by Enrica Fei | Sep 5, 2019 | Analysis
Unrest heats up in Iraq By Enrica Fei September 5, 2019 On August 14, a major explosion occurred in the gas transportation pipeline of the Electricity Distribution Station of Alhartha, located in Iraq’s southern governorate of Basra. Although local sources have...
by Justin McCauley | May 16, 2019 | Analysis
Will the “maximum pressure” policy on Iran work? By Justin McCauley May 16, 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...
by Bill Law | Mar 18, 2019 | Analysis
A shadow caliphate emerges from the ruins By Bill Law March 18, 2019 The 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...
by Sigurd Neubauer and Giorgio Cafiero | Mar 16, 2018 | Analysis
Can President Trump settle the Gulf crisis? By Sigurd Neubauer and Giorgio Cafiero March 16, 2018 Since the Qatar crisis erupted, media outlets in the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) members—Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—have published many...
by Umer Karim | Jan 14, 2018 | Analysis
Will Iraq realign toward Saudi Arabia in 2018? By Umer Karim January 14, 2018 Since King Salman ascended to the Saudi throne three years ago, Riyadh’s foreign policy has become increasingly muscular, underscored by the ongoing Yemen and Qatar crises. The rise of...
