Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo No news is good news. Prime Minister Abe has completed his Arab Gulf tour from January 12 to 15, without much surprise or sensation. Abe’s journey to Saudi Arabia, UAE

بقلم: سيد غنيم “قادر 2020/ حماية وطن” يناير 2020 على كافة الاتجاهات الإستراتيجية لمصر.و”حامي أوروبا 2020″ أبريل مايو 2020 في دول الناتو على كافة الاتجاهات الإستراتيجية لأوروبا. مصر تجري أكبر مناوراتها العسكرية والتي يطلق عليها عسكرياً وإعلامياً “قادر 2020 –

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security The year 2020 started with a duel between the US and Iran. The surprise drone attack by the US on Jan. 3 to assassinate Qasem Soleimani, who was major general of the Islamic

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo Carlos Ghosn, Ex-Nissan CEO, fled from Japan to Beirut, Lebanon on Dec. 30, 2019. This incident disrupted serenity of the most important festival season in Japan. From end of the

مقدمة بعد ثماني سنوات من سقوط معمر القذافي، لا تزال ليبيا في حالة من الفوضى، تعمل حكومة الائتلاف الليبية على إثبات وجودها أمام المجتمع الدولي خاصة الأمم المتحدة التي اعترفت بها. في المقابل، يسعى الجيش الليبي للسيطرة على الحكم، في

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Japan from December 20 to 21. It was the first visit of an incumbent Iranian president since Mohammad Khatami in 2000. The visit was part

Pr. Marc Lavergne, Senior Fellow Researcher (Emeritus) on MENA & Horn of Africa at the French National Center for Scientific Research (French). Negotiations just started in Washington between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia this 6th

Pr. Marc Lavergne, Senior Fellow Researcher (Emeritus) on MENA & Horn of Africa at the French National Center for Scientific Research (French). A few days ago, Amin Maalouf, a celebrated novelist and thinker, member of the French Academy, who among

Pr. Marc Lavergne, Senior Fellow Researcher (Emeritus) on MENA & Horn of Africa at the French National Center for Scientific Research (French). The recent summoning by President Macron of the Sahelian leaders has been met with sharp popular criticism in

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security Japan’s ruling coalition parties approved a proposed plan for sending Japan’s Self Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels to the Middle East. Based on that, in the coming week, probably on Dec. 23, the Japanese

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo At the Group of 20 Foreign Ministers meeting which was held on Nov. 23, 2019 in Nagoya, Japan, Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud was

A prominent Japanese physician and humanitarian aid worker Tetsu Nakamura killed in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan on December 5. He was gunned down along with 5 Afghan colleagues in an attack against his vehicle by an unknown

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo. Throughout the year 2019, we have celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. There was not much festive mood. It was as if we were mourning

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo Dr. Sadako Ogata, Japan’s most famous United Nations administrator, scholar and diplomat passed away on October 22 at the age of 92. Sadako was born in a high-class family and

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo President Trump’s abrupt order to abandon Syrian Kurds and the subsequent twists of decisions have led East Asian allies of the United States to a deep reflection. From a point

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo Each time radical extremism rises, critics in the West asks why the Ulama can’t refute extremists and guide people to a more moderate interpretation. Aren’t they doing their job? I

Away from the sheer geopolitics dealing with international strategic and diplomatic rifts, or attempting to solve internal grievances of oppressed groups, what raises the attention this week seems to be more around economic crises and poor governance. So let’s drop

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo. President Trump declared victory in a televised speech on Sunday morning, October 27 announcing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group, also called

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo. Let’s summarize geopolitical and strategic situations in the Middle East. Russians Coming, Americans Leaving, Kurds Down, Empires Back. Yes, the Russians are coming, but to what extent? Indeed, Russia is

Los sudaneses reivindican la vuelta a un gobierno civil y democrático. La duda es si, dentro de la diversidad social, existe una voluntad y una capacidad comunes de dirigir el país. Escrito por: Profesor. Marc Lavergne En esta primavera de

Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo. The Kurds have been haunted by famous sayings “Kurds have No Friends but the Mountains”. We are watching another act of the same play again. In the middle of the

Satoshi Ikeuchi Professor, Religion and Global Security, University of Tokyo The September 14 attack on Saudi oil processing facilities revealed the vulnerability of oil producing countries of the Gulf. It also reminded oil consumer countries of vulnerability of life which

