Addressing the impact of current population patterns on Middle Eastern communities and migration in the region is imperative for achieving security and stability.
Violent Non-State Actors are formidable challengers of the legitimacy and security of the existing state system in the Middle East and to those who govern those states.
Many have claimed the failure of states as a result of the uprisings and how they have led to destruction, yet overlook the role of states in creating these militias.
The technological dependence of Arab countries has enhanced their vulnerability to outside interference and reduced their internal, national integration.
Structural and demographic factors have been favoured as explanations for the Arab Spring, but more careful analysis and research points to the impact of national elites.
After decades of activism and the recent protest movements, there has been little progress in changing state action to comply with international human rights law.
When one discusses conflicts that may have a religious background, it is mandatory to question when and under what circumstances does a conflict qualify as a ‘religious’.
Environmental issues are interlinked with social and political struggles across the region, and water and food security are areas in which countries have common interests.
Although strategic plans like ‘Vision 2030’ acknowledge problems, it remains to be seen whether the GCC states can address increasing inequality, unemployment, and a decline in oil wealth.
The Middle East occupies a unique strategic position. Hence, we can understand why it has attracted the attention of great powers and empires throughout history.
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