The Tragedy of Tehran
Perched on the foothills of the Alborz Mountains and home to 9.5 million residents, Tehran...
Perspectives: Turkey-Gulf Relations in Erdoğan’s Next Term
Turkey and Saudi Arabia: A “Manageable Competition” Sinem Cengiz Non-Resident Fellow, Gulf International Forum; Research...
China’s Gulf Diplomacy and the Future of Taiwan
As tensions between China and the United States mount over Taiwan, Beijing has been actively...
The Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement Shapes Azerbaijan’s Balancing Act
Numerous geopolitical, economic, and security factors have influenced Azerbaijan’s foreign policy decisions throughout the country’s...
Iran’s Ruling Hardliners: EU is Strategically Irrelevant
Iran’s relations with European governments in general—and particularly with the troika of France, Britain, and...
Examining Iran’s Geopolitical Goals in the Western Sahara Conflict
Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Tehran sided with the Polisario Front...
The Escalating Iran-Azerbaijan Tension: Impact the South Caucasus and Beyon...
The deteriorating relations between Iran and Azerbaijan garner significant attention, raising concerns about the potential...
China’s Yemen Diplomacy and a Multipolar Gulf
Since it first emerged as an economic powerhouse in the 1990s and early 2000s, China...
The Saudi-Iranian Accord: Turkey Navigating a New Regional Landscape
The 2023 Saudi Arabia-Iran deal, facilitated by China, has left Turkey apprehensive about potential shifts...
The Economic Empire of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) initially started as one of several paramilitary forces hastily...
Iran’s Perspective on the Potential Reconciliation between Türkiye a...
Recent diplomatic visits between Syrian officials and Arab leaders highlight regional efforts to reintegrate President...
North-South Transport Corridor: Iran-Russia New Railway to Circumvent Weste...
After the United States and the European Union imposed extensive sanctions on Russia in response...