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...
Women, Peace, and Security: Gulf Perspectives on Integration, Inclusiveness...
Executive Summary In recent years, governments in the Gulf have mobilized their resources and political...
The GCC’s Tilt Toward Asian Regional Organizations
Over the past year, the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have grown steadily...
Explaining the GCC’s Success Stopping Terrorist Attacks
The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have enjoyed relative prosperity and peace...
Iranian Naval Strategy: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Confrontationalism
Over the last four decades, Iran has constructed its identity as a nation around opposition...
Tehran Eyes Drone Dominance in its Near-Abroad
As Russia’s military invasion in Ukraine enters its eighth month, Moscow is steadily losing strategic...
Iranian Naval Strategy: The Domestic Roots of Iran’s Asymmetric Warfare
The foreign and defense policies of Iran are deeply intertwined with the geography of the...
Why Houthis Rejected the Ceasefire Extension
Frustrated by the failure of Yemen’s warring factions to extend the ceasefire on October 1,...
Scrutinizing Iran’s Foreign Proxy Network
Since the end of the Second World War, open military conflicts between global and regional...
Reassessing GCC Security After the Ukraine Invasion
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has security implications well beyond the borders of the European continent....
Building a Regional and International Infrastructure for Red Sea Security
President Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia has highlighted the resurfacing of the Middle East...
Taliban Afghanistan: A Double-Edged Victory for Iran
Many Iranian officials celebrated the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a momentous strategic victory. One...