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Jordanian Journal of Law and Political Science, Feb 2, 2023

The study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the drivers of China's peace-building engagemen... more The study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the drivers of China's peace-building engagement and examine the interactive nature of the various drivers and factors that played a remarkable role in increasing China's economic rise and leadership in the international system. The descriptiveanalytical method and Hudson's foreign policy analysis are fruitfully adopted, illustrating China's aims and motivations for engaging in peacebuilding. The paper concludes that China seeks to shape its great power, leadership, and identity. The case studies revealed that China's economic engagement as part of its peace-building efforts is increasingly driven by Chinese great power status and geostrategic security interests. Simultaneously, as seen in the Darfur War, Myanmar, Mali, South Sudan, and Afghanistan, China's policy towards conflict zones has undergone a tangible and salient transition from one of avoidance to one of increasing interest and engagement.

United States Foreign Policy towards the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) 2001-2008: Searching for Stable Security Framework

This study analyzes US foreign policy towards the GCC states during the two terms of the G. W. Bu... more This study analyzes US foreign policy towards the GCC states during the two terms of the G. W. Bush administration in the period 2001-2008. It concentrates on describing and analyzing US interactions with Arabia; a region of central geo-political importance as it possesses bountiful proven oil reserves, upon which American and western prosperity depends. Furthermore, it provides a detailed account of US interests and strategic objectives in the Gulf region. Of particular interest to this study is exploring what associations can be made between the US's strategic relations with its GCC allies and the objectives of US grand strategy. This synthesis of analysis is appropriate to demarcate a proper framework that will enhance understanding of US-Gulf policy. US relations with the six GCC member states (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain) have been entrenched over a course of more than six decades and have evolved on solid foundations based on oil and security. Simultaneously, the US's relations with its Arab Gulf partners have experienced turning points and tumultuous periods in the aftermath of the trauma of September 11, due to which US relations with Saudi Arabia, in particular, were put under a tremendous strain. As a result, many scholars saw a remarkable change in US-Gulf policy. Conversely, this study argues that the Bush administration policy towards America's longtime allies in the Gulf region has been one of continuity as opposed to change and has not departed dramatically from the conventional policy. Interestingly, US economic and geo-political interests in the Gulf region have created a deep relationship between the US and its Gulf ‘friends’. Therefore, Gulf security has preoccupied American strategic thinking and preserving Arabia remains the core objective of US security engagement with the region. This security relationship is at the core of long term US-GCC relations and was never going to be affected by post-9/11 neoconservative ideologies

US–Turkish Relations in the Light of the Syrian Crisis (2011–2019)

The Syrian Crisis, 2020

The aim of this chapter is analyzing US–Turkish relations in the light of the Syrian crisis in 20... more The aim of this chapter is analyzing US–Turkish relations in the light of the Syrian crisis in 2011–2019. It highlights the issues which strain the bilateral relationship and also highlights the divergent and convergent points in US–Turkey relations. It also analyzes Turkey’s policy in Syria, and the threats and opportunities it represents. The chapter also dissects the American policy in Syria in Obama’s as well as Trump’s era, its objectives and the motives behind them. It analyzes how the Syrian crisis has affected the relations between Washington and Ankara. The Syrian crisis represented a complication in the relation. For the Turks, American reliance on the Kurds represented a threat. An empowerment of the Kurds in neighbouring Syria could signal a threat domestically. This element created tensions between the two NATO allies that ended in the US withdrawal from Northern Syria and in the Turkish incursion. This chapter analyzes all these factors as well as the way forward in the relations.

دراسات - العلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية, 2019

This research generates deeper understanding of just war theory principles pertaining to ethical ... more This research generates deeper understanding of just war theory principles pertaining to ethical and moral warfare with the objective of exploring the extent to which the theory could apply to the Syrian crisis. Legal and socio-political conceptual framework of going to war and intervention is presented since there are a set principles to consider war as legitimate featuring just cause, legitimate authority, right intention, last resort, and proportionality that includes reasonable hope of success. that The conflict nature defies the conventional moral principles and foundation of the just war theory. As such, the study concludes that there is still a window of opportunity to exert efforts in searching for a peaceful settlement of the crisis rather than looking for military intervention that could complicate the situation and endanger the country stability.

United States Foreign Policy towards the Gulf Cooperation Countries

This book analyzes US foreign policy towards the GCC states during the two terms of the G. W. Bus... more This book analyzes US foreign policy towards the GCC states during the two terms of the G. W. Bush administration in the period 2001-2008. It concentrates on describing and analyzing US interactions with Arabia; a region of central geopolitical importance as it possesses bountiful proven oil reserves, upon which American and western prosperity depends. Furthermore, it provides a detailed account of US interests and strategic objectives in the Gulf region. Of particular interest to this book is exploring what associations can be made between the US's strategic relations with its GCC allies and the objectives of US grand strategy. This synthesis of analysis is appropriate to demarcate a proper framework that will enhance understanding of US-Gulf policy. US relations with the six GCC member states (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain) have been entrenched over a course of more than six decades and have evolved on solid foundations based on oil and se...

The US policy of containing Iran – from Obama to Trump 2009–2018

Global Affairs, 2019

ABSTRACTThis study provides an in–depth analysis of the US-Iran policy during the period 2009–201... more ABSTRACTThis study provides an in–depth analysis of the US-Iran policy during the period 2009–2018. It discusses a variety of factors and variables that determined overall US Iran policy during Oba...

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2019

The study seeks to provide an overarching understanding to the US objectives and policies in the ... more The study seeks to provide an overarching understanding to the US objectives and policies in the Gulf region at three intersecting levels; strategic interests, regional security and political reform. This study takes United States interactions with Arabia, as a case study, during the period 2001-2018 under the administrations of G.W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Additionally, the study attempts to generate greater understanding of the dynamics that motivating American international politics and subsequent policies toward the Arab gulf countries through examining the interactions between both systematic and domestic factors. Noticeably, US entrenched vital enduring interests with the Arab Gulf States rested, for approximately seventy years, on protecting oil flow from the region into international economy without interruption, selling arms to the Gulf Arabs and maintaining gulf regional security against any real or potential threats. Therefore, the administrations of Bush, Ob...