Galip Dalay | 21 May 2018
Ankara is traditionally wary of Tehran’s ambitions in its immediate neighbourhood. But despite experiencing occasional shifts, their relationship has long been relatively stable. Since neither country views the other as posing an existential threat – [...]
Walter Posch | 21 May 2018 | TR | AR
In recent years, Iran’s activities in Syria have come under severe criticism. In particular, the presence of Shiite militias orchestrated by Tehran has been at the center of Western, Arab, and of course Israeli critique.
Galip Dalay | 17 January 2018
What was previously depicted as a very strong relationship between Turkey and the Kurdistan region seems to have been no more than a fragile, transactional one Turkey's relationship with Iraqi Kurdistan has been a subject [...]
Amjad Atallah | 16 January 2018 | TR
Media organizations often maintain an inventory of updated obituaries to newsworthy public figures — just in case. Obituaries to an expired idea, like the partition of Israel and Palestine, are harder.
Tamer Badawi | 08 January 2018
Socioeconomic changes, largely stemming from President Hassan Rouhani’s economic policies since he took office, have had the biggest impact (among several factors) on driving and shaping the recent protests in Iran. The initial protests that [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 04 January 2018
With the immensely destructive impact of war in Syria wearing off, the Syrian regime has gained the upper hand in the country. The Syrian crisis, which started out as a national conflict, swiftly took on [...]
Leonid M. Issaev | 03 January 2018
The beginning of December was marked by Vladimir Putin taking a tour in the Middle East during which he held a meeting with the leaders of Turkey, Syria and Egypt. At the same time, Vladimir [...]
Basheer Nafi | 27 December 2017
For decades, no Saudi ruler has drawn world attention the way the current crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has done. Interest in him is not confined to the Arab world but has gripped the entire [...]
Galip Dalay | 27 December 2017
Haider al-Abadi's victories over Islamic State and the pushback against Kurdish independence have given rise to optimism about the future, but Iraq's leader has yet to begin building a new inclusive country In 2017, Iraq [...]
Daniel Levy | 18 December 2017 | AR | TR
Following President Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, the somewhat dormant Palestine file has been shaken up and catapulted into the headlines. The reactions and fallout are being superimposed on existing regional fault lines in ways that may [...]
