Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfik Allawi: Compromise or Status Quo?
Politics & GovernanceWhen Iraqi protestors took to the streets in the closing months of 2019, they made...
Media Escalation Complicates GCC Crisis Mediation Efforts
Politics & GovernanceIn spite of months of intensified efforts to deescalate tensions among the Gulf Cooperation Council...
The Changing Same in Kuwait: New Cabinet, Persistent Challenges
Politics & GovernanceAs a result of internal disputes between cabinet members and the intense questioning of ministers...
Between a Divided Parliament and Determined Protestors...
Politics & GovernanceTwo weeks after the Iraqi Parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister (PM) Adil Abdulmehdi,...
National Defense Authorization Act 2020 and the Gulf
U.S. – Gulf PolicyAfter months of negotiations, the House and Senate committees responsible for drafting the National Defense...
GCC Reconciliation: Restoration or Reconfiguration?
Conflict Resolution & Peace BuildingFor the first time since the Gulf crisis began on June 5th, 2017, strong indicators...
Abdulmehdi’s Resignation: Scratching the Surface of Reform
Politics & GovernanceAfter two months of protests that have resulted in the deaths of roughly 400 protestors...
Saudi Aramco’s IPO: Challenges Facing the Kingdom’s Crown Jewel
Energy & DiversificationLong-awaited finite details of what will be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history...
Yemen Crisis: Relevance of STC Poses New Questions for Congressional Action
Defense & SecurityWhen the 116th Congress left Washington D.C. in observance of the August 2019 recess, the...
New Allies, Antagonists and...
Energy & DiversificationThis month, OPEC and its allies (commonly referred to as OPEC+) agreed to extend a...
Between Sanctions & Survival: Iraqi Sovereignty amidst U.S.–Iranian Competition
Defense & SecurityIraq has recently made ample evidence of the careful balancing act it must pursue between...
Candidate(s) Briefing: The Gulf & the First Democratic Debates
U.S. – Gulf PolicyWhile conventional political wisdom dictates that foreign policy is one of the last considerations voters...