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Hamed Malekpour/Islamic consultative assembly news agency/WANA/Handout via REUTERS The Dhow: May 4, 2026 ANALYSIS POLITICS & GOVERNANCE How Did the IRGC Seize Power in Iran? Ali Alfoneh The IRGC did not seize power in a single stroke. It accumulated it – patiently, methodically – until no counterweight remained. The Gulf’s AI Strategy Needs Resiliency Yasir...

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REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo The Dhow: April 27, 2026 ANALYSIS SECURITY The Rung Bell and the Crooked Strait: Decoding the Conflict With Iran Ambassador William Roebuck The blockade, artfully deployed, and a focus on coalition building, international law, and interests-based negotiations can help the United States and its Gulf allies extricate themselves from the current impasse. The...

Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP The Dhow: April 20, 2026 FEATURED PROGRAM Inside Iran’s Wartime Leadership: Power, Succession, and Regime Stability April 21, 2026 |9:30 – 10:30am ET | Online On April 21, AGSI will host a discussion with Ali Alfoneh, Ali Ansari, and Hussein Ibish on the evolution of Iran’s leadership during the...

AP Photo/Altaf Qadri The Dhow: April 13, 2026 FEATURED PROGRAM Planning for Postwar Recovery: Economic Outlooks and Policy Responses for the GCC April 14, 2026 |3:00 – 4:30pm ET | In Person On April 14, AGSI will host a discussion with Justin Alexander, Miguel Azevedo, and Rachel Ziemba, moderated by Adel Hamaizia, on how the...

AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman The Dhow: April 6, 2026 FEATURED PROGRAM What Do Houthi Attacks on Israel Mean for the Iran War? April 8, 2026 |10:00 – 11:00am ET | Online On April 8, AGSI will host a discussion with Fatima Abo Alasrar, Gregory D. Johnsen, and April Longley Alley, moderated by Amb. William Roebuck, on...

REUTERS/Amr Alfiky The Dhow: March 30, 2026 FEATURED PROGRAM Book Talk: West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East March 31, 2026 |3:00 – 4:30pm ET | In Person On March 31, AGSI will host a discussion with Mohammed Soliman and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman on the Middle East’s integration with Asia. Register...

Raymond Karam The Dhow: March 23, 2026 FEATURED PROGRAM UAE Space Ambitions: Building the Space Industrial Base March 25, 2026 |10:00 – 11:30am ET | In Person On March 25, AGSI will host a discussion on UAE space development featuring a fireside chat with H.E. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi and Amb. Douglas A. Silliman. Register ANALYSIS...

AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair The Dhow: March 16, 2026 FEATURED PROGRAM Investing Through Uncertainty: Capital, Technology, and the Future of Gulf Markets March 17, 2026 |10:00 – 11:00am ET | In Person On March 17, AGSI will host a discussion with Bilal Baloch, a partner at Shorooq, on Gulf economic advancement agendas, moderated by Robert Mogielnicki....

AP Photo/Vahid Salemi The Dhow: March 9, 2026 ANALYSIS POLITICS & GOVERNANCE Under Mojtaba, the IRGC Will Reign Supreme Ali Alfoneh Iran may still call itself an Islamic Republic. In practice, however, it increasingly resembles a state in which the military governs from behind clerical robes. Markets Respond to the Iran Conflict Robert Mogielnicki The...