
No Iran Solution in Sight
The 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
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...

Candidate(s) Briefing: The Gulf & the First Democratic Debates
While 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 to Saudi Arabia
Today, the United States Senate voted on a series of bills seeking to block an...

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

Candidate Briefing: What a Joe Biden Presidency Could Mean for the Gulf
Following much speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden has impactfully jumped into the Presidential race.

Congress Reacting to A Nuclear Saudi Arabia
Congressional attention toward the status of nuclear technology in the Middle East...

Arizona, Arabia, Alfalfa: Gulf Agricultural Industry Sparks a Conversation in the American Southwest
Separated by roughly eighty-one-hundred miles of land and ocean, the initially ...

Candidate Briefing: What a Jay Inslee Presidency Could Mean for the Gulf
Washington state’s Jay Inslee (D-WA) became the first Governor to join the ever-growing...

Candidate Profile: What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Could Mean for the Gulf
Looking to replicate the unexpected successes of his primary challenge in the ...

Candidate Briefing: What a Bill Weld Presidency Could Mean for the Gulf
In what may feel like a welcome reprieve from the seemingly daily declarations...