Systemic Failures in Iraqi Prisons Create Breeding Grounds for Extremism
Dr. Massaab Al-AloosyThe prisons of Iraq have maintained their abysmal pre-2003 reputation and serve as another indicator...
Kuwait’s New Parliament: Bridging the Divide
Abdulla BisharaOver the last three decades, the government of Kuwait has pursued three methods of soft...
A Different Shade of Green Policy: The UAE’s Bold Vision for the World Cl...
Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco and Dr. Kristian AlexanderThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) is hosting the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of...
Qatar’s 7th Municipal Elections: What to Expect for the Political Culture...
Dr. Betul Dogan AkkasThere are intricate dynamics in Qatari politics, specifically the evolving participation of women in the...
The Need for Political Organization in Kuwait
Dr. Mohammad Al-RumaihiWithin the GCC, Kuwait was—and remains—many steps ahead of several of the bloc’s other member...
Preparing for the Next Supreme Leader
Dr. Arman MahmoudianIran’s Supreme Leader (SL), Ayatollah Khamenei, has been the subject of many rumors during his...
Iraq’s PMF Wants to Be Iran’s IRGC
Dr. Massaab Al-AloosyThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in...
Ali Shamkhani and the Purge of the “Old Guard”
Dr. Reza ParchizadehAli Shamkhani, the Secretary of the Iranian National Security Council, is widely considered a pillar...
Kuwait Parliamentary Elections: Rethinking the Meaning of “Opposition”
Dr. Courtney FreerAs Kuwaitis prepare to go to the polls on June 6th for the country’s second...
The Tragedy of Tehran
Kourosh ZiabariPerched on the foothills of the Alborz Mountains and home to 9.5 million residents, Tehran...
Iran’s Ruling Hardliners: EU is Strategically Irrelevant
Mohammad HashemiIran’s relations with European governments in general—and particularly with the troika of France, Britain, and...
The Economic Empire of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran
Dr. Reza ParchizadehThe Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) initially started as one of several paramilitary forces hastily...