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Vol 1 - issue 70 ELITE

Fourth, she rejected the idea that Iran is
retreating from its regional project,
considering that the imperial nature of
Iran’s project does not allow for inward
withdrawal; rather, it is a long-term,

trans-political-systems project.
Prof. Nevine Mosaad then spoke,
Fifth, she addressed the issue of proxy
focusing on several observations. First,
wars, noting that the report’s analysis of
despite the report’s importance and
the Houthis’ evolution from a tool to a
courage in addressing thorny issues, its
central actor requires understanding the
language and terminology are difficult—
actor’s own motivation development,
especially for those outside the academic
especially as they moved from a tool to a
field. Second, she objected to excluding the
representative of a popular sector.
Hamas/Israel model from examples of
asymmetric wars and rejected the idea that
Lastly, she emphasized the importance of
Israeli strikes and spatial control
analyzing the performance of the official
undermine decentralization. She
Arab system, especially in central issues
considered that what happened does not
such as Palestine and Syria, pointing to
contradict the evolution of asymmetric
weak outcomes despite official
warfare but rather reflects a shift in Israeli
statements.
strategy from spatial confrontation to
Then Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed Idris spoke
targeting the idea and spirit.
about the Arab and Middle Eastern
Third, she discussed the term “parallel
systems and their interactions, and the
non-state actors,” calling for clarification
developments of 2024. He referred to the
of the difference between this and “armed
G20 Summit in Mumbai, where a new
actors.” She gave the example of the
Middle East project was proposed,
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as an
followed by the “Al-Aqsa Flood,” which
unarmed actor yet a central political
proved the Palestinian people’s ability to
player, as well as governments that run the
resist, toppling Zionist ideology and the
state during times of political weakness.
West as a whole.

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