Defense & Security

GCC

Fighting Terrorism in the Gulf is a Societal Responsibility

Abdulla Bishara

In the GCC’s forty-year history, its past experiences have taught the citizens of the Gulf...

GCC

Formalizing a Middle Eastern “Cold War”

Dr. Nabeel Khoury

More than ten years after the advent of the 2011 “Arab Spring” uprisings, the original...

Yemen

Marib: An Obstacle to the Peace Process

Abdulaziz Kilani

Next month marks the seventh year since the Ansar Allah movement – commonly known as...

GCC

After 31 Years, What Has the Gulf Learned from the Kuwait Invasion?

Dr. Mohammad Al-Rumaihi

August 2, 2021 marked thirty-one years since the beginning of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Mercifully,...

GCC

A Changing Balance of Power in the Red Sea

Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

On March 23, the Ever Given container vessel veered out of control while sailing through...

Iran

U.S.-Iran Clashes in Syria and Iraq: Exchange of Messages or Serious Escala...

Abdulaziz Kilani

On June 27, President Joe Biden ordered U.S. airstrikes to be carried out against facilities...

KSA

Securing the Bab el-Mandeb: Can Threats to the Red Sea Drive Regional Coope...

Hannah Kuperman

As the negotiations to end the war in Yemen continue, policymakers on all sides must...

KSA

Saudi Ceasefire Proposal in Yemen: Opportunities and Future Challenges

Anas Alqaed

The new Saudi initiative about a ceasefire in Yemen has opened the door for a...

Yemen

To End the War in Yemen, Stop the Battle for Ma’rib

Dr. Nabeel Khoury

The new U.S. mediator will have to focus on an immediate ceasefire in Ma’rib to...

Yemen

Marib Battle and Biden’s Yemen Policy: A New Phase or Another Escalation?

Anas Alqaed

Since the inauguration of President Joe Biden, America’s foreign policy in Yemen has been formed...

KSA

Houthis Raise the Ante as Riyadh Struggles to Disengage from Yemen’s ...

Marco Túlio Lara

Two weeks ago, a Reuters report indicated that Saudi Arabia would sign a UN proposal...

UAE

Arms Sale in the Balance: Will the F-35 Fly in the UAE?

Ambassador Patrick Theros

The normalization of relations that President Trump brokered between Israel and two states, Bahrain and...

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