China’s Rise is Exposing the Cost of America’s Alliance with Israel
As US global dominance wanes and China advances a multipolar world order, Washington’s unconditional support for Israel is accelerating its strategic decline By: Prof. Sami A. Al-Arian Voices/ July 2025…
Why Netanyahu Is Frantically Trying to Pull the US Into Israel’s War on Iran
Israel launched a decapitation strike to spark regime change in Iran and draw in the US – but Tehran’s unprecedented response has left it facing strategic defeat By: Prof. Sami…
Israel Can Have the Bomb But Not Iran: The Hypocrisy of the International Order
The Zionist state is believed to have a nuclear arsenal despite not acknowledging it officially. Iran is being punished for adhering to global norms. By: Prof. Sami A. Al-Arian Voices/…
Sleepwalkers into War Are Algeria and Morocco on the Path to Conflict?
Djallel Khechib, research fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA), recently authored a policy paper published by the Luiss Mediterranean Platform at the Luiss School of Government…
Trump’s Middle East Moves Revive the Question of Who’s In Charge
From Gaza to Riyadh, the US president is making deals that undercut Israeli priorities. But these tactical shifts should not be misread as a break from America’s imperial strategy By:…
The Role of Israeli Universities in the Killing and Torture of Palestinians
This book is superb, a very informative and well-argued, a detailed historical documentation of the complicity of all Israeli universities and research centers By: Dr. Fadi Zatari Voices/ May 2025…
New Issue of Geopolitical Compass Magazine Published (Issue No. 149)
CIGA is pleased to announce the publication of Issue No. 149 of the Geopolitical Compass Magazine (GPC). This latest edition features concise and insightful geopolitical summaries from seven languages: Arabic, Persian, English, Italian, French,…
CIGA Publishes Issue No. 3 of Geopolitical Bridges(GPB), Focusing on the Israeli War on Gaza and Its Global/Regional Impacts
Editorial Note By: Prof. Sami Al-Arian, CIGA Director Geopolitical Bridges (GPB) is a publication that aims to bring together the understanding of geopolitics and international relations in order to grasp…
The Role of Central Security Forces in Supporting Authoritarian Regimes in Egypt (1969-2011)
By: Ahmad Mawlana and Fadi Zatari Studies and Policy Papers/ April 2025 Abstract: The paramilitary forces known as the “Gendarmerie” emerged as a novel mechanism for societal control following the…
Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan Is Dead. Will He Let Israel Drag Him Into Endless War?
Dependent on Arab cooperation, the US president’s Palestinian mass expulsion plan falters as regional allies see his demands as a threat to their own survival By: Dr. Sami A. Al-Arian…