Iranian Nuclear Program: Tough Choices for the United States
CommentaryThe future of Iran’s decades-old nuclear program is one of the most difficult foreign policy...
The Iran-Saudi Agreement is Not a Game Changer
CommentaryThe China-brokered agreement restoring relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, announced on March 10, is...
Dictatorship Without a Dictator: Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion
CommentaryTwo decades after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statues in Baghdad and the dawn of...
GCC Countries and Sudan’s Conflict: Navigating Mediation and Regional Sta...
CommentaryClashes broke out on April 15, 2023, between forces loyal to the Sudanese Armed Forces...
Future of GCC-Turkey Relations Under Erdogan vs. Kilicdaroglu
CommentaryThe complex relationship between Turkey and the Arab World is impacted by the legacy of...
Iran’s Perspective on the Potential Reconciliation between Türkiye a...
CommentaryRecent diplomatic visits between Syrian officials and Arab leaders highlight regional efforts to reintegrate President...
IDEX 2023: UAE’s Defense Contracts Emphasizes Local Production
CommentaryIDEX 2023, a biennial defense exhibition held in Abu Dhabi since 1993, was the largest...
Down, but not Out: Evaluating Russia’s Post-Invasion Record in the Gulf
CommentaryDuring the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Gulf region remained a...
Iran Cannot Solve its Azerbaijan Problem Through Intimidation
CommentaryOn January 27, 2023, an unprecedented terrorist attack was carried out against the embassy of...
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...
The Need for Cooperation Between Kuwait’s Parliament and Cabinet
CommentaryThe idea of the Kuwaiti constitution started with the vision of Sheikh Abdulla Al-Salem through...
From Confrontational to Subtle Diplomacy: The Reorientation of Saudi Foreig...
CommentaryIn the aftermath of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, a trilateral regional order formed with Egypt,...
The Complexities of a Houthi-Saudi Deal and its Impact on Yemen’s Fut...
CommentaryMore than seven years since the beginning of the war in Yemen, the potential Iranian-Saudi...
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...
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