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…
Mahmoud Abbas Is In His Final Act As Betrayer of the Palestinian Cause
Desperate to stay relevant, the faithful US-Israeli ‘handpicked leader’ has intensified his crackdown on Palestinians in the West Bank and pledged to work with Trump By: Prof. Sami A. Al-Arian …
A View of the Middle East from Within
By: Emad El-Din Shahin Studies and Policy Papers/ September 2024 If Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas agree on one thing it is the fact that the Middle East will never be…
The Struggle for Free Will: Turkish Foreign Policy in a Changing International System
By: Djallel Khechib Reviewed by: Chourouk Mestour Book Review: September 2024 The book was first published in Arabic by the Idrak Center for Research and Consultations– Istanbul in 2017, with…