The bombardment of Saudi Aramco oil facilities (Abqaiq and Khurais Labs) on Sunday, 15 September 2019 has led to reduce the Saudi oil production to five million barrels of oil per day, which is about 50% of the current production

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. The attacks by drones and cruise missiles on ARAMCO’s oil processing facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais which took place on September 14 made it public how vulnerable the

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. President Trump fired his hawkish national security adviser John Bolton, for their fundamental disagreements in foreign policy on Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea. It shows the maximum pressure

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. Will the hot summer under the spell of war be over and an autumn of calm and dialogue is going to come to the Gulf? There is a

The Gulf region has witnessed a number of important developments in the recent period. Some of these developments are directly related to the Iran-US crisis, while others are not directly related to this crisis. These developments have important implications, both

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. TICAD 7, The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), was held in Yokohama from August 28th to 30th. TICAD is held once in three years in the

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. Election is an integral part of democracy. If the public cannot demand accountability from leaders at the ballot box, failed leaders will not accept failure and will not

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo.  It is not only the re-run of Israeli general elections in September or the U.S. presidential election next year which is important for the future of the Middle

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. Bahrain hosted a conference for maritime security in the Gulf on July 31. Allies and friends of the United States are invited to participate in a coalition of

Impacts of the internal and external displacement waves on the Egyptian Cities Yehya M.Serag [1] Yehya M. Serag is an associate professor of urban and regional planning- Faculty of Engineering – Ain Shams University – Yehya_serag@eng.asu.edu.eg 1. Introduction In recent

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. Since President Trump has put off attacks on Iran on June 20, two opposing camps are emerging. One is those with skepticism in President Trump’s credibility, particularly in

By: Professor. Satoshi Ikeuchi, Professor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. Countries on the Northern and Southern shores of the Gulf were on the brink of war and barely saved by President Trump on June 20. Strangely, Mr. Trump

Dr.  Marc Lavergne, Directeur de recherche CNRS, Moyen-Orient/Corne de l’Afrique, EMAM/Laboratoire CITERES, Université de Tours/France. “La mer Rouge peut-elle s’embraser,?”  Diplomatie, juillet 2018 5 . La mer Rouge retrouve depuis quelque tem une visibilité à la fois par les menaces

Dr.  Marc Lavergne, Directeur de recherche CNRS, Moyen-Orient/Corne de l’Afrique, EMAM/Laboratoire CITERES, Université de Tours/France. Le déplacement d’Emmanuel Macron en Afrique orientale peut paraître incongru, au regard des défis de l’heure en France et en Europe. Il est cependant l’expression

بقلم: بروفيسور. مارك لافيرن ، كبير باحثي الجغرافيا السياسية والاستراتيجية الجغرافية للشرق الأوسط المعاصر والقرن الإفريقي في المركز الوطني الفرنسي للبحوث العلمية. رابط المقال الأصلي بجريدة الرؤية: https://www.alroeya.com/article/2050986/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B4%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9 الموت المفاجئ للرئيس المصري السابق محمد مرسي، أثناء محاكمته الاثنين الماضي، يفتح

By: Professor. Marc Lavergne, a French Senior Fellow Researcher (Emeritus) on the Geopolitics and Geostrategy of the Contemporary Middle East and Horn of Africa at the French National Center for Scientific Research. The sudden death of ex-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi,

By: Prof. Yehya Serag (PhD), Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Yehya Serag1 Future University in Egypt, Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Campus – End of 90 street – New Cairo –

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By: Professor. Satoshi IkeuchiProfessor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Joseph Dunford said on July 9 that the United States hopes to enlist allies in a military coalition

The Pillars of Egypt’s Strength This is not my first time to write or talk about this topic due to its importance from my own perspective. Egypt is country that enjoys a distinguished geopolitical position which provides potentials that make

Will the United States carry out a military strike against Iran? What are the political and military indicators at the strategic and tactical levels that confirm the possibility of a military strike by the US against Iran? The first part

09 يوليو 2019 خلفية تاريخية نظراً لإنقلاب الحوثيين على الحكومة الشرعية في اليمن في 15 يناير 2015 وقيامهم بتوسيع رقعة الأرض التي يسيطرون عليها لتضم كافة محافظات اليمن ذات الكثافة السكانية العالية، خاصة محافظات ما كان يعرف بـ”اليمن الشمالي”، بل

