by Dr. Hesham Alghannam | Jun 18, 2020 | Analysis
Why did the US pull two Patriot missile batteries out of Saudi Arabia? By Hesham Alghannam 18/6/2020 The US decision to withdraw two Patriot missile battery systems from Saudi Arabia, along with the 300 soldiers that operated them, has led to speculation about...
by Justin McCauley | May 16, 2019 | Analysis
By Justin McCauley 16/05/2019 Hostility between the United States and Iran has evolved ever since Washington withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — the nuclear deal agreed between the Iranians and the P5+1 group — in 2018. Most recently,...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Tristan Ober | May 8, 2019 | Analysis
By Theodore Karasik and Tristan Ober The West has grown reluctant to intervene in ongoing crises in the Middle East and North Africa. At the same time, several Arab states are increasingly determined to flex their muscles with the aim of establishing a regional...
by Dr. Theodore Karasik and Jacopo Spezia Depretto | May 3, 2019 | Analysis
By Dr. Theodore Karasik and Jacopo Spezia Depretto 3/5/2019 Amid public pressure, ties between Israel and Gulf monarchies will have to be limited to informal meetings, public denials, middlemen and foreign subsidiary companies.In 1967, when asked “what sequence of...
by Bill Law | Mar 18, 2019 | Analysis
By Bill LawThe narrative is an appealing one. The Islamic State (ISIS or IS) is cornered and down to defending a single village, Barghuz, in southeastern Syria near the Iraqi border. A vast caliphate that once stretched across Syria and Iraq is utterly vanquished....
