Middle East

New missions by Washington allies to delay withdrawal from Iraq
28
Feb
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New missions by Washington allies to delay withdrawal from Iraq

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Recent developments in Iraq point to a complex scenario in which Joe Biden, as the former director of the new Middle East project in the Barack Obama administration, is working on a project to "divide West and Southwest Asia" to survive in the region. The scenario comes as the United States is required by the Iraqi parliament to withdraw its terrorist forces following the assassination of resistance commanders by Donald Trump. The work plan presented by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the outset. However, it shows that the Pentagon is not serious about…
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Turkey and improving its relations with Israel
01
Feb
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Turkey and improving its relations with Israel

PEJOURNAL - An in-depth review of Turkey's foreign policy makes it clear that no clear and fixed policy has dominated Turkey's foreign policy over the past two decades. During the not too long period, Turkish officials claimed that they were willing to resolve all their tensions with all neighbors, but in practice, not only did they did not reach this issue, but the conflicting interference and behavior of the Turks caused many neighboring countries to have deep tensions with them in various areas, including geographical, political, economic and security areas. Unfortunately, since Turkey contracted its territory 10 years ago as…
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The Impact of Biden’s Victory on the Middle East Economy
29
Dec
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The Impact of Biden’s Victory on the Middle East Economy

PEJOURNAL - With Biden elected president of the United States, some Middle Eastern countries have been locked up. Israel-U.S. relations, which were influenced by the warm relations between Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will no longer continue under Biden, and Saudi Arabia is likely to face increased congressional oversight of the country's human rights issues. Leaders of Middle Eastern countries also know very well that Biden's vision does not necessarily have in common with their approaches. But regardless of the political consequences, the Middle East must wait for the economic gains from Biden's victory," Amjad…
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How can terrorism in the Middle East affect global security?
26
Dec
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How can terrorism in the Middle East affect global security?

PEJOURNAL - Contemporary security issues in Middle East, mostly arose from terrorism and its effects on this region, is going to become a global security dilemma, mostly through terrorists that are going back to their home countries under the refugees cover. this point of view together with the possible effects of terrorism on global energy security has been discussed here. Concept of Terrorism Terrorism is an ambiguous concept that has been argued to mean different things. However, the arguments of different scholars may help form a basis to describe the concept of terrorism. Following the events of the September 11,…
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“Combating Terrorism Center”; The think tank’s assessment in the scope of the Resistance Front’s influence
13
Dec
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“Combating Terrorism Center”; The think tank’s assessment in the scope of the Resistance Front’s influence

Women wave a Lebanese national flag and Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah flags in front of portraits of Iran's supreme leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, PEJOURNAL - The U.S. West Point-based think tank, " Combating Terrorism Center " was founded after the September 9/11 and with the support of Vincent Viola, the former president of the New York Stock Exchange in February 2003. The institute aims to produce scientific content on countering terrorist threats against the United States. Now Breen Doodle, an expert in security studies from Georgetown University, manages the think tank. According to the…
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Six Challenges of Bin Salman in the Biden Period
06
Dec
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Six Challenges of Bin Salman in the Biden Period

BY: Ruhollah Qasemian PEJOURNAL - With Biden coming and changing US foreign policy in the Middle East, we seem to be witnessing serious challenges and concerns for the throne of the young Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia ( Bin Salman ), the least likely of which is the formulation of US Middle East policy in Washington and the White House not in Riyadh and the court of King Salman. After the outcome of the US presidential election and Biden's decisive victory in the field of US foreign policy in the Middle East, two issues are eye-popping. The first is the…
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A murder has made a dark Middle East darker than ever
29
Nov
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A murder has made a dark Middle East darker than ever

BY: Martin Love Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands by a screen with an image of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv PEJOURNAL - Joe Biden’s up and coming “climate” czar John Kerry has claimed the reason Russia came to Syria’s aide several years ago was because ISIS was threatening Damascus in the heart of Middle East. And he also more or less admitted to the U.S. role assisting ISIS because the U.S. thought Syria might thus be brought to the negotiating table. But what has been most elusive…
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No Democrats or Republicans policy can bring peace to Middle East
15
Nov
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No Democrats or Republicans policy can bring peace to Middle East

PEJOURNAL - Stating that peace will require the cooperation and solidarity of the countries of the region, Faruk Logoglu said that no American policy, whether Democratic or Republican can bring peace to Middle East. Democrat Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th president of the United States after garnering over 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and defeat Trump. Following this announcement, Trump issued a statement, indicating that he is not ready to accept his electoral defeat. However, with Trump’s refusal to accept Biden's victory in the presidential election, concerns grow that he might drag the US military into his political…
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What does Joe Biden’s presidency mean for America’s role in the world?
10
Nov
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What does Joe Biden’s presidency mean for America’s role in the world?

BY: Atlantic Council PEJOURNAL - We finally have a winner. After several days of counting votes, former Vice President Joe Biden has defeated President Donald J. Trump in the US presidential election, after the Associated Press called Pennsylvania for the former vice president on November 7.  While Biden may have to contend with a divided Congress to achieve his many domestic priorities, he will have much more power to shape US foreign policy going forward. “Under a Biden presidency, the United States will shift from a ‘with or without us’ approach to a policy that fundamentally believes the United States can achieve more when we work together with partner nations,” Jason Marczak, director of…
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Trump or Biden; Looking inside is the only solution to problems
10
Nov
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Trump or Biden; Looking inside is the only solution to problems

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - In the run-up to the US presidential election, some think that if Joe Biden wins, sanctions will be lifted and the dollar will fall, but if Trump stays in the White House, conditions will escalate, makes it much harder for Iran. Reviewing the background and positions of these two shows that neither Biden's election works wonders nor Trump has power to go over what he has done so far. Biden's stance on Iran, as explicitly published in his special note to the world a few weeks ago in CNN, shows a much smarter approach to…
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