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 [...]
Ester Sigillo | 07 July 2021 | TR
By declaring the dissolution of the National People’s Assembly in February 2021, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune hoped to open a new political cycle for Algeria after years of massive protests. The snap legislative elections held on June 12 took place in a tense climate of generalized repression amid a political and economic crisis
Betul Dogan Akkas | 02 July 2021
Will Qatar Return to a Mediator Role in the Yemen Conflict? Yemen has been devastated by a civil war ongoing since 2014. The atmosphere following the Arab uprisings led to drastic unrest in one [...]
Khaldoun El Charif | 31 May 2021 | AR
Reading the New Chapter of the Palestinian Struggle Originally scheduled for 22 May 2021, the 2021 elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and the presidency of the Palestinian Authority (PA) were indefinitely postponed [...]
James Shires | 25 May 2021
Cyber insecurity is a multifaceted problem, and one further complicated by the political divides in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This paper tackles two questions: first, what are the main sources of cyber insecurity in the region?
Ali Akbar Dareini | 11 May 2021
Israel’s dangerous shadow war with Iran Multiple acts of sabotage in 2020 and 2021 targeting Iran’s sensitive nuclear facilities and commercial vessels prompted Iran to blame Israel as the probable culprit. Whether Israel received [...]
Khaldoun El Charif | 05 May 2021
What Awaits Lebanon 100 Days after Biden’s Inauguration? The region is witnessing unusual diplomatic activity: Vienna talks between the United States and Iran serve as the headline. The “negotiation kit” is employed in parallel [...]
Alessandro Arduino | 04 May 2021 | TR
Following the tense US-China meeting in Alaska during the first high-level US-China talks of the Biden administration in March 2021,[i] Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi carried out a six-country swing through the Middle East.
Valentina Pegolo | 04 May 2021
Following the Arab Spring, Italy has tried to improve its geopolitical position in the Middle East. Its approach, however, has suffered from the lack of a grand strategy and overreliance on strategic partners
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 27 April 2021
Renewed attempts to reach a breakthrough over Ethiopia’s River Nile dam faltered on April 4, as Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reiterated his warnings of a conflict. Tensions are therefore extremely high over the ongoing construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
