Recently Published: Issue 113 of the Middle Eastern Studies Journal
As part of the publications of the Middle Eastern Studies Center/Jordan, and in cooperation with the Jordan Foundation for Research and Information, Issue 113 of the Middle Eastern Studies Journal, Autumn 2025, was published. It addresses various current topics and issues in the Arab world and the Middle East. The Editorial article, "The Arab-Islamic Alliance to Protect Security and Stability," examines and scrutinizes the idea being circulated among Arab and Islamic leaders, some of whose outcomes have begun to evolve into bilateral defense and strategic agreements between some countries. These agreements collectively aim to achieve security and protect stability in the Arab world and its Islamic neighbors, particularly following the escalation of threats and dangers from Israel, which has launched large-scale, geographically dispersed attacks against Arab and Islamic countries. These attacks have revealed the reality of the existing existential and sovereign risks, which pose real security threats and create a state of long-term instability in the region. They will also give Israel the upper hand to impose its hegemony over the region by force, threats, and violence, disregarding international resolutions and conventions. The first study in the issue, titled "The Palestinian State in the American Political Mind," prepared by Dr. Omar Rahhal, a professor of political sociology from Palestine, aims to analyze the stark contradiction between the declared American rhetoric supporting the two-state solution as a means of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the actual policies implemented by Washington that systematically obstruct this solution. This contradiction is evident in American diplomacy, its use of the veto power in the Security Council, and the persistent imposition of biased negotiating conditions in favor of Israel. The research, "Managing International Competition over Sudanese Resources to Achieve Sustainable Development," prepared by Professor Mohamed Abu Bakr Mahmoud, a Sudanese researcher in international relations and foreign policy, discussed Sudanese foreign policy in light of current transformations as a strategic focus for managing international competition over resources, focusing on the geopolitical and geosecurity dimensions that affect Sudan's position in the regional and international arena. It also highlighted the challenges and opportunities facing Sudan, particularly in the context of international and regional competition, and the importance of strengthening strategic partnerships to achieve sustainable development and political stability. The research adopted the "bridge and resource" strategy as a central concept, enhancing Sudan's role as a strategic link between international powers and neighboring countries. This strategy enables Sudan to optimally exploit its natural resources and geographical location in the face of international competition. Ultimately, the research presents an integrated vision for managing geopolitical and geosecurity challenges. This vision combines the theoretical frameworks of international relations with the diplomatic approach. This complex tool balances national interests and regional integration to maximize the benefits of Sudan's geographic location and resources. The study, "The Impact of the Arab Economic Reality on the Arab International Role and the Status of the Arab World," prepared by Dr. Nasr Abdel Karim, Professor of Public Finance at the Graduate School of the Arab American University and Birzeit University, and Director General of Kafa'a Financial Consulting, Palestine, and Ikhlas Tamliah, Economic and Social Researcher and Member of the Palestinian Economists Association, Palestine, sought to provide an in-depth analytical approach to the economic reality in Arab countries over the past two decades, in the context of the structural transformations the international system is witnessing at the economic and geopolitical levels. The study proceeds from a central premise: the divergence of development paths among Arab countries, and the exposure of most of them to external shocks, has prevented them from building a productive base capable of strengthening their position in the global system. The final research paper in the Research and Studies section, "Reshaping the Regional Order in the Middle East in Light of the Intellectual and Ideological Shifts Following October 7," was presented by Dr. Dima Fayeq Abu Latifa from Palestine, Department of Police Sciences/Faculty of Law, Al-Istiqlal University/Palestine. The paper examined the impact of Islamic political thought and transnational ideologies on reshaping the regional order by analyzing the ideological and political discourse of these movements, specifically the new geopolitical positioning of groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis). The research adopted a multi-method approach, combining descriptive analysis, discourse analysis, comparative methods, ideological structural interpretation, and applied case studies. The issue concludes with an analysis of "The Crisis of the Repercussions of the Israeli-American War on Iran on the Arab World." The Middle Eastern Studies Journal is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that specializes in short-term transformations that long-term studies and research cannot adequately cover. (113) issues have been published up to the Autumn of 2025, and this latest issue is (208) pages long, and its price is (3 JD) inside Jordan, and ($5) outside Jordan.
