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U.S.-Iran Clashes in Syria and Iraq: Exchange of Messages or Serious Escala...
Defense & SecurityOn June 27, President Joe Biden ordered U.S. airstrikes to be carried out against facilities...
The Saudi-UAE Alliance is Fracturing
GeopoliticsA trio of apparently unrelated issues has cast fresh light on policy divergences between Saudi...
COVID Knows No Nationality: What Non-Nationals Face in the Vaccination Proc...
Politics & GovernanceWhen I received my COVID-19 vaccine in mid-February 2021, I was taken aback. How had...
This is What Comes After Raisi’s Election
Politics & GovernanceThe recent presidential election in Iran, characterized by low turnout and accusations of rigging, sets...
Can “Soccer Diplomacy” Mend Fences Between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
GeopoliticsSport as a tool for international cooperation dates from the 1970s, when American and Chinese...
Kuwait’s Lost Constitution: A Struggle Between Corruption and Rights
Politics & GovernanceToday, twenty-one years into the twenty-first century, 40 years after the formation of the Gulf...
Raisi’s Presidency: An Inimical Sign for Iran and the Middle East
Politics & GovernanceWhen a country’s autocratic leader changes, the process of selecting a new leader can bring...
How Instability in Afghanistan Endangers the Gulf
GeopoliticsSince 1979, the Gulf states have tended to view Afghanistan as a distant country of...
The UAE in Libya: A Power Broker or Spoiler?
GeopoliticsSince early April, the United Arab Emirates has strengthened its relationship with Libya’s Government of...
A Possible Energy Strategy for Iran’s New President
Energy PolicyAfter the 2018 withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA nuclear deal, Iran’s energy...
Sino-Qatari LNG Deal: A New Phase for Doha-Beijing Relations?
Energy PolicyOn March 22, an international energy deal of tremendous importance took place, largely without notice...
America Could Make the GCC Reform, If It Wanted to
Politics & GovernanceFor much of the modern history of the Gulf, the Arab states of the region...