The Midterms Might Change Washington’s Gulf Debate, But Not the Relations...
The ongoing U.S.–Iran war comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. foreign policy. With the...
Beyond Hormuz: Why Balochistan Matters to Gulf Energy Security
A conflict long treated as peripheral to Gulf security is becoming harder to ignore as...
China’s Technology Development Push Meets Gulf Diversification
China’s “new quality productive forces” (NQPF) are often understood as a domestic effort to revive...
Pipe Dreams and Pecking Orders: Who Gets Priority When Gulf Bypass Routes A...
In June, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah told an Atlantic Council audience that...
Toward a New Order in MENA Regional Geopolitics
This report is a byproduct of the workshop “Toward a New Order in MENA Regional...
The Gulf Looks to Ukraine as Global Conflicts Converge
The war between the United States and Iran has entered another period of escalation, casting...
Who Leads Gulf Schools Through Crisis?
Recent discussion has rightly drawn attention to how regional conflict can disrupt education in the...
Cartel at Dusk: OPEC’s Future After the Iran War
Something more consequential than another oil market disruption is underway. The Iran war has exposed...
The Middle East’s Corridor Boom Meets Reality
In recent years, particularly since the outbreak of the recent conflicts in Gaza and Iran,...
The Gulf Needs a Strong Syria, Not Another Battleground
There are moments in international politics when a legal or administrative decision reveals a much...
The Case for a Gulf–Iran Non-Aggression Pact
On June 14, the United States and Iran reached a framework agreement to halt the...