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Syria: A Journey to Lost Time Bashir Al-Baker     "After 45 years of forced absence, the writer returns to Syria. He attempts to reclaim an identity he feels has vanished and to remember a city he thought he had forgotten, only to discover...

A realistic analysis presented by the most prominent Americans knowledgeable about Syrian affairs and closely following the Syrian regime's approach under Bashar al-Assad and how it dealt with the unexpected popular uprising. Finally, the truth is revealed... an inside look at the regime's secrecy...

Why did the Syrian-Israeli negotiations falter? Which party intervened to obstruct the negotiations whenever they sensed progress and success? Are there parties applying pressure based on their own interests?

Master of the game Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy Author's name: Martin Indyk This book explores America's diplomatic influence in the Middle East, and traces its roots back to Henry Kissinger, the man who spearheaded the Middle East peace process....

"How do we understand the relationship between Iran and its Arab neighbors? Dr. Mostafa El-Labbad spent several years before his death preparing this book, attempting to analyze the dynamics of that relationship during a period that witnessed many political changes in the region, with...

Twilight of Democracy Author Name: Anne Applebaum From the United States and Britain to continental Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege, while authoritarian nationalist currents are spreading in these countries. In her book, Ann Applebaum discusses these trends hostile to Western democracy...

Dar Al-Arabia Lil-Oloum Publishers has released a book titled "Shukri al-Quwatli: Events and Memories," prepared by Syrian historian Dr. Sami Moubayed and supervised by the President Shukri al-Quwatli Foundation. The book narrates the life story of former Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli (1891-1967), making it...

Clash of Civilizations Author's Name: Samuel Huntington Since its first publication, *The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order* has become a classic work in international relations and one of the most influential books ever written on foreign affairs. It is a...

What is happening in Syria?... It is no longer possible to predict the fate of a burning East. Opposition figures agree, disagree, and are divided, while loyalists are divided between those who are convinced, cautious, and fearful. What is happening in Syria now is...

The scale of political and military change over the past quarter century has been astonishing in its quantity, quality, and technology. Even strategic thought has changed. What has been the prevailing picture so far, and what developments are expected? How can states and peoples...

These are articles, positions, and opinions issued by Dr. Salim Al-Hoss during a period of political sterility, hoping that one day they will resonate, as positions are as effective a weapon of civilization as they are a democratic one.

General Alain Pellegrini, the Supreme Commander of UNIFIL, breaks his silence and provides vivid testimony about the most tragic and critical situation in Lebanon and its independent South.

This book includes the complete scenario of the war on Iraq, starting with the fabrication of pretexts, passing through the false promises to build a civilized, democratic Iraq, and ending with the total plundering of Iraq’s wealth, spreading bloody chaos throughout its regions and...

With astonishing precision, it recounts the daily events and hours of the war waged by the Western coalition against Iraq, in details beyond imagination. The author gleaned these events from the highest sources in Washington and Baghdad, and experienced them moment by moment inside...

Godfather of Qatari foreign policy Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani Abeer Saleh

An Arab Woman in Iran The Iranians as We Never Knew Them   Author: Nada Al-Azhari     In the countless writings about Iran, the Iranians themselves are often absent.Those who are neither politicians nor movie stars, nor well-known dissidents or activists.The people you...

The author sees three major challenges facing the nation at the current crossroads: the first is a cancerous Zionist entity; the second is a widespread American presence in the region; and the third is the Western Atlantic's eagerness to confront revolutionary or radical Islam.

They have their democracies and we have ours.

A collection of Arabic articles by Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, in which he addresses a significant and decisive period that not only impacted the history of the Egyptian people and the Arab world, but also his personal and professional life: the October 1973 War. These...

There is no reform without reformers. And when the reins of power are in the hands of the unfit, the call for reform is a call for the suicide of the ruling class. A historic, extraordinary leadership, or a sweeping popular uprising, is therefore...