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SyriaDemocracy and GovernanceSyria’s New Order: Centralization by External Consent
Jan 29, 2026Salim ÇevikOn January 8, 2026, Syrian interim government forces moved into two neighborhoods in Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the US-backed coa…
- Policy Analysis
EgyptRegional Relations and GeopoliticsEgypt: Partnering with Saudi Arabia on Security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Jan 27, 2026Gregory AftandilianDespite its extensive economic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt appears to be hitching its wagon to Saudi Arabia in the kingdom’s dispute w…
- Op-EdsPalestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Trump’s Board of Peace Will Help Strong Countries Dominate Weak Ones
Jan 27, 2026Dana El KurdThe Trump administration recently declared that Phase 1 of the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel was over and that the work of Phase 2 would begin.…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfEnergy and Economics
A US Capture of Venezuelan Oil Could Come at OPEC’s Expense
Jan 23, 2026Jim KraneThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has a checkered relationship with American oil companies. In the 1970s, OPEC member states pushed the …
- ViewpointPalestine/IsraelThe War on Gaza
Another Step in the Weaponization of Aid: Israel Bans Humanitarian Agencies in Gaza
Jan 22, 2026Yara M. AsiIn late December 2025, two months after the much-lauded ceasefire agreement that was meant to end the physical destruction of Gaza and bring a significant incr…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfUS Foreign Policy
The Trump Administration and the Fracturing Saudi-UAE Alliance
Jan 21, 2026Giorgio CafieroThe historically close alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is under strain because of diverging strategic priorities and competiti…
- From our AffiliatesIranProtests and Activism
Iran Protests Stir International Convergences and Conflicting Interests
Jan 20, 2026The Unit for Political StudiesSince December, Iran has witnessed its largest wave of anti-government demonstrations since the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom movement sparked by the death of stud…
