by Ali Mahmood and Fernando Carvajal | May 19, 2021 | Analysis
Socotra, denying rivals of refuge By Ali Mahmoud and Fernando Carvajal May 19, 2021 As the battle for the city of Marib rages on, the fight over control of Socotra island once again threatens to divide the Arab Coalition supporting President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and...
by Khristo Ayad and Prof. Dr. Frank Himpel | May 12, 2021 | Analysis
How Qatar’s logistics foresight helps pandemic relief efforts By Khristo Ayad and Dr. Frank Himpel May 12, 2021 While the world has watched this natural disaster unfold in slow-motion, the race for best pandemic responses and most effective international players has...
by Feyza Gumusluoglu | Apr 7, 2021 | Analysis, Top News
Is Mohammed bin Salman an Arabian Atatürk? By Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu April 7, 2021 There is a memorable scene in Syriana, a movie written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, where Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon) speaks of Nasir al-Subai (Alexander Siddig), a Cambridge-graduate,...
by Steven Terner | Apr 1, 2021 | Analysis, Top News
Does Iran want to be removed from the FATF blacklist? By Steven Terner April 1, 2021 When Hassan Rouhani was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2013, he was given a mandate to set the Iranian economy on the road to recovery. Since then, he has...
by Steven Terner | Feb 10, 2021 | Analysis, Top News
Political rivalries complicate Iran’s data policies and banking regulations By Steven Terner February 10, 2021 In early January, the veteran US diplomat Dennis Ross published a report about Iran-related challenges facing the Biden administration. Ross said both...
