Publications

This publication assesses the positive and negative impacts of the conclusion of the Association Agreement between the EU and Syria and offers policy recommendations for the EU to ensure that this Agr...chevron_right

This report looks at the international approach to the Iranian nuclear program problem. The author outlines the policy choices still available to avoid the two equally dangerous scenarios: an Iranian ...chevron_right

This report makes policy recommendations to the US and its allies for dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat. These suggestions are intended to prepare the way for a long-term competition with Iran, ...chevron_right

This report reviews a selection of material from three Arab language media networks. The author argues that all three convey extremist messages. He focuses on topics such as hatred of the West, the st...chevron_right

This report reflects on obstacles to and possibilities for reviving trans-Atlantic cooperation. The author looks in particular at the EU and US policies toward the Middle East. He argues that trans-At...chevron_right

This issue of Al Nakhlah features articles on the link between economic performance and legitimacy in Iran, the rise of Islamic banking in Central Asia, the development of Iraqi Kurdistan and charisma...chevron_right

This issue covers the future of the Kurds in Iraq and US policy toward them, domestic political struggles in Syria, China's energy policy toward the Middle East and the legal basis of Iran's claim for...chevron_right

This issue covers recent and historic developments in the Arab world and in Southwest Asia, including options for US policy toward Iraq, social and political repercussions of the October 2005 earthqua...chevron_right

This edition of Al Nakhlah examines the political thought of the Iranian thinker AbdolKarim Soroush on the encounter between the West and Islam, Iran's support of non-state armed groups in Iraq, and t...chevron_right

The first three chapters of this publication address the following topics: the problem of child labor in Pakistan, the role and impact of the Sharia law on Afghanistan’s constitutional development pro...chevron_right

This issue contains four essays on the role of Islam in the Muslim World. Topics covered are the contemporary Islamic legal discourse, an analysis of the Jemaah Islamiyah network, a case study of how ...chevron_right

This issue of Al Nakhlah addresses various topics from the Islamic world and the Middle East. It covers questions related to states of the region, such as an analysis of the Iranian constitution, an a...chevron_right

This issue of Al Nakhlah examines the resilience of the traditional clergy in post-revolutionary Iran, the concept of jihad in the context of Shi'a doctrine, and the difference between Islamic and Sha...chevron_right

This report argues that in the past 15 years NATO's effectiveness has been directly tied to its adaptability. Symptoms of the latter have included 1) redefining the Alliance's concept of security; 2) ...chevron_right

This report relies upon the center-of-gravity sections of Clausewitz's "On War" in order to 1) assess the strengths and weaknesses of Salafi-jihadi groups now operating in Syria and Iraq, and 2) clarify potential courses of action for US leaders, particularly against...chevron_right