Why the Qatar-Bahrain Rift Long Predates the 2017 Gulf Crisis
On the sidelines of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, the Qatari Amir Shaykh Tamim...
The Regional Contest Over Iraq’s Electricity
Iraq has remained a contested geopolitical arena since the 2003 invasion. As Iran’s primacy in...
Iran-Pakistan Relations: Hopes and Fears
Following the forced removal of former Prime Minister Imran Khan by the Pakistani parliament and...
The UAE-Iran Rapprochement: Causes and Effects
Earlier this month, Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) President...
Identity is a Central Factor in Russia-Iran Relations
Five months after the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia President Vladimir Putin met...
The Iranian Conundrum: Analyzing Divergent Saudi and Israeli Security Dilem...
With Saudi Arabia opening the country’s air space to all air carriers, including Israeli flights,...
Pursuing A Precarious Peace: Examining the Turkey-Iran Relationship
Turkey and Iran have a long, tumultuous, and, at times, contentious history. The border between...
Biden in Jeddah: Pursuing U.S.-Saudi-Israeli Alignment
President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East, and more specifically Saudi Arabia, has put...
Iran: Winning Abroad While Losing at Home
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran’s foreign policy has relied on supporting allied and proxy...
Resuscitating Turkish-Saudi Relations: MBS’ Visit to Ankara
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Türkiye last week, following President Erdogan’s visit to...
Saudi-Turkish Normalization: More Complicated than Meets the Eye
Since the beginning of 2020, the Middle East has experienced a broad detente and a...
The Egypt-Iraq-Jordan Partnership: Interests over Regional Rivalry
Over the past three years, a trilateral strategic partnership has emerged between Egypt, Jordan, and...