Iran
Oct 22, 2026
Debating Policy in Public: Iranian Elites Turn to YouTube
Rival camps within the Islamic Republic are increasingly turning to YouTube for policy debate, but there is a limit to the regime’s tolerance for that debate.
Oct 22, 2026
Is the Houthi-Saudi Conflict the Start of a Broader Regional War?
On October 28, AGSI hosted a discussion on the connection between the Houthi-Saudi conflict and the Iran war.
Oct 16, 2026
The Committee of Six and Strategic Decision Making in Iran
Remarks by Iran’s president offer a rare glimpse of how the Islamic Republic has adapted its decision making to the absence of its supreme leader.
Oct 5, 2026
Mohsen Rezaei at the Helm of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council
Under Rezaei, the SNSC could prove constructive or paralyze strategic decision making.
Sep 30, 2026
Is the U.S.-Iran Stalemate a “New Normal” or the Prelude to Another Explosion?
On October 6, AGSI hosted a discussion on the U.S.-Iran stalemate and the prospects for a cease-fire.
Sep 21, 2026
UAE-Iran Relations: Pulling Geoeconomic Levers
The UAE’s decision to halt trade and commercial ties with Iran reflects an exercise in applying carefully calibrated geoeconomic pressure amid an uncertain and evolving geopolitical context.
Sep 2, 2026
Preparing for the Gulf’s Economic Infrastructure Buildout
On September 9, AGSI hosted a discussion on Gulf infrastructure development post-Iran war.
Aug 28, 2026
Operation Economic Outcast: Will Economic Pressure on Iran Work, and Are the Gulf Countries On Board?
On September 2, AGSI hosted a discussion on the new U.S. sanctions against Iran.
