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Authors
Name: Hassan Hamid Ibrahim |
Country: Lebanese Republic
Department / Fine Specialization: Law / Public Law
Institution / University: Islamic University of Lebanon
0009-0009-6978-4556 🎓 Scientific Supervisor
Name: Prof. Dr. / Ali Ahmed Khalifa |
Country: Lebanese Republic
Department / Fine Specialization: Political and Administrative Sciences / Political Science
Institution / University: Lebanese University
Abstract
This study examines the concept of the regional system and its elements as a theoretical framework for analyzing the Arab regional system after 2000. It traces the origins of regionalism, then applies this framework to developments since 9/11, the 2003 Iraq occupation, the “Greater Middle East” initiatives, and the moderate–rejectionist polarization after 2006. It further examines internal causes of the system’s weakness and fragmentation, and the prospects for reforming the Arab League, using descriptive-analytical methods. It concludes that weak Arab political will and rising external penetration best explain the system’s declining cohesion.
Keywords: Regional System, Arab Regional System, Arab League, External Penetration, Arab League Reform, Regional Integration
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Arabic
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ElQarar Journal for Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research, Vol. 12, Issue 34, Year (3), pp. 18-39.
ElQarar Journal for Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research, Vol. 12, Issue 34, Year (3), pp. 18-39.
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