Iran

Politics & Governance

Safeguarding Democracy: The Case for Decentralization in Iran

The popular revolution in Iran—sparked by the murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of...

Defense & Security

How Far is Israel’s New Government Willing to Go to Counter Iran’s Nucl...

When the newly-elected Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, was sworn in for his sixth...

Defense & Security

The Gulf in 2023 Expert Outlook

A Nuclear Arms Race Could Begin Dr. Daniel Serwer Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Gulf International Forum;...

Energy Policy

The Dynamics Shaping Global Energy Markets in 2023

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to major reverberations in energy...

Geopolitics

Eying Influence in Africa, Iran Is Its Own Worst Enemy

During his visit to Guinea-Bissau in August 2021, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi pledged to pursue...

U.S. – Gulf Policy

Why America Can’t Escape the Gulf

For the past two years, the Biden administration has been engaged in a “pivot to...

Defense & Security

Iran and China Loom Large in Saudi Arabia’s “Game of Drones”

In recent years, many Middle Eastern states have devoted growing sums to research in cutting-edge...

Geopolitics

Iran’s 2022 Protests: The View from Turkey

After 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed by the Iranian “morality police” in early September 2022,...

Geopolitics

Ethnic Minorities in the Iranian Protests: Tehran’s No-Win Situation

The ongoing mass protests in Iran, which have steadily grown more violent over the past...

Geopolitics

The Enemy of My Enemy: Ukrainian Diplomacy in the Gulf

On November 6, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stridently condemned Iran for supplying unmanned aerial vehicles...

Defense & Security

A Double-Edged Drone: How Russia’s Use of Iranian-made Drones Impacts Gul...

As Russia continues its illegal invasion of Ukraine, it has secured crucial support from Iran...

Politics & Governance

Exploring the Limits of Chinese Public Diplomacy in Iran

From the moment protests erupted in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in...

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