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:56:39 GMT From Friday, July 8th, to Tuesday, August 2nd, Egypt experienced a second wave of what were mass protests at times, and less massive at other times. The Fridays between the two dates witnessed large rallies in Tahrir Square and the squares in other major cities... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/09/2011913112236923123.htm 2011913112236923123 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:27:43 GMT Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, August 9 in marathon talks on the Syrian crisis and al-Assad’s policy toward the popular movement demanding freedom and change... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/09/201198103145593869.htm 201198103145593869 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:34:17 GMT With the passing of the twenty-ninth week, the extensive confrontation between the Syrian people and the ruling regime witnessed three highly important developments that will have profound impact on the crisis that Syria faces. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/2011125125637736676.htm 2011125125637736676 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:04:02 GMT Nineteen weeks into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military campaign against the Gaddafi regime and its military forces – a campaign that has involved nearly 19 000 aerial sorties, about 7 500 of which were ground attacks... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/201182385117250107.htm 201182385117250107 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:53:48 GMT Field indicators on the ground, the state of escalating tension and ongoing military preparations of the political regime and the popular revolution in Yemen illustrate that the situation is actually approaching the brink of war http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/2011126125822803158.htm 2011126125822803158 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:59:01 GMT What distinguishes conditions in Jordan is the clear separation between the government and the king in the orientation of political forces as slogans of regime change are completely absent from the public sphere and a sort of implicit agreement that the king be excluded from the circle of discussion http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/12/2011126123343206520.htm 2011126123343206520 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:06:32 GMT When a group of activists who called for the Friday 15th July protests under the name of “Friday the Final Admonition,” a week after sit-in’s in Tahrir Square and other Egyptian Squares... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/2011810122935623983.htm 2011810122935623983 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:54:13 GMT The first half of 2011 has witnessed a set of decisions by the PLO leadership perhaps unprecedented since the dawn of the era of the Oslo peace process... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/2011810105631484552.htm 2011810105631484552 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:54:56 GMT By mid July, the Syrian revolution had completed its fourth month and what had initially began as a limited and sporadic popular movement, in a few cities and townships, turned into popular massive demonstrations... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/20118312529765779.htm 20118312529765779 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:13:43 GMT The war currently waged between the Mauritanian army and al-Qaeda militants based in Mali’s Wagadou Forest raises many questions about the nature and objectives of this conflict... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/2011728102123383670.htm 2011728102123383670 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:07:37 GMT President Saleh's departure from Yemen for treatment after an assassination attempt during the performance of Friday... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/2011730824521636.htm 2011730824521636 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:56:30 GMT Kuwait's political and national circles look to the 23rd of June as a crucial moment to cure one of the symptoms of the crisis that has hit the country... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/20117308451572715.htm 20117308451572715 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:05:45 GMT Although Lebanon long anticipated the formation of [Prime Minister] Najib Miqati’s government, the government's late and challenging birth did not succeed in promoting a sense of stability... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/2011730101540624364.htm 2011730101540624364 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:57:50 GMT Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, headed by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, has been ruling Egypt since 11 February 2011 – the day that former President Hosni... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/201173012122255775.htm 201173012122255775 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:58:10 GMT Despite the constant thorns on the path of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the crises that hinder its implementation, the dispute over Abyei between the North and South... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/2011730122852262789.htm 2011730122852262789 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:58:31 GMT With the start of the third month of the international coalition’s campaign in Libya, and after carrying out more than 10,000 sorties, of which more than 4,000 have been offensive attacks... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/20117301237252389.htm 20117301237252389 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:58:52 GMT Three weeks after the start of forceful crackdown on the popular movement, Syrian cities and towns witnessed a new wave of protests on Friday, 13May... http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/07/2011730125337384646.htm 2011730125337384646 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:59:14 GMT On Sunday, 5 December 2010, the second and final round of Egypt’s parliamentary election was held. This round decided the fate of the seats which had yet to be filled after the first http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/2011824111217307757.htm 2011824111217307757 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:56:53 GMT On 3 November 2002, only one year after it was founded, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) recorded a surprising electoral victory by winning thirty-five percent of the seats in the Turkish parliament. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/2011824115942331223.htm 2011824115942331223 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:09:10 GMT A new round of talks in the Doha Forum began earlier this year, sponsored by Qatar and with international and Arab support, to attempt to deal with the Darfur crisis. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/201182412439899802.htm 201182412439899802 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:09:07 GMT On Sunday, 12 September 2010, a constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on a broad package of amendments. http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/positionpapers/2011/08/201182412534986660.htm 201182412534986660 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:08:56 GMT