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Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis to End the War in Yemen
Apr 30, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe Houthis have been conducting negotiations with a Saudi delegation headed by the Saudi ambassador to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Moham…
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China Brokered Iran Saudi Agreement: Motives and Prospects
Mar 16, 2023Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesFollowing secret five-day negotiations in Beijing between the two countries’ national security advisors, Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement to res…
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Where Dance Fights with the Devil
Dec 5, 2022Mohammad Hossein BadamchiIran is currently experiencing one of the largest anti-government protests since 2009. The protests were ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old wom…
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US-Saudi Relations in Turmoil after the OPEC+ Decision to Reduce Oil Production
Nov 2, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe OPEC+ decision to reduce oil production by 2 million barrels daily, starting from November 2022, ignited tensions between long-standing allies, the US and …
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“Women, Life, Freedom”: Protesting the Islamic Republic
Oct 4, 2022Mehran KamravaThe killing in Iran of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, at the hands of the so-called Morality Police (Gasht-e Ershad), has engulfed the country in nationwide…
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An Assassination Attempt Revives an Old Discussion
Sep 13, 2022Azmi BisharaThe assassination attempt on novelist Salman Rushdie as he lectured at the Chautauqua Institution on Friday, August 12, 2022 in Chautauqua, New York, has reson…
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The India-Israel-US-UAE Alliance (I2-U2): Background and Objectives
Jul 19, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesUS President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with the leaders of a new economic group known as I2-U2, which includes India, Israel and the UAE, as well as the…
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Iran’s Ties with China: Synergising Geoconomic Strategies
Jul 7, 2022Deepika SaraswatIran has approached China’s rise and the ongoing systemic shift in the global political economy from Euro-Atlantic towards Asia with optimism. While it celebra…
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The Vienna Negotiations and the Elusive Return of the Iranian Nuclear Deal
May 1, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesDespite the passage of more than a year since the launch of the Vienna negotiations to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly kno…
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Transfer of Power in Yemen to a Presidential Council: Political Context and Implications
Apr 25, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesIntra-Yemeni consultations ended with President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi announcing the formation of a presidential council, to which he will transfer his and Vic…
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The Negev Meeting: Did Israel Fail to Meet its Objectives?
Apr 4, 2022Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesThe foreign ministers of Israel, the US, Egypt, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain held a meeting at Sde Boker Kibbutz in the Negev on 27-28 March 2021. The Minister…
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Emirati Normalization with the Syrian Regime: Motives and Implications
Nov 16, 2021Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesOn 9 November, the UAE Foreign Minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, paid a visit to Damascus, the first in ten years, during which he met the head of the Syrian regim…
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Repercussions of the Taliban’s Return to Rule Afghanistan
Aug 17, 2021Arab Center for Research and Policy StudiesWith the fall of the Afghan capital of Kabul on 15 August, the Taliban has returned to rule the country twenty years after being ousted by United States in Nov…
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Al-Ula GCC Summit Ends the Blockade of Qatar
Jan 7, 2021ACRPS Unit for Political StudiesThree and a half years after the crisis that struck the core of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the 41st GCC summit, held on January 5, 2021 in the Saudi Arabian…
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Iraq’s Al-Kazemi Government: Real Change or a Temporary Settlement?
May 20, 2020Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)The formation of the new government in Iraq may represent a window of opportunity for gradual political change that is less costly than toppling the entire reg…
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Actors, Structures and Qatari Foreign Policy
Feb 10, 2020Marwan KabalanIn a research paper on Qatar’s foreign policy, Marwan Kabalan concludes that a small state’s geopolitical factors and relative capabilities remain central in a…
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Is a resolution of the GCC crisis imminent?
Nov 18, 2019Ibrahim FraihatIbrahim Fraihat argues that the September 14 attack on Aramco has had a significant effect on Riyadh and has forced Saudi Arabia to revise its policies toward …
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The Riyadh Agreement on Yemen: Arrangements and Chances of Success
Nov 18, 2019Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)The Riyadh Agreement’s success will depend in large part on the local parties’ conviction that it serves their purposes at this time more than continued war do…
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Prospects of the US-Afghan Negotiations
Sep 17, 2019Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)President Trump cancelled American talks with the Taliban; but his need for a foreign policy achievement ahead of the presidential elections may prompt him to …
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Iraq’s Dilemma: The Uncertain Future of the Popular Mobilization Forces
Sep 13, 2019Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS)Although Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces were instrumental in defeating the Islamic State, their political influence has had a profound impact on the future…