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What Ali al-Zaidi Won’t Bring to Iraq
Politics & GovernanceAfter an American veto brought down the nomination of Nouri Al-Maliki to the Iraqi premiership,...
The Iran War Spills Into Latin America
GeopoliticsArgentina’s decision in late March to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a...
Caught Between Two Powers: The Gulf’s Role in a New Regional Order
GeopoliticsThe Middle East is not simply experiencing another cycle of escalation; it is witnessing a...
Rebalancing Ambition: Saudi Arabia’s Megaproject Pivot
Economy & InnovationSaudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has entered a sobering phase. The kingdom’s most ambitious megaprojects, conceived...
The War in the Gulf and the Reconfiguration of Regional Security
Defense & SecurityThe U.S.–Israeli war with Iran is not only reshaping regional dynamics but also forcing a...
Sovereignty Without Control: Iraq’s Dual Power Crisis in a Regional War
Politics & GovernanceSince the outbreak of the Iran-U.S.-Israel war in late February 2026, Iraq has found itself...
Kuwait Caught Between Protection and Exposure
GeopoliticsAlthough all Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have faced Iranian strikes on civilian and state...
Gulf Data Centers: The Ambitions and Reality of “Petro-Compute”
Economy & InnovationThe question of whether the Gulf possesses a genuine “compute advantage” has moved from speculative...
The Kurdish Bargain: Elite Politics and Federalism in the Kurdistan Region ...
Politics & GovernanceThe power-sharing architecture between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan...
Iraq’s Gulf Pivot and the Cost of Inaction
GeopoliticsThe fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has not restored the regional status...
Shock at Hormuz, Stress Test for the Gulf
Economy & InnovationThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has written one of the most remarkable economic transformation stories...
Iran’s Campaign of Coercion and Signaling: Why the UAE Is the Primary Tar...
GeopoliticsIran’s decision to direct a disproportionate share of its retaliatory missile and drone campaign at...