Mohsen Shariatinia | 29 May 2018 | AR
The U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iranian nuclear deal, and the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran in the coming months will complicate Iranian–Chinese economic and geopolitical interactions.
Mohamed Hosam Hafez | 25 May 2018 | TR
A political transition managed by a "Transitional Governing Body" was at the core of the United Nations approach for building a sustainable peace in Syria. The Syrian opposition committed itself to
Saman Madadi | 24 May 2018
Despite repeated statements from Qatar Airways officials reassuring shareholders of the company’s ability to hedge against the negative influences of the regional blockade since June 2017, it is assumed that the company will report [...]
Joost Hiltermann | 23 May 2018 | AR | TR
t has been a hundred years since the outlines of the modern Middle East first took shape. Britain and France, having emerged victorious from the First World War, set out to divide the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire.
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 | AR | TR
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.
Farhad Rezaei | 21 May 2018
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear agreement, passed with great difficulty by Congress and was signed on July 14, 2015, but has been subjected to sustained criticism [...]
Mohammad Affan | 05 April 2018
For a while, the Egyptians thought that the era of factious elections had become a thing of the past. For a while, they thought that they would never again see a president “win” an [...]
Mesut Ozcan | 16 March 2018 | TR
After the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS), the priority for Iraq is now rebuilding the country in order to avoid a similar scenario to that which the country witnessed after the emergence of ISIS in 2014
Hasan Obeid | 14 March 2018 | TR
The Muslim Brotherhood’s loss of power on the one hand and the security campaign against it on the other have opened up debates as to whether these circumstances will push the movement
