https://mena-studies.org/formats/studies/Recent content in Studies on MENA Research CenterHugoen-GBTue, 09 Jun 2026 12:54:15 +0200https://mena-studies.org/syria-as-an-energy-transit-corridor-between-promising-geography-and-a-constrained-reality/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:41:31 +0200https://mena-studies.org/syria-as-an-energy-transit-corridor-between-promising-geography-and-a-constrained-reality/Iran’s attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israeli war on Iran pushed countries around the world to search for alternative routes and corridors. The issue of transforming Syria into an energy transit hub returned to the forefront of…https://mena-studies.org/challenges-to-expanding-the-abraham-accords/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:38:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/challenges-to-expanding-the-abraham-accords/Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 and 2021 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, no additional countries have joined the framework. At the same time, none of the signatories have withdrawn. The Abraham…https://mena-studies.org/the-new-middle-east-ignites-competition-between-turkiye-and-israel/Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:42:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/the-new-middle-east-ignites-competition-between-turkiye-and-israel/The Gaza Strip war reshaped the region, upending the balance of power and opening the door to scenarios that were previously unlikely in the Middle East. The period between Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the twelve-day war between Israel and…https://mena-studies.org/secularism-why-does-it-have-a-bad-reputation-in-the-arab-world/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:16:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/secularism-why-does-it-have-a-bad-reputation-in-the-arab-world/The ones who have harmed the reputation of secularism the most fall into three categories: Arab rulers, extreme secularist elites, and advocates of political Islam who seek power at any cost. Rulers presented themselves to the world as secular but failed to…https://mena-studies.org/russia-seeks-victory-in-afghanistan/Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:03:03 +0200https://mena-studies.org/russia-seeks-victory-in-afghanistan/Russia has become the first country in the world to officially recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan — a move that constitutes strong support for the movement, which has failed to honor its commitments to the international community, especially…https://mena-studies.org/addressing-radical-islamism-challenges-and-strategies/Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:51:27 +0200https://mena-studies.org/addressing-radical-islamism-challenges-and-strategies/Despite the numerous policies implemented over the past decades, radical Islamism remains a complex and multidimensional threat to both France and Europe. Several recent reports have underscored this, notably the French Ministry of the Interior’s report…https://mena-studies.org/the-dilemma-of-disarming-hezbollah-in-lebanon/Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:25:59 +0200https://mena-studies.org/the-dilemma-of-disarming-hezbollah-in-lebanon/The debate in Lebanon over disarming Iran-backed Hezbollah is intensifying. The Lebanese government has approved a U.S. plan, through a cabinet decision, stipulating that all weapons in the country must be placed under state control by the end of 2025. This…https://mena-studies.org/irans-lost-influence-in-the-middle-east-and-its-alternative/Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:13:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/irans-lost-influence-in-the-middle-east-and-its-alternative/It appears that Iran has come to realize that its influence has significantly diminished in the Middle East. In the best-case scenarios, Tehran needs many years to repair its troubled relationships with the active states in the region. This comes after the…https://mena-studies.org/minorities-and-nation-state/Wed, 14 May 2025 16:58:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/minorities-and-nation-state/For a long time, the issue of minorities has been one of the unspoken taboos—either suppressed by force or ignored through a form of collective pretense. It is difficult to identify a single, unified stance that represents minority perspectives regarding the…https://mena-studies.org/the-pillars-of-tyranny-in-religious-discourse/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:24:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/the-pillars-of-tyranny-in-religious-discourse/In this thought-provoking paper, Yasser Hassoun sets out to diagnose what he sees as the root cause of stagnation within the Arab-Islamic mindset. He argues that genuine reform, renewal, and enlightenment must begin by addressing the structural flaws embedded…