Professor Habib Al Badawi

Habib Badawi is Professor of International Relations and Japanese History at Lebanese University. He is also the coordinator of American Studies and a sought-after academic consultant. Professor Al-Badawi was awarded "The Academic Figure of 2018" by the "Asian Cultural Center" for his persistent efforts in promoting Japanese studies worldwide. Dr. Habib Al-Badawi has published multiple books and research papers on contemporary topics related to international relations and geopolitics.

Strategic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Order: Japan’s Defence Transformation and Its Regional Consequences

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Abstract This paper examines the strategic implications of Japan’s ongoing defence transformation for the Indo-Pacific regional order through 2030. Drawing on Japan’s 2022 strategic documents, the 2025–2026 procurement cycle, and the evolving Taiwan contingency, it argues that Japan has crossed a threshold from declaratory posture to fielded operational counter-strike capability — a transition with qualitative …

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Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Succession, Sovereignty, and the Architecture of Emirati Power

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By Professor Habib Al Badawi “This paper examines the elevation of Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the position of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi as an exercise in strategic regime design rather than hereditary inevitability. Drawing on verified Reuters reporting from 2023–2026, the analysis situates the succession within three interlocking structural …

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Governing by Resolve: The Takaichi Effect on Japan’s Domestic Power Architecture

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By Professor Habib Al Badawi Abstract Sanae Takaichi’s October 2025 ascent to Japan’s premiership marks a structural reorientation of Japanese governance beyond a simple Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership transition. I term this shift “command governance”— a model that centralizes decision-making in the Prime Minister’s Office, prioritizes executive action over consensus-building, and transforms fiscal policy …

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SILENT REGIME CHANGE: INTELLIGENCE-LED DISPLACEMENT AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE SYRIAN REGIME

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Authored By: Prof. Habib Badawi, Mr. Ali Kassab ABSTRACT This study examines the December 2024 collapse of the Syrian regime as a case of intelligence-led displacement—regime change achieved through covert paralysis of command structures rather than military defeat. Within eleven days, a government that survived thirteen years of civil war ceased functioning without decisive battle, …

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American Grand Strategy in the Post-Hegemonic Era: From Universal Order to Hemispheric Primacy

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By Habib-Al Badawi Introduction: The End of an Era The  November 2025 National Security Strategy represents the first comprehensive articulation since the Cold War’s end of an American vision that explicitly abandons ideological frameworks shaping global posture for three decades. The document positions the United States not as the architect of “liberal order” but as …

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When MAGA Collides: Trump vs. Greene in a Battle for the GOP’s Soul

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By Professor Habib Al Badawi Introduction The rupture between Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene marks one of the most revealing confrontations inside the Republican Party since the rise of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. What began as an alliance fueled by grievance politics and populist energy has evolved into a public collision …

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Hunting Humans:  The Paid Killers of Sarajevo and the Milan Investigation

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By Habib Al Badawi When Killing Becomes Commerce: The Milan Investigation as Moral Reckoning The Siege of Sarajevo remains one of the starkest illustrations of systematic violence against civilians in late twentieth-century Europe. Beneath the familiar narrative of snipers and shelling lies a more disturbing layer: the Milan investigation reveals that killing civilians in Sarajevo …

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THE 2025 NEW YORK MAYORAL ELECTION: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST POLITICS AND URBAN GOVERNANCE

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Zohran Mamdani’s Victory and the Future of Progressive Urban Politics By Habib Al- Badawi The 2025 New York mayoral election represents a critical juncture in American urban politics. Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist state assemblyman, defeated well-funded opposition to become mayor of America’s largest city, challenging both right-wing populism and Democratic establishment centrism. This victory …

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Contemporary Geopolitical Competition in the Horn of Africa: Strategic Resources, Maritime Control, and Great Power Rivalry

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Prof. Habib BadawiDepartment of History, Lebanese University, Beirut, LebanonEmail: [email protected] | [email protected]: 0000-0002-6452-8379 | Scopus Author ID: 58675152100 Mr. Daniel AyoubDepartment of History, Lebanese University, Beirut, LebanonEmail: [email protected] The Horn of Africa occupies a unique strategic position at the intersection of Africa, the Middle East, and critical maritime trade routes connecting Europe and Asia. Comprising …

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Kimi Onoda: Authenticity as Authority in Contemporary Japanese Politics

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A Case Study in Values-Based Leadership and Democratic Renewal By Professor Habib Al-Badawi In October 2025, Kimi Onoda walked into Tokyo’s Imperial Palace for her cabinet inauguration wearing a gleaming silver dress that immediately sparked social media speculation (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, 2025). Was it borrowed? A fashion misstep? Within hours, she responded on …

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