
COVID-19: Will it Make China Villain or Victor in the Gulf Region?
How does China emerge from the COVID-19 crisis having been pilloried as the source of...

Coronavirus Crisis: An Opportunity for Intra-Gulf Rapprochement
The Middle East is facing yet another threat to its stability, albeit, this time a...

Peace in Afghanistan: What is the Expected Role of the Gulf States?
While efforts to end the longest-running war in American history have primarily focused on actors...

Aid to Houthi-Controlled Yemen to Be Cut Back Over Risk It Can Be Diverted
The world’s biggest humanitarian aid operation will be scaled-down next month in Houthi-controlled Yemen, because...

Medical Flights Start from Yemen’s Sanaa in Diplomatic Breakthrough
Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday,...

Media Escalation Complicates GCC Crisis Mediation Efforts
In spite of months of intensified efforts to deescalate tensions among the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Perspectives on Resolving the Gulf Crisis at the Upcoming GCC Summit
A few days before the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia, there...

GCC Reconciliation: Restoration or Reconfiguration?
For the first time since the Gulf crisis began on June 5th, 2017, strong indicators...

The Iranian Regime Battles Domestic Unrest
For the second time in two years, Iran’s regime has witnessed significant nationwide unrest in...

Turkey’s Relations with Iran and Iraq: It’s Complicated!
Succinctly stated, Turkey’s relations with Iraq and Iran, (the largest of its numerous neighboring countries)...

‘Neo-Ottoman’ Ambitions in the Post-American Middle East: Stake...
Officially, Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria has been about two major objectives. First,...

What Do Cracks in UAE-Saudi Arabia Relations Mean for Turkey?
The divergence between Abu Dhabi’s and Riyadh’s positions in Yemen, the UAE’s maritime talks with...