Security

On November 7, AGSIW hosted a discussion on Gulf responses to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

In offering support for Hamas and the Palestinian cause, Tehran is likely to avoid direct regime – or irretrievable Hezbollah – entanglement to shield its core strategic interests.

While there are ways Hezbollah could become involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict, neither Hezbollah nor Iran appears interested in a wider regional war.

On October 26, AGSIW hosted a discussion on the prospects for the end of the conflict in Yemen.

Would South Yemen be a state for Southerners, or would it be the anti-Houthi Yemeni state?

Over the past year and a half, the war in Yemen has turned into a low-intensity conflict, punctuated by periodic clashes that have done little to alter the lines of control. In the northern highlands, the Houthis – a Zaydi Shia militia group – maintain control, much as they have since taking the capital of...

Quds Force chief Ismail Qaani’s foreign visits reveal minor anomalies regarding Palestinian affairs.

Washington and Riyadh will be watching the next steps before reassessing the potential for a triangular agreement with Israel.