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IranUS Foreign Policy
How to Avoid Mutually Assured Devastation in the Gulf
Apr 17, 2026Daniel Brumberg
The April 12, 2026, collapse of US-Iran talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, could open the door to the perils of mutually assured devastation. This differs from the …
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics
Protection or Vulnerability? Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Iran War
Apr 14, 2026Rohan Advani
In March 2026, a Gulf official told Reuters that three Gulf states were reviewing how to deploy their sovereign wealth fund (SWF) holdings to offset Iran war-r…
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JordanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Jordanian Security and the US-Israel War on Iran
Mar 27, 2026Curtis Ryan
Eid al-Fitr should be a time of joy, but for Jordanians, and for so many others across the region, this year it was accompanied by air raid sirens, missiles, a…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics
The Iran War and the End of the US-Gulf “Oil for Security” Deal
Mar 27, 2026Jim Krane
In early March 2026, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the war launched by the United States and Israel, making it impossible for oil…
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IranUS Foreign Policy
US Backing for an Iranian Kurdish Armed Rebellion Likely to Backfire
Mar 25, 2026Gregory Aftandilian
Several of Iran’s Kurdish political factions are hopeful that they may be part of any effort to dismantle the Islamic Republic and achieve autonomy for their c…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Caught in the Crossfire: Gulf Security and Strategy in the US–Israel War on Iran
Mar 19, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
The US-Israel war on Iran, which initially appeared as a series of escalatory exchanges, has evolved into a broader war spanning multiple theaters, drawing in …
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The GCC States and the War on Iran: Rethinking Responses to Unwanted Consequences
Mar 19, 2026Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Four years and four days after President Vladimir Putin committed an act of aggression by launching the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United Stat…
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TurkeyRegional Relations and Geopolitics
Turkey and the War on Iran: Between Opportunity and Catastrophe
Mar 18, 2026Salim Çevik
The launch of the US-Israel war on Iran did not surprise Ankara, but it did not please it either. Turkey, along with other regional powers including Saudi Arab…
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LebanonConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Crisis and Solidarity in Lebanon
Mar 12, 2026Patricia Karam
The widening of hostilities following the March 2026 US-Israeli attacks on Iran has placed Lebanon on a dangerous trajectory. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfConflicts and Conflict Resolution
The Gulf in the Line of Fire: The Calculations and Contradictions of Iranian Strategy
Mar 9, 2026The Unit for Political Studies
No sooner had news broke of a US-Israeli attack on Tehran on the morning of 28 February 2026, than Iran had launched a series of its own strikes targeting the …
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LevantConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Whither Palestine and the Palestinians?
Mar 5, 2026Nabeel A. Khoury
Let down by the international community, Arab states, and their own leadership, Palestinians have survived more than 75 years of war, persecution, and isolatio…
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SudanConflicts and Conflict Resolution
A Timeline of Key Events in Sudan
Mar 5, 2026Ingie Gohar
This timeline traces the key political and military developments in Sudan from the 2018 uprising that toppled former President Omar al-Bashir to the ongoing wa…