Omair Anas | 08 April 2026
The joint US-Israel war on Iran predictably initiated without regional consultation or support from the NATO allies in Europe. The war might have started with the assumption that knocking out the top Iranian leaders [...]
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen | 24 February 2023
This expert brief examines how Saudi foreign policy decision-making is evolving to meet the challenges of aligning interests in a world of growing great power competition and strategic rivalries.
M. Nurullah Gulec 
Abdullah Yasir Atalan | 11 January 2023
The Gulf region has traditionally been heavily reliant on foreign defense supplies, particularly from the United States. This dependence was due in part to the security umbrella provided by the US
Adel Dashela | 30 September 2022
Yemen has been lead to the dire situation it faces today due to the conflict of local and regional powers which have sought to control strategic areas in Yemen, thereby dismantling the country’s territorial integrity
Betul Dogan Akkas | 02 August 2022
Biden's fruitless visit to Saudi Arabia and beyond: the elephant in the room remains Last month US President Joe Biden visited the Middle East, including Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia, in [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 07 June 2022
As influential regional powers with substantial energy links to the world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been forced to adapt to an increasingly multipolar world, one where the United States (US) is perceived as facing declining influence vis-a-vis China and Russia
Mohammad Salami | 03 April 2022
Saudi-Chinese Cooperation in the Production of Ballistic Missiles On 23 December 2021, the US intelligence agencies announced that Saudi Arabia, with the help of China, was producing solid-propellant ballistic missiles. This news was published [...]
Simon Mabon | 28 March 2022
Whither Rapprochement? Understanding Saudi-Turkish relations On the 5th of January, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that he would be visiting Riyadh in the coming weeks in an effort to improve diplomatic relations between [...]
Abdolrasool Divsallar | 09 March 2022
There is a common belief that the Washington and Tehran’s return to the Iran’s nuclear deal would open a new window of opportunity for regional security talks. However, could other geopolitical developments hamper this possibility?
Sinem Cengiz | 30 December 2021
Another approach to Turkey-Gulf reconciliation: Ankara’s ties with Kuwait and Oman The recent regional climate of reconciliation in the region will bring benefits not only to the states that were directly involved in the [...]
