by Steven Terner | Feb 23, 2024 | Analysis
Iraqi importers offer the U.S. a valuable geopolitical opportunity Dr. Steven Terner February 23, 2024 The discourse in U.S. foreign policy circles regarding what Iran might do or what China is planning can easily be described as alarmist. Titles like “What China...
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 | Oct 12, 2023 | Analysis
Qatar’s emerging role in Gaza and MENA humanitarian crises and conflicts By Dr. William A. Lawrence October 12, 2023 Over a thousand Palestinian militants invaded southern Israel on October 7, slaughtering at least 1,000 civilians of at least 23 nationalities,...
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 Dr. Theodore Karasik and Maya Yang | Jun 28, 2019 | Analysis
A delicate balance of power in Syria’s last opposition stronghold By Dr. Theodore Karasik and Maya Yang June 28, 2019 The delicate balance of power in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib appears unsustainable and, to say the least, it is difficult to predict how...