Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 06 September 2021
Can the UAE and Turkey mend their fraught ties? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) de facto ruler, on August [...]
Navvar Saban | 31 August 2021 | TR
Towards the end of 2017, the Syrian Interim Government announced the establishment of the "Syrian National Army (SNA)," whose main objective was to unite all military factions that had fought against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in addition to the YPG/SDF throughout the Turkish-led "Euphrates Shield" and "Olive Branch" military operations.
Larbi Sadiki | 24 August 2021
“Cyber Protest”: The Hidden Face-book of Tunisia’s July 25 Tunisia’s president does not have a Facebook account. Kais Saied comes from humble origins. At university, he had qualms with the professoriate from the largely [...]
Ümit Seven | 24 August 2021 | AR
The Fall of Kabul: Foreign intervention, state-building, and political legitimacy In October 2001, the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan on horseback to oust the Taliban. In a few months, the Taliban regime [...]
Hassan Ahmadian | 02 August 2021 | TR
How will President Raisi shape Iran's EU approach? The European Union’s (EU) role as a global actor has significantly diminished in the eyes of Iran’s political elite and its public more broadly, due to [...]
Nicole Grajewski | 19 July 2021 | TR
What developments in Russian-Iranian relations can be expected under Raisi? Ebrahim Raisi's victory in Iran’s June 2021 presidential elections occurred against the backdrop of a record low voter turn-out, internal economic crises, and ongoing [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 19 July 2021
What does the Saudi-Emirati spat over Opec+ mean for the GCC? A standoff has recently erupted between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and fellow [...]
Valentina Pegolo | 16 July 2021 | TR
Will the Raisi administration reinforce Iranian pragmatism in Afghanistan? The electoral victory of Ebrahim Raisi, the favored Principalist candidate and rumored successor of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has left the clerical establishment now in [...]
Sinem Cengiz | 15 July 2021
The Gulf Dimension of the Greek-Turkish Rivalry On December 18, 1965 many Arab states voted for UN General Assembly Resolution 2077, which confirmed the sovereignty of the Greek-supported Cypriot government over the whole of [...]
Mohsen Shariatinia | 09 July 2021 | TR
How will the Raisi administration shape Iranian-Chinese relations? One of the most important changes in Iran's foreign policy over the past decade have been its deepening relations with China. During this time, China has [...]
