Iraq’s PMF Wants to Be Iran’s IRGC
Iraq, Politics & Governance, CommentaryIraq’s PMF Wants to Be Iran’s IRGC
Iraq, Politics & Governance, Commentary
Saudi-Israeli Relations No Longer Depend on Washington
U.S. – Gulf Policy, CommentarySaudi-Israeli Relations No Longer Depend on Washington
U.S. – Gulf Policy, Commentary
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Sanctioning Iran Has Reached its Limits as a Policy Tool
CommentaryOver the past decade, the imposition of comprehensive U.S. and multilateral sanctions remained the core...
Saudi-Israeli Relations No Longer Depend on Washington
CommentaryThere has been a growing consensus within the American foreign policy community that the route...
China’s Gulf Diplomacy and the Future of Taiwan
CommentaryAs tensions between China and the United States mount over Taiwan, Beijing has been actively...
Qatar’s Role in Sudan’s Crisis: Limited Influence and Humanitar...
CommentaryOn May 19, while Arab leaders were meeting at the Arab League summit in Jeddah,...
Saudi-Israeli Relations No Longer Depend on Washington
CommentaryThere has been a growing consensus within the American foreign policy community that the route...
Perspectives: Turkey-Gulf Relations in Erdoğan’s Next Term
CommentaryTurkey and Saudi Arabia: A “Manageable Competition” Sinem Cengiz Non-Resident Fellow, Gulf International Forum; Research...
Iraq’s PMF Wants to Be Iran’s IRGC
CommentaryThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in...
Slow, but Persistent: Russia’s Overseas Basing Strategy in the Red Sea an...
CommentaryEncapsulated between the Mediterranean and the northwestern Indian Ocean, the Red Sea has struggled to...
The Escalating Iran-Azerbaijan Tension: Impact the South Caucasus and Beyon...
CommentaryThe deteriorating relations between Iran and Azerbaijan garner significant attention, raising concerns about the potential...
The Race to Net Zero: Saudi Arabia and the UAE Compete over Climate Action
CommentaryAs one of the hottest and most arid places in the world, the Arabian Peninsula...
Iran-Saudi Agreement: In Search of Stable Oil Exports and New Relations
CommentaryThe relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been fraught with tension for decades, with...
Geopolitics Grants Omani LNG a Lifeline
CommentaryThe global energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one year ago has underlined...
Iraq’s PMF Wants to Be Iran’s IRGC
CommentaryThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in...
Ali Shamkhani and the Purge of the “Old Guard”
CommentaryAli Shamkhani, the Secretary of the Iranian National Security Council, is widely considered a pillar...
Kuwait Parliamentary Elections: Rethinking the Meaning of “Opposition”
CommentaryAs Kuwaitis prepare to go to the polls on June 6th for the country’s second...
North-South Transport Corridor: Iran-Russia New Railway to Circumvent Weste...
CommentaryAfter the United States and the European Union imposed extensive sanctions on Russia in response...
At the Crossroads of Asia, Uzbekistan Reaches Out to the Gulf
CommentaryFor centuries, an invisible thread has connected what is now Uzbekistan and the GCC-member states:...
As the Rial’s Value Drops, Pressure on the Raisi Government Grows
CommentaryThe value of the Iranian rial fell sharply in February 2023, decreasing from 440,000 rials...
Unpacking the UAE’s New National Human Rights Institution
CommentaryThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the 19th country in the Middle East to establish...
How the Gulf Fell in Love with Turkish Cinema
CommentaryIn 2022, “Bergen,” a Turkish biopic based on the life story of the namesake singer,...
Iraq’s Perennial Electricity Problem and its Implications for Social Stab...
CommentaryThe growing social unrest we see in Iraq today can be directly linked to the...
