Iran Must Deal with A New Status Quo in the South Caucasus
There is a new status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh. Following six weeks of bloody conflict in...
An Expanding Transregional Network: France’s Growing Role in the Gulf
Under President Emmanuel Macron, France has made its foreign policy far more proactive across the...
A Strained Relationship: the Complexities of Turkish-Gulf Relations
On October 7, 2020, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a one-day working visit to...
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and Gulf States’ Stakes
The Nagorno-Karabakh clashes flared up once again on September 27, the deadliest violation of the...
Iran and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Preserving the Status Quo
The disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, landlocked in the mountainous South Caucasus and predominantly populated by...
What Would a Closer Security Partnership between Israel and the UAE Look Like?
The US-brokered Abraham Accords, which President Donald Trump announced on August 13, marked a watershed...
The Regional Impact of UAE’s Normalization with Israel
UAE arms purchases were once thought of as the acquisition of shiny, new toys by...
The COVID19 Created Opportunities for Re-engagement within the GCC
Three years after the start of a diplomatic dispute between Qatar and its Gulf Cooperation...
Can Yemen’s Riyadh Agreement be Rescued?
Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council’s (STC) July 29 renunciation of its ‘self-rule’ declaration raised hopes...
What’s In It for the UAE in Agreement with Israel?
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince (and de facto ruler of the UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed...
Helping Lebanon Help Itself
Bill Mauldin, an American World War II military journalist, reported in the thick of the...
A Disaster in Beirut: What Will the Gulf Do?
A disaster struck Lebanon, destroying half of the capital city of Beirut and creating an...