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Author: Dr. John Calabrese

Dr. John Calabrese

Dr. John Calabrese teaches international relations at American University in Washington, DC. He is the book review editor of The Middle East Journal and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI). He previously served as director of MEI’s Middle East-Asia Project (MAP). Follow him on X: @Dr_J_Calabrese and at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-calabrese-755274a/.

GCC

Cartel at Dusk: OPEC’s Future After the Iran War

Energy & Environment

Something more consequential than another oil market disruption is underway. The Iran war has exposed...

GCC

Syria’s Energy Revival and the Gulf’s Strategic Opening

Geopolitics

Syria’s shattered energy sector is being rebuilt at a moment of unusual strategic flux across...

KSA

Rebalancing Ambition: Saudi Arabia’s Megaproject Pivot

Economy & Innovation

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has entered a sobering phase. The kingdom’s most ambitious megaprojects, conceived...

KSA

Saudi Arabia’s Somalia Gambit

Geopolitics

Saudi Arabia’s intensifying engagement with Somalia represents a notable development in the evolving geopolitics of...

GCC

The Hormuz Shock: Exposure, Resilience, and Structural Shifts

Economy & Innovation

The U.S.–Israeli war with Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, the corridor between...

Iran

From Peripheries to Tehran: Iran’s New Geography of Protest

Politics & Governance

Iran is once again in the midst of nationwide unrest. Protests that erupted in late...

KSA

A New Phase in Vision 2030: From Strategic Exemptions to Broad Ownership

Economy & Innovation

Saudi Arabia is making a bold push to rewire the rules of the game for...

Iraq

Narrow Channel: Navigating Competition and Cooperation in Iraq–Kuwait Rel...

Geopolitics

The relationship between Iraq and Kuwait remains one of the Gulf’s most delicate fault lines....

KSA

Pageantry and Influence: Inside MBS’s Strategic Reset with Washington

U.S. – Gulf Policy

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s November visit to Washington unfolded with all the...

KSA

Powering New Alliances: ACWA’s Clean Energy Pivot to China

Energy & Environment

The transition to renewable energy is reshaping the global economic and geopolitical landscape. In this...

GCC

The Gulf’s Mineral Gambit: Shaping the Global Race for Critical Resources

Energy & Environment

Long tethered to oil market cycles, the Arab Gulf states are now aggressively positioning themselves...

UAE

Sharpening the EDGE: How the UAE Plans to Out-Innovate its Rivals

Defense & Security

The United Arab Emirates stands today as the Gulf’s most compelling case study in the...

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