
Safeguarding Democracy: The Case for Decentralization in Iran
The popular revolution in Iran—sparked by the murder of Mahsa Amini at the hands of...

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...

The Gulf in 2023 Expert Outlook
A Nuclear Arms Race Could Begin Dr. Daniel Serwer Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Gulf International Forum;...

The Dynamics Shaping Global Energy Markets in 2023
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to major reverberations in energy...

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...

Why America Can’t Escape the Gulf
For the past two years, the Biden administration has been engaged in a “pivot to...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...