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/.

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...

Iran

Ambiguity No More? Iran Strikes and China’s Test in the New Nuclear Age

Geopolitics

This summer’s events in the Middle East have pushed the world closer to a perilous...

UAE

What India-UAE Ties Reveal About a Changing Global Order

Geopolitics

The evolving partnership between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as one...

GCC

Fractured Flows: The Future of China–Gulf LNG Deals in a Multipolar Market

Energy & Environment

Though observers have traditionally seen the global liquified natural gas (LNG) market as an open...

GCC

Caught Between Giants: How the GCC States Can Navigate the U.S.-China Trade...

Economy & Innovation

The world’s two largest economies have turned tit-for-tat protectionism into a high-stakes showdown, unleashing tariffs...

Iraq

Unlocking the Promise of Iraq’s Oil Sector

Economy & Innovation

Iraq’s energy sector faces a critical juncture. Although Iraq is one of the world’s largest...

Kuwait

With Climate Change Threatening, Kuwait Seeks to Secure its Energy Sector

Energy & Environment

Kuwait, a small nation endowed with approximately six percent of the world’s oil reserves, finds...

GCC

A Rising India Undercuts Pakistan’s Influence in the Gulf

Economy & Innovation

Despite the historical ties and deep-rooted connections between Pakistan and the Gulf states, India’s recent...

GCC

From Floods to Heatwaves: Navigating the Gulf’s New Climate Reality

Energy & Environment

Extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, are profoundly impacting societies and economies worldwide. Floods,...

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