Mediterranean Crisis Brings Gulf Rivalries to Europe’s Doorstep
The past months have seen an unprecedented level of diplomatic engagement on the part of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The past months have seen an unprecedented level of diplomatic engagement on the part of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The UAE joined the Arab League statement rejecting the proposal, yet UAE officials in DC applauded it and attended the launch event at the White House.
The Trump administration’s new Israel-Palestine plan, which endorses nearly everything Israel wants, is not a peace plan at all.
The Azerbaijani government has offered to host international soccer matches while its neighbor to the south has been deemed too unsafe.
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ speech condemned Palestinians for terrorism and praised Israel for peace — all while ignoring Israel’s own violent history.
Beyond Iran and Saudi Arabia’s overall human rights abuses, recent reports highlight their failure to ensure the safety and rights of persecuted minorities.
A new collection of journal articles opens a window on debates within Russia and illuminates the thinking behind its Middle East policies.
Tensions in the Persian Gulf have caused longstanding U.S. partners in the region to reassess the pillars of their defense and security relationships.
In the current political reality, Israeli annexation of the West Bank is the best gift opponents of the occupation can hope for.
A window of opportunity to end the Yemen war may be closing. There is a chance to break the cycle but it will require regional and international effort.
To ease the anxieties in the Gulf Arab states, U.S.-Iran rhetoric needs to scale down. Gulf Arab officials should continue to urge restraint on both sides.
It is possible that de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran might be achieved through international diplomacy. The alternative is a regional or global war.
If George W. Bush and Barack Obama sowed the seeds of the American chaos machine, Donald Trump represents the first true madman at the wheel of state, thanks to his volatile temperament, profound ignorance, and crippling insecurity.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister went to Brussels this week and reverted back to the kingdom’s hawkish anti-Iran talking points.
It looks like the Blob is starting to come around to the idea that maybe the U.S. approach to the Middle East for the last 20 years or so hasn’t been all that great.
The E3’s decision to trigger the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could spell the end of that agreement.
Last month’s Islamic summit in Malaysia highlighted the risks and fragility of acquiescence to the repression of Muslims in China and India.
The proxy war in Libya is increasingly colored by Emirati and Egyptian opposition to efforts to resolve divisions among the Gulf states.
The post-Soleimani Middle East offers challenges and opportunities, but the U.S. does not seem to have a strategy to either mitigate or exploit them.
Triggering the Iran nuclear deal’s dispute mechanism is an assertive move by the E3, but it is also a gamble that could save or sink the agreement.
The Trump administration has no intention of respecting the wishes of the Iraqi government.