Between Sanctions & Survival: Iraqi Sovereignty amidst U.S.–Iranian Competition
U.S. – Gulf PolicyIraq 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...
A Veto Is not Enough to Get Congress and Trump on the Same Page in Regards to Saudi Arabia
U.S. – Gulf PolicyToday, the United States Senate voted on a series of bills seeking to block an...
Two Years In and the Gulf Crisis Remains at a Standstill
GeopoliticsAs we reflect on the Gulf crisis’s fast-approaching second anniversary, it is indisputable that the...
Candidate Briefing: What a Joe Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Gulf
U.S. – Gulf PolicyFollowing much speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden has impactfully jumped into the Presidential race.
Is Post Al-Bashir Sudan a New Arena for Gulf Rivalry?
GeopoliticsExactly eight years since Arab Spring protestors first forced the deposition of ...
Algeria’s Changing Status: A Complicated State for Gulf Influence
GeopoliticsEights years ago, the Arab Spring swept across the Middle East and North Africa...
Arizona, Arabia, Alfalfa: Gulf Agricultural Industry Sparks a Conversation in the American Southwest
U.S. – Gulf PolicySeparated by roughly eighty-one-hundred miles of land and ocean, the initially ...
Zarif’s “Resignation”, A Delicate Balance between Iran’s Moderates and Hardliners
Politics & GovernanceThe shocking resignation of Tehran’s Foreign Minister and chief diplomat ...
Candidate Briefing: What a Jay Inslee Presidency Could Mean for the Gulf
U.S. – Gulf PolicyWashington state’s Jay Inslee (D-WA) became the first Governor to join the ever-growing...
Lebanon’s Economic Hardship is Yet Another Arena for Gulf States’ Rivalry
GeopoliticsAlthough there is a history of Gulf nations utilizing dollar diplomacy in order...
Yemen’s Future: A Humanitarian Calamity and A Lost Generation
Politics & GovernanceAs next month the War in Yemen enters into its fifth year, and with no...