By: Professor. Satoshi IkeuchiProfessor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. “Twitter diplomacy,” “Instagram diplomacy” or “Selfie diplomacy”? No matter what you call it, diplomacy is getting faster and lighter. Priority is given to getting as much attention as possible

Threat Assessment & Recommendations By: Mohamed N. El Guindy, UNODC – ROMENA 15 August 2017 Dr. Mohamed El-Guindy is a Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Expert, UNODC, He’s Deputy Director, Centre for Law and Emerging Technologies, Faculty of Law, the British University in

ارتكازات القوة المصرية تحتل مصر دولة تحتل موقعاً جيوستراتيجياً مميزاً يحقق قدرات تجعل منها عنصراً شبه ثابتاً في صياغة السياسات الإقليمية والدولية حربا وسلماً. وقد حقق لها ملتقاها الآسيوي الأفريقي مكانة خاصة في العالم، وجعلها دولة مفصلية بين منطقتي الشرق

By: Professor. Satoshi IkeuchiProfessor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. U.S. President Donald Trump did not bomb Iran but are now throwing bombshells of tweets here and there. Not only enemy countries like Iran are subject to his ire,

Khaleej Times has announced that the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia for talks on coordinating with the close ally amid mounting tensions with Iran. Pompeo is expected to meet in the Red Sea city

By: Professor. Satoshi IkeuchiProfessor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Tehran last week was aimed at alleviating tensions in the Gulf. Confrontation, however, exacerbated during his trip. Tension seemed eased when Abe’s intended

أولاً: أسئلة عقب استهداف ناقلتين نفط مدنيتين يابانية ونرويجية: السؤال الأول:من في رأيك الجهة المسؤولة عن تنفيذ عملية ضرب ناقلتي النفط المدنية اليابانية والنرويجية يوم الخميس 13 يونيو، ولماذا؟ الإجابة: أولاً يجب أن نلاحظ أن تلك الهجمتين قد نُفذت في

By: Professor. Satoshi IkeuchiProfessor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo Wisdom bequeathed by the ancient Chinese military philosopher “Sun Tzu(سون تزو)” is a common reservoir of guidance in the East Asia. In the Volume 11 “9 situations (أنواع الأرض

Several international news agencies declared few hours ago that two civilian oil tankers were hit in a suspected attack in the Gulf of Oman early on Thursday, causing oil prices to surge and raising the already heightened tensions in the

By: Professor. Satoshi IkeuchiProfessor, Global Security and Religion, University of Tokyo Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to visit Iran in the middle of coming June. It is an attempt to ease the tension between the north and the

يرى بعض المحللين أن المملكة العربية السعودية تمثل للولايات المتحدة مجرد “خزينة” أموال وجب الإستيلاء على كل ما فيها، وأن التهديد الإيراني للسعودية ما هو إلا إتفاق غير مُعلن بين الولايات المتحدة وإسرائيل وإيران في صورة تمثيلية باهتة ، ومن

21-May-2019 توجه وزير الخارجية الأميركي مايك بومبيو إلى بروكسل فجأة يوم الاثنين الموافق 13 مايو 2019، ليبحث مع المسؤولين الأوروبيين، المجتمعين لتفادي انهيار الاتفاق النووي الإيراني، عدة موضوعات أهمها الاتفاق النووي والالتزام بالعقوبات الأميركية المفروضة علي طهران، بالتزامن مع تصاعد

19th of May 2019 Background In September 2008 Israel asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in Iran. The US president told Israeli prime minister he would not back attack on Iran, senior European diplomatic sources tell Guardian at that time.

لاحظت دول الثمانية من خلال تقريري التنمية الإنسانية لعام 2002 تدهور الاقتصاد والتعليم والصحة في منطقتي الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، وذلك ارتباطاً بتدني الحالة السياسية وتزايد هجرة الشباب والمفكرين بجانب حالات التطرف، والذي بدوره يزيد من حالات عدم الاستقرار بدولها

On February 16, 1989, eight years after the founding of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a new Arab alliance was established with almost a similar name, the Arab Cooperation Council (ACC), with an Iraqi / Iranian political understanding. The members