The Continuation of Division in the GCC Following the Al-Ula Summit
Several months after the al-Ula summit in January 2021, ostensibly resolving the 2017-2021 Gulf diplomatic...
Is Russia a Reliable Partner for Iran?
Iran-Russia relations have been associated with their own challenges in recent years. The two countries...
Iran-GCC Engagement Deserves a Chance
The future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) remains uncertain. For months, the...
How Will Ebrahim Raisi Deal With China?
With the victory of Ibrahim Raisi in the Iranian presidential election, a new era in...
The Saudi-UAE Alliance is Fracturing
A trio of apparently unrelated issues has cast fresh light on policy divergences between Saudi...
Can “Soccer Diplomacy” Mend Fences Between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
Sport as a tool for international cooperation dates from the 1970s, when American and Chinese...
How Instability in Afghanistan Endangers the Gulf
Since 1979, the Gulf states have tended to view Afghanistan as a distant country of...
The UAE in Libya: A Power Broker or Spoiler?
Since early April, the United Arab Emirates has strengthened its relationship with Libya’s Government of...
Iran’s Foreign Policy: Balancing Ideology and Pragmatism
The direction of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy has been a source of...
The GCC at 40: Not Broken, Not Fixed
At the end of last year, many Middle East experts were confident that, given the...
The Gulf is in Flux About Israel-Palestine
After eleven bloody days of warfare between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Gaza-based...
Saudi-Syrian Rapprochement Comes with Risks and Rewards
The recent meetings in Damascus between Saudi and Syrian officials to discuss the renormalization of...