by Mohamed Nabil El Gharib Al Bandari | Apr 15, 2025 | Analysis, Featured
The growing Arab role in the international system: Between effective mediation and geopolitical rebalancing Mohamed Nabil El-Gharib Al-Bandari April 15, 2025 Amid the profound geopolitical shifts unfolding worldwide, Arab states have found themselves presented with a...
by Aimen Jamil | Nov 27, 2023 | Analysis
Potential for a lasting Saudi-Iranian rapprochement in a changing Middle East By Aimen Jameel November 27, 2023 For many years, the long-standing rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has heavily influenced Middle Eastern geopolitics. These two heavyweights in the...
by Dr. William A. Lawrence | Aug 23, 2023 | Analysis
The new GCC: Convergence and strategic competition By Dr. William A. Lawrence August 23, 2023 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) met unexpectedly on August 18, 2023, in Jeddah with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein...
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 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,...
