Commentary

Iran

Iranian Nuclear Program: Tough Choices for the United States

U.S. – Gulf Policy

The future of Iran’s decades-old nuclear program is one of the most difficult foreign policy...

Iran

As the Rial’s Value Drops, Pressure on the Raisi Government Grows

Economy & Innovation

The value of the Iranian rial fell sharply in February 2023, decreasing from 440,000 rials...

Iran

Iranian-Saudi Normalization: From Hostility to Cooperative Rivalry

Geopolitics

Ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the most complicated...

Iran

Iran-Saudi Agreement: In Search of Stable Oil Exports and New Relations

Energy Policy

The relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia has been fraught with tension for decades, with...

Iran

The Iran-Saudi Agreement is Not a Game Changer

Geopolitics

The China-brokered agreement restoring relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, announced on March 10, is...

Iraq

Dictatorship Without a Dictator: Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion

Politics & Governance

Two decades after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statues in Baghdad and the dawn of...

GCC

Traveling Through History on the Forgotten Hejaz Railway

Geopolitics

Imagine boarding a train in Istanbul, and arriving in a city in the Gulf region...

UAE

Italy and the UAE Chart a New Course

Geopolitics

Italy’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ran aground in 2021—the culmination of a...

Iran

Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement: Searching for Substance Amid Symbolism

Geopolitics

The recent announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia would restore their bilateral diplomatic relations has...

Iran

Iran’s Aviation Industry Is in Dire Straits

Politics & Governance

The secretary of the Association of Iranian Airlines announced earlier this year that the price...

Iran

Russia’s Ultranationalist Lessons for Iran

Politics & Governance

For more than a decade, the clerical regime in Iran has faced mounting domestic and...

GCC

Down, but not Out: Evaluating Russia’s Post-Invasion Record in the Gulf

Defense & Security

During the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Gulf region remained a...

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