GCC

The Gaza War: Reshuffling Middle East Partnerships

Ambassador Patrick Theros

The recent Israel-Hamas war in Gaza carries significant implications for the Gulf States, the United...

Bahrain

Biden’s Realpolitik Approach: Analyzing the C-SIPA Agreement with Bahrain

Dr. Kristian Alexander and Giorgio Cafiero

On September 13, Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa joined U.S....

Iran

The U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap: Unraveling Impacts on Gulf Security and Oil Dy...

Dr. Umud Shokri

The recently announced prisoner swap between the United States and Iran has spurred debates about...

Yemen

Why the Houthis Attacked Israel

Abdulaziz Kilani

Yemen’s Houthis recent attacks on Israel by missile launching and ship hijacking reflect their deep...

Iran

Strategic Abstention: The ‘Axis of Resistance’ Deliberate Inact...

Fuad Shahbazov

Amid the escalating Gaza war, a striking absence marks the regional conflict landscape: the non-involvement...

Iran

Iran’s Eastern Pivot: National Interests Versus Ideological Expansion...

Dr. Mohammad Salami

Throughout the 45 years it has existed, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made the...

Yemen

Why the Houthis Attacked Israel

Abdulaziz Kilani

Yemen’s Houthis recent attacks on Israel by missile launching and ship hijacking reflect their deep...

Iran

Strategic Abstention: The ‘Axis of Resistance’ Deliberate Inact...

Fuad Shahbazov

Amid the escalating Gaza war, a striking absence marks the regional conflict landscape: the non-involvement...

GCC

The Gaza War: Reshuffling Middle East Partnerships

Ambassador Patrick Theros

The recent Israel-Hamas war in Gaza carries significant implications for the Gulf States, the United...

UAE

Navigating Shades of Green: The UAE’s Environmental Strategy Amid COP...

Alexander White

The United Arab Emirates is hosting COP28 from November 30 to December 12. Some NGOs...

GCC

COP28 Will Put the Gulf’s Diplomatic Deftness to the Test

Eugene Chausovsky

As world leaders gather in Dubai for the COP28 global climate summit from November 30...

Iraq

Global Warming Afflicts Iraq, Promising Severe Consequences but Few Solutio...

Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy

When United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk visited southern Iraq on August 9, he...

Iran

Iran’s Eastern Pivot: National Interests Versus Ideological Expansion...

Dr. Mohammad Salami

Throughout the 45 years it has existed, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made the...

Iran

Iran’s ‘Super-Revolutionaries’ Eye Power

Mohammad Hashemi

As Iran prepares to hold its next legislative elections in March 2024, the future has...

UAE

Fly Emirates: How the UAE Used the Airline Industry to Build Soft Power

Dr. Kristian Alexander & Zachery Kennedy

Since the Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, helped launch the...

KSA

Reimagining Geopolitics: How the IMEC Corridor Aims to Reshape Global Trade...

Fuad Shahbazov

At the recent G20 summit in New Delhi in September, U.S. President Joe Biden announced...

GCC

GCC-Central Asia Summit: An Opportunity for the Two Regions

Dr. Diana Galeeva

On July 19th, Saudi Arabia hosted two important events: the 18th meeting of the Gulf...

Iran

North-South Transport Corridor: Iran-Russia New Railway to Circumvent Weste...

Dr. Umud Shokri

After the United States and the European Union imposed extensive sanctions on Russia in response...

GCC

Expats as Homegrown Heroes: The Rise of Women’s Cricket in the Gulf

Sinem Cengiz

Amna Sharif was born and raised in Kuwait and has lived there for all of...

Iran

The Costs and Consequences of Iran’s Brain Drain

Dr. Massaab Al-Aloosy

The deteriorating conditions within Iran prompted many of its citizens to seek a better life...

UAE

Unpacking the UAE’s New National Human Rights Institution

Alexander Langlois

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the 19th country in the Middle East to establish...

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