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Roundtable With Martin Griffiths, United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen 

Griffiths provided his unique insights into the U.N.-led effort to bring the principal combatants to a negotiated ceasefire and move the country toward a sustained, political solution.

Supporters of Southern separatists at a rally supporting the United Arab Emirates amid a standoff with the United Nations-recognized government, Aden, Yemen, Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty)

Nuclear Power in the Middle East: The Politics of Stakeholder Coalitions

The creation and management of domestic and external stakeholder coalitions is intrinsic to a sustained commitment to nuclear energy in the UAE.

Christer Viktorsson, director-general of the United Arab Emirates' Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation speaks during a news conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 27, 2019. (REUTERS/Stanley Carvalho)

Can Restoration of Electricity Spark a New Era in Relations Between Baghdad and Riyadh?

The U.S. “maximum pressure” approach to contain Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the Middle East has played a key role in the Trump administration’s determination to help Iraq and Saudi Arabia mend ties.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim, center right, shakes hands with Saudi Minister of Commerce and Investment, Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi, after the opening ceremony of a Saudi consulate in Baghdad, Iraq, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Pakistan’s Military Steps In To Manage Tense Ties With Saudi Arabia

A swift Saudi pullout from an economic assistance program for Pakistan spells trouble for the bilateral relationship, but it would be unwise to write an obituary for Saudi-Pakistani ties.

A man with his son waits next to portraits of Saudi leaders and a Pakistani prime minister displayed on a highway on the occasion of the visit by Saudi Arabia's crown prince to Pakistan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

As UAE Nuclear Power Plant Comes On Line, Attention Turns to Saudi Plans

The Gulf appears to be approaching a new, uncertain era: a scramble for sources of uranium, possibly followed by the acquisition of dual-use technologies, enrichment, and a capacity for breakout.

Employees work at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. (WAM via AP)

IRGC Academic Journals Acknowledge Protests Often Driven by Regime Missteps

Authors of articles published by Imam Hussein University of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps see the real challenges the regime is facing from the unprivileged slumdwellers and the politicized middle class and its grievances.

Iranian police officers take position while protesters gather in front of Amir Kabir University to remember victims of a Ukrainian airplane shot down by an Iranian missile, Jan. 11, Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

Revelations From IRGC War University Journals

With its 31 peer-reviewed journals, Imam Hussein University constitutes the academic backbone of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Through an in-depth analysis, the Revelations From IRGC War University Journals series identifies what these journals reveal about the strategic thinking of the IRGC.

Special military ceremony, Imam Hussein University, May 14, 1998.

Will Reviving the Riyadh Agreement Quell Conflict in South Yemen?

A rigorous dialogue process will be necessary for the Riyadh Agreement to make a real, lasting difference.

Yemeni Southern Transitional Council member and former Aden Governor Nasser al-Khabji, left, and Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister Salem al-Khanbashi sign a power-sharing deal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 5, 2019. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)