Security
Sep 24, 2020
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.

Sep 17, 2020
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.

Sep 8, 2020
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.

Sep 1, 2020
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.

Aug 19, 2020
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.

Aug 18, 2020
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.

Aug 18, 2020
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.

Aug 10, 2020
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.
