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Military Relations and the U.S.-Saudi Alliance

The status of the NESA-SANDU project mirrors the present state of U.S.-Saudi relations: extensive but in a phase of uncertainty.

Understanding Global Political Violence: Implications for the Middle East and the West

On May 31, AGSIW hosted researchers and guests from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats to present findings and insights into political violence across the globe for 2021.

Taliban special forces units conduct searches at a checkpoint in Lashkargah, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2021. (Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/Abaca/Sipa USA – Sipa via AP Images)

The Impact of the Ukraine War on Missile Diplomacy in the Middle East

Russian equivocation, U.S. distraction, and Gulf Arab states’ reliance on deterrence and defense will likely undermine prospects for addressing regional missile proliferation through diplomacy.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard members stand in front of a Shahab-3 missile displayed during the annual Jerusalem Day rally, Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 29. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A Conversation With Tim Lenderking

On April 28, AGSIW hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with Tim Lenderking, the U.S. special envoy for Yemen. 

A Conversation With Athol Yates

On April 27, AGSIW hosted a roundtable discussion with Athol Yates, a professor at the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi.

Emiratis wave the UAE flag as a convoy of military vehicles and personnel travels from Al Hamra military base to Zayed Military City in the United Arab Emirates, marking the return of the first group of UAE Armed Forces military personnel from Yemen, Nov. 7, 2015. (Ryan Carter-Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi/WAM via AP)

A Conversation With Vice Admiral Bob Harward​

AGSIW hosted a discussion with Vice Admiral Bob Harward, former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command and current executive vice president for international business and strategy at Shield AI.

April 18 Roundtable_Bob Harward

The Ukraine Crisis Deepens Food Insecurity Across the Middle East and Africa

Supply chain interruptions and rising food and fuel prices are hitting countries in the Middle East and Africa particularly hard, given the heavy reliance on Russian and Ukrainian staple food imports.

Workers plow wheat in western Ukraine, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Old Wine in New Skins: The Yemen Presidential Council

Yemen’s new presidential council was made in Saudi Arabia and backed by the UAE, which means it may struggle to find legitimacy on the ground.

Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi delivers a speech as he delegates his own powers to a presidential council, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 7. (Yemen TV/via REUTERS TV)