
How A Sanders Administration Could Redefine Pillars of U.S.- Gulf Relations...
Dr. Dania ThaferIf 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
Dr. Kenneth KatzmanIntroduction 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 إل...
السفير باتريك ثيروسأدت 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 Rubi...
Ambassador Patrick TherosA missile strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds force in Iran’s...

National Defense Authorization Act 2020 and the Gulf
Gulf International ForumAfter months of negotiations, the House and Senate committees responsible for drafting the National Defense...

No Iran Solution in Sight
Dr. Kenneth KatzmanThe September 14 attack on two critical Saudi oil infrastructure facilities has brought U.S. –...

Yemen Crisis: Relevance of STC Poses New Questions for Congressional Action
Gulf International ForumWhen 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
Gulf International ForumIraq has recently made ample evidence of the careful balancing act it must pursue between...

Candidate(s) Briefing: The Gulf & the First Democratic Debates
Gulf International ForumWhile conventional political wisdom dictates that foreign policy is one of the last considerations voters...

A Veto Is not Enough to Get Congress and Trump on the Same Page in Regards ...
Gulf International ForumToday, the United States Senate voted on a series of bills seeking to block an...

U.S. Pressure on Iran’s Energy Sector
Dr. Kenneth KatzmanU.S.-Iran tensions have the potential to roil the energy market, and along with it, the...