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Peace in Afghanistan: What is the Expected Role of the Gulf States?
GeopoliticsWhile efforts to end the longest-running war in American history have primarily focused on actors...
COVID-19: A Unifying Enemy for the Gulf Region?
Politics & GovernanceIn an era of hyper-globalization, the global pandemic known as “COVID-19” (also referred to as...
The Gulf & Its Foreign Security Guarantors: Lessons from Past Withdraw...
Defense & SecurityPresident 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...
U.S. – Gulf PolicyIf Sanders is president in 2021, the Gulf states should brace themselves for the United...
Unemployment Crisis in Iraq and Iran: A Chronic Dilemma for State and Socie...
Economy & InnovationLooking at pictures and video footage of last year’s protests in Iran and Iraq, one...
Iranian Hardliners Consolidate Power in Parliamentary Takeover
Politics & GovernanceIranian hardliners swept the majority of seats in last Friday’s parliamentary elections, building a strong...
U.S. and Iran: 41 Years of Swinging between Engagement and Confrontation
U.S. – Gulf PolicyIntroduction Since the moment of the Islamic Republic’s inception 41 years ago, U.S. – Iran...
Iran’s Election Gatekeepers Keep Democracy Futile
Politics & GovernanceNow that the maelstrom following the killing of General Qasem Soleimani appears to have subsided,...
Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfik Allawi: Compromise or Status Quo?
Politics & GovernanceWhen Iraqi protestors took to the streets in the closing months of 2019, they made...
Succession in Oman can Threaten Gulf Stability & U.S. Interests
Politics & GovernanceThe looming succession in Oman could affect not only domestic stability, but also change the...
When Clean Air Becomes A Luxury: The Case of Air Pollution and Climate Chan...
Economy & InnovationThe impact of pollution and climate change on the lives of ordinary Iranians has been...
The Killing of Iran’s Soleimani: Did the United States Cross the Rubi...
Defense & SecurityA missile strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds force in Iran’s...