17 Jun, 2022

After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran?
Will Electoral Defeats in Lebanon and Iraq truly harm Iranian regional interests?

Mehmet Alaca Bekir Aydogan | 17 June 2022

After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran? what stands next for lebanon after key elections Suffering a deep economic crisis with 80 percent of its population living below the poverty line, only 41 percent [...]

After Lebanese Elections: Another loss for Iran?
Will Electoral Defeats in Lebanon and Iraq truly harm Iranian regional interests?2022-06-22T12:14:35+03:00
16 Jun, 2022

A New Turkish-Syrian Military Operation in Syria: Navigating Other Stakeholders

Ömer Özkizilcik | 16 June 2022

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey will soon launch a new military operation in northern Syria.[i] The announcement followed the debates on Sweden and Finland’s aim to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Turkish decision to block military and civilian flights to and from Syria

A New Turkish-Syrian Military Operation in Syria: Navigating Other Stakeholders2022-06-22T12:14:17+03:00
7 Jun, 2022

How the Ukraine Crisis is Reorienting GCC Foreign Policies

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

How the Ukraine Crisis is Reorienting GCC Foreign Policies2022-08-25T14:50:44+03:00
27 May, 2022

The Truce in Yemen: A Ray of Hope or Another Failed Opportunity?

Mohammed Sinan Siyech | 27 May 2022

Yemen has been roiled by conflict since 2014 when the Houthis, an Islamist movement that emerged from Northern Yemen in the 1990s, led protests against the then president Abdur Rabi Hadi Mansour. The protests were motivated by the rising fuel and food prices as well as the unstable administration that had just replaced long time president Abdullah Ali Saleh due to the corruption during his tenure

The Truce in Yemen: A Ray of Hope or Another Failed Opportunity?2022-06-22T12:13:04+03:00
12 May, 2022

Iraq: A Temporary Stalemate or a Sign of Long-Term Political Dysfunction?

Kamaran Palani Khogir W. Mohammed | 12 May 2022

Despite seven months passing from its early parliamentary elections, Iraq has yet to see a new cabinet. The country is witnessing yet another political quagmire that seems to have mired all the main powers in the country

Iraq: A Temporary Stalemate or a Sign of Long-Term Political Dysfunction?2022-06-22T12:12:24+03:00
5 May, 2022

How Turkey’s anti-PKK Operations Moved from Southeast Turkey to Iraq: Context, Outcome, and Role of the KRG

Ömer Özkizilcik | 05 May 2022

How Turkey's anti-PKK Operations Moved from Southeast Turkey to Iraq: Context, Outcome, and Role of the KRG For a brief period from 2013 to 2014, it seemed that Turkey and the Kurdish militant group [...]

How Turkey’s anti-PKK Operations Moved from Southeast Turkey to Iraq: Context, Outcome, and Role of the KRG2022-06-22T11:59:39+03:00
12 Apr, 2022

Iran-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Ukraine Crisis: Business as Usual

Hamidreza Azizi | 12 April 2022

When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in January to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, he hoped to open a new chapter in Iran-Russia relations. After signing an agreement on “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” with China and then attaining full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Iran-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Ukraine Crisis: Business as Usual2022-04-13T13:55:48+03:00

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