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...
U.S. Must Lift Sanctions and Help Iran Fight the Coronavirus
As coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads around the world, Iran is still one of the largest outbreaks...
The Gulf & Its Foreign Security Guarantors: Lessons from Past Withdrawals for America’s Impending Absence
President Trump has left little doubt that he would prefer to withdraw the American military...
How A Sanders Administration Could Redefine Pillars of U.S.- Gulf Relations: Defense, Security, and Petro-Diplomacy
If Sanders is president in 2021, the Gulf states should brace themselves for the United...
U.S. and Iran: 41 Years of Swinging between Engagement and Confrontation
Introduction Since the moment of the Islamic Republic’s inception 41 years ago, U.S. – Iran...
Pompeo Meets New Sultan of Oman
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Oman’s new leader Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in...
مقتل سليماني: هل ذهبت الولايات المتحدة إلى خط اللاعودة؟
أدت غارة صاروخية أمريكية إلى مقتل قائد فيلق القدس في الحرس الثوري الإيراني قاسم...
The Killing of Iran’s Soleimani: Did the United States Cross the Rubicon?
A missile strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds force in Iran’s...
National Defense Authorization Act 2020 and the Gulf
After months of negotiations, the House and Senate committees responsible for drafting the National Defense...
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)...
Yemen Crisis: Relevance of STC Poses New Questions for Congressional Action
When the 116th Congress left Washington D.C. in observance of the August 2019 recess, the...
Between Sanctions & Survival: Iraqi Sovereignty amidst U.S.–Iranian Competition
Iraq has recently made ample evidence of the careful balancing act it must pursue between...