Contemporary Review of the Middle East

2014 - 2026

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Volume 13, issue 2, 2026

Dateline MEI pp. 151-152

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Ideological Transformations in English–Arabic Political News Translation Through Critical Discourse Analysis pp. 153-176

Mohammed Ali El-Siddig Ibrahim

Neutral Diplomacy in a Divided Europe: Kuwait’s Relations with the Federal Republic and Democratic Republic of Germany 1961–1990 pp. 177-199

Hossam Elsayed Z. Shalabi

The Elephant in the Room: Accumulation by Dispossession and Lebanon’s Neoliberal Crisis pp. 200-224

Ziad Anis Koussa

Identity and Power in Türkiye–EU Relations: A Post-structuralist Analysis of the Turkish Authoritarian Turn pp. 225-243

André Matos and Caio Levy

Free Choice and Unconventional Political Participation: A Comparative Study of Select MENA Countries pp. 244-260

Mohammed Darkhalil

Al-Aqsa Flood: Misstep or Grand Strategy? The Geopolitics of Non-state Actors in a Globally Unstable Paradigm pp. 261-290

Hani Anouti and Adrian López Fleming

Elham Fakhro, The Abraham Accords: The Gulf States, Israel, and the Limits of Normalization pp. 291-293

Sthapita Sutradhar

Steve Coll, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq pp. 294-296

Kanak Katariya

Tamirace Fakhoury and Dawn Chatty (Eds), Refugee Governance in the Arab World: The International Refugee Regime and Global Politics pp. 296-298

Nirmalshankar M.

Hadi T. Pir, Reimagining Education in the Middle East: Insights from Iraq pp. 299-301

Frida Akmalia and Khoirul Faizin

Volume 13, issue 1, 2026

Dateline MEI pp. 7-8

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Tracking Social Change Through Naming: Insights into Identity Shifts in Iranian Boys’ Names (1962–2021) pp. 9-31

Majid Fouladiyan, Amin Majidifard and Nafiseh Roshandel

Appointing the Upper House of the Omani Parliament: Cui Bono? pp. 32-53

Salim Al Kharusi

Kuwait as a Regional Mediator: Small-state Diplomacy and Soft Power in Middle Eastern Conflicts pp. 54-74

Mohammed Torki Bani Salameh and Bandar Majed Alotaibi

Enhancing Opportunities for Employment in Omani Nationals: An Approach for Skill Development and Policy Integration Alignment with Oman Vision 2040 pp. 75-93

Faiza Kiran, Abebe Ejigu Alemu, Abdelghani Benayoune and Moza Ahmed Ali Al Balushi

Gatekeeping in the Digital World: The Individual and Organizational Gatekeeping Roles of Sports Journalists on X in Türkiye* pp. 94-112

Yavuz Demir and Süleyman Hakan Yılmaz

Paradiplomacy in Action: Examining the Role of Subnational Actors in India–Israel Relations pp. 113-132

Harsh Kumar Upadhayay and S S Tabraz

Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Ali Vaez, How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare pp. 133-135

Srishti Gupta

Mehran Kamrava, How Islam Rules in Iran: Theology and Theocracy in the Islamic Republic pp. 136-138

Bahram P. Kalviri

Corrigendum pp. 139-142

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Volume 12, issue 4, 2025

Dateline MEI pp. 391-392

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Illusion and Reality in Ethel Mannin’s Portrayal of Abd al-Karim Qasim of Iraq in The Midnight Street pp. 393-404

Ahmed Al-Rawi

The Perception of Kemalism and Mustafa Kemal’s (Atatürk) Legacy in the Arab World: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pp. 405-436

Mohammed Alrmizan

Pathways to Economic Resilience: Assessing the Economic Diversification Efforts in the GCC Countries pp. 437-463

Muhammad Bilal Zafar and Hassnian Ali

Condensed Realities: Examining the Palestinian Experience in the Works of Three Contemporary Palestinian Writers pp. 464-483

Dorit Gottesfeld and Rami Abu-Hamad

Chosen One Versus Harbinger: Decoding the 2023 Turkish Presidential Election Through Campaign Advertisement Films pp. 484-502

Eda EvlioÄŸlu Gezer and Serdar Gezer

Pulling Chestnuts Out of the Fire: Yoon Suk-yeol and South Korean Foreign Policy in the Middle East pp. 503-521

