Defense & Security

GCC

Post Brexit UK-GCC Relations: Strengthening Military and Trade Ties

The United Kingdom is set to endure yet another political reshuffle after Boris Johnson, its...

KSA

Saudi Arabia’s Normalization with Israel Could Be a Security Nightmare

With Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s (MBS) declaration earlier in the year that Israel could...

KSA

MBS’s Visit to Europe: Seeking New Security Ties Through Greece and Franc...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), generally acknowledged to be the de facto chief...

Iran

How “Spy Games” Between Iran and Israel Could Enflame Regional Tensions

In 2020, Iran’s counter-intelligence agencies were challenged by the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the country’s...

Iran

Iran’s Drone Diplomacy: Enhancing Tehran’s Regional Competitiveness

In mid-May, flanked by high-ranking officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen....

Yemen

Making the Most of Yemen’s Uneasy Truce

  Personnel changes to the official Yemeni government, coupled with the recent truce between the...

Iran

Iran’s “Game of Drones” in the Middle East

Amid mounting domestic unrest and ongoing diplomatic standoffs with regional states, Iran has devoted a...

Iran

What “Realism” Often Misses: A Study of Iran and Qatar

The Ukraine conflict, which entered its hundredth day last week, has major implications for all...

Qatar

The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Forked Path of Qatar-Russia Relations

Since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have found...

Iran

Neither Elections nor Nuclear Negotiations Will Change Iran’s Influen...

The results of Iraq’s recent election and the government formation negotiations that have followed pose...

GCC

Fighting Terrorism in the Gulf is a Societal Responsibility

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

GCC

Formalizing a Middle Eastern “Cold War”

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

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