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The UAE’s Iranian strategy 0
- Analysis, Middle East
- September 23, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United Arab Emirates has returned its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, indicating
Iranian nuclear talks at risk of stalling 0
- Middle East
- July 26, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United States and Iran have been negotiating a new Iranian nuclear deal for months, but the odds
Wheat Supply Bottlenecks Pose Fiscal Challenges for Egypt 0
- Middle East
- June 9, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? As Russia’s war against Ukraine surpasses the 100-day mark, international oil and wheat prices remain cripplingly high, forcing
The Crackdown in Sudan Continues as UN Consultations Conclude 0
- Africa, Middle East
- March 6, 2022
The irreconcilability between Sudanese protestors’ demands and those of the military junta will likely complicate international efforts to facilitate a negotiated return to the country’s democratic transition.
Crises in Sudan and Ethiopia Heighten Uncertainty in Nile Dam Dispute 0
- Middle East
- January 12, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? As Sudan’s political crisis deepens and Ethiopia continues to unilaterally operationalize the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egypt is
Syria’s Return to the International Stage 0
- Middle East
- December 9, 2021
As the Syrian civil war continues to de-escalate, European and Arab countries are beginning to normalize relations with the Assad regime while current US policy remains unchanged.

Small state diplomacy: Oman’s Abrahamic test of faith 0
- Middle East
- October 10, 2020
Oman’s first leadership transition in five decades may have changed in its strictly neutral outlook.
A promise of competence: Lebanon’s economic crisis 0
- Middle East
- August 3, 2020
Protests for political change seem unable to uproot the country’s entrenched sectarian interests.
Turkey and NATO: the shaky alliance enters 2020 0
- Middle East
- February 19, 2020
Ankara’s key foreign policy objectives diverge from its supposed allies in several critical areas.
The assassination of Soleimani: another step into the void 0
- Middle East
- January 26, 2020
US unilateralism has opened the door for other global powers to increase their regional influence.
‘We want the fall of the regime’: protests rock Iraq 0
- Middle East
- November 3, 2019
The cycle of demonstrations and failed government reforms threatens to overwhelm Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
Anti-establishment protests engulf Lebanon as economic woes mount 0
- Daily Brief, Middle East
- October 26, 2019
Anti-government protests are expected to intensify in Beirut today. For over a week, tens of thousands of Lebanon’s six million-strong

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