Shirzad Azad

Volume 12, issue 3, 2025

Dateline MEI pp. 247-248

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Securitization, Legitimization, Rhetoric, and Regional Organization in the MENA Region: Learning from the League of Arab States pp. 249-263

Mujtaba Ali Isani

Early Republican Modernization Policies and Humor: Akbaba Magazine (1928–1938) pp. 264-287

Ahmet Murat Kadıoğlu

British Newspapers and the Rhetoric on Colonization: The Case of Tunis (1881–1900) pp. 288-302

Mohamed Chamekh

What Drives the Securitization of the Kurdish–Kurdistan Question, and How Does it Shape the Middle Eastern Security Subcomplex? pp. 303-326

Ramin Mafakheri

Peripheralization and Multi-layered Exploitation: The Mechanisms of Socio-economic Life Destruction in Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan) pp. 327-348

Nariman Mohammadi

Reevaluating the Arab Spring: Visuality, Media, and the Struggle for Democracy pp. 349-363

Abdul Fahad and Siti Ezaleila Mustafa

BRICS: What Is in It for the United Arab Emirates? pp. 364-378

Mohamed Bin Huwaidin

Mohamed Zayani and Joe F. Khalil (2024). The Digital Double Bind: Change and Stasis in the Middle East pp. 379-381

Sourajyoti Roy Chowdhury

Fawaz A. Gerges, What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East pp. 381-383

Arvind Prakash

Volume 12, issue 2, 2025

Dateline MEI pp. 121-122

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Challenges to Legal Reforms in Saudi Arabia pp. 123-140

Joseph A. Kéchichian

Rashid Karami and the Palestinians: Lebanon’s Foreign Policy from 1958 Until 1976 pp. 141-158

Zach Battat, Ronen A. Cohen and Dan Naor

Arab-Israeli Mix: Low-scale Protests and the Increase in Terrorism Following the Outbreak of the Swords of Iron War pp. 159-174

Gadi Hitman and Nesya Rubinstein-Shemer

Promoting Tourism Sustainability in Jordan: Policy Effectiveness and Stakeholders Perspectives pp. 175-196

Ayman Harb, Fawwaz Ali Alhammad, Tawfiq Aref Almajali, Ahmed Freewan, Hanan M. K. Shkokani and Muna Slehat

Beyond the Goalposts: Decoding Qatar’s Soft Power Puzzle and Its Paradox pp. 197-208

Yair Galily

Light unto the Nations Through Arms Sales: Israel’s Arms Diplomacy Goals, Achievements, and Limitations pp. 209-229

Yaron Salman

Gönül Tol (2021). Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria pp. 230-231

Ameer Al-Auqaili

Raja Abillama (2023). Secular Coexistence in Lebanon: Christians, Muslims, and Subjects of Law pp. 232-234

Adam Candra Syafruddin and Nur Saifudin

Sajjad Adeliyan Tous and James T. Richardson (2024). Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis pp. 234-236

Mahin Siddiqui

James M. Dorsey (2024). The Battle for the Soul of Islam: Defining the Muslim Faith in the 21st Century pp. 236-238

Mohd Aslam

Volume 12, issue 1, 2025

Dateline MEI pp. 7-9

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Navigating the Crossroads: Analyzing China’s Middle East Policy in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Context pp. 10-28

Wang Jia and Ahmed A. M. Hassan

Older Brother is No Less than a Father: (Dis)Respect and (Dis)Obedience in Saudi Arabia-Qatar Relations pp. 29-44

Mohammad Soltaninejad and Milad Lotfi

A Crossroad Between Reformulating the Power-sharing System and Federalism for Lebanon pp. 45-65

Francisco Salvador Barroso Cortés and Father Talal Hachem

Between Modernization Theory and Orientalism: The Question of Modernity in the Study of Iranian and Turkish Nationalisms pp. 66-84

Yavuz Tüyloğlu

Building a Broad Partnership: The Evolution of Armenia–UAE Relations pp. 85-105

Mushegh Ghahriyan

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (2024). Centers of Power in the Arab Gulf States pp. 106-107

Hayat Alvi

Tilde Rosmer (2022). The Islamic Movement in Israel pp. 108-110

Asmara Edo Kusuma and Walang Gustiyala