This is What Comes After Raisi’s Election
The recent presidential election in Iran, characterized by low turnout and accusations of rigging, sets...
Kuwait’s Lost Constitution: A Struggle Between Corruption and Rights
Today, twenty-one years into the twenty-first century, 40 years after the formation of the Gulf...
Raisi’s Presidency: An Inimical Sign for Iran and the Middle East
When a country’s autocratic leader changes, the process of selecting a new leader can bring...
America Could Make the GCC Reform, If It Wanted to
For much of the modern history of the Gulf, the Arab states of the region...
Iran’s Presidential Elections: A Litmus Test and a Legitimacy Crisis
The Islamic Republic of Iran is gearing up to hold another controversial election on June...
Opposition Unity Can Reshape Kuwait
Those who follow the public affairs of the Arab world and its uncertain path toward...
To Avert a Theocracy in Yemen, the Houthis Must Be Stopped
Seven years after the onset of the civil war in Yemen, the country is at...
Kuwait is Not a European Democracy
Kuwait’s political situation is in crisis. The political unrest that currently grips the country is...
Corruption and Illicit Trade are Ravaging Iraq’s Borders
As Iraq continues to experience sociopolitical strife and economic struggles, there remains a growing urgency...
Is Democracy Dying in Kuwait?
Kuwait’s current political unrest is a topic of interest across the Middle East – both...
Iran’s Nuclear Program Might Not Be Worth the Cost
The progress of Iran’s nuclear program over the past five years has been difficult for...
The Pandemic Further Consolidates Abu Dhabi’s Supremacy within the UAE
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be igniting a new kind of competition...