Challenging Scenarios for US-GCC Relations in the Wake of the Pandemic
The lasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Gulf countries will be shaped by...
Iran Advances its Security Objectives
Iran continues to advance its national security objectives despite the ongoing U.S. campaign of “maximum...
Iran’s Predicament: COVID-19, Economic Mismanagement, and Sanctions
COVID-19 presents a major threat to the global economy and the health of millions of...
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...