Analysis
Is India Turning Its Back on the United States?
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States shortly after Donald Trump assumed the presidency, the discussions were warm, marked by …
Studies
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 …
Analysis
Islamist Attacker of Solingen Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
The Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf has sentenced the Solingen knife attacker to life imprisonment for three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted …
Analysis
Suspicious Tunisian Charities Helped Fund and Transport Over 6,000 Youths to Iraq and Syria to Join ISIS
The High Authority for Administrative and Financial Oversight in Tunisia, in the section of its annual report concerning the funding of associations within the …
Analysis
The History of the Muslim Brotherhood: A Secret Armed Apparatus, Assassinations, Bombings, and Turning Jihad into a Political Tool
A new research study by Deputy President of Egypt’s State Council, Justice Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab Khafagi, has once again shed light on the organizational and …
Analysis
Civil Society and the State: What Should Their Relationship Be?
This paper explores the reasons behind the failed attempts to give birth to civil society institutions in our miserable East in general, and in Syria in …
Policy Paper No. 1
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. …
Video
Franco-Saudi push to recognise Palestine: what’s next?
In this conversation we discuss France’s recent recognition of Palestine and its broader implications for the Middle East and global diplomacy. Emmanuel Dupuy, …
Analysis
Lebanon: A Historic Day in Court
On a sweltering morning, something unusual unfolds in front of the Justice Palace in the centre of Lebanon’s capital Beirut: a group of men in suits steps out, …
Analysis
Islamism versus Civil Society in Turkey – and Brussels Pays the Bill
When Erdoğan came to power in 2002, he promised a “more advanced democracy.” Two decades later, that promise lies in ruins. Turkey’s political system has been …
Analysis
The Israeli Attack Exposes the Fragility of the Iranian-Russian Alliance
Russian-Iranian relations are complex. While the two countries share broad opposition to Western influence, the balance of common, overlapping, and diverging …
Studies
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, …