The former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, whose 18-year rule from 1995 to 2013 transformed a marginal Gulf Sheikhdom into an […]
Category: Gulf Region
Iran After the War: Between National Cohesion and Political Reform
The second war against Iran imposed by the United States and Israel in less than a year is a critical juncture in the Islamic Republic’s […]
The Hormuz Paradox: American Power Projection Meets Strategic Fragility
The recent talks between the Iranians and the Americans in Pakistan grabbed global headlines. Dubbed the Islamabad Talks, the intense direct negotiations between the two […]
Kill the Leader, Collapse the State? The US-Israeli Miscalculation on Iran
The Middle East has again descended into yet another crisis with the United States and Israel imposing a second war on Iran within a year […]
Is the Iranian Regime Falling?
The recurring question of whether the Iranian regime is on the verge of collapse oversimplifies the country’s political resilience and overlooks the complex social and […]
From Diriyah of 1727 to Vision 2030: History, Legitimacy, and the Reinvention of Saudi National Identity
History is never a neutral archive of bygone events but is rather a political resource. It has been used by nations to revisit and reinterpret […]
Survival or Hegemony? Why Iran Can’t Kill its Nuclear Ambition
In the summer of 2025, at the behest of Israel, the US launched massive air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites- Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. […]
If You Are Not at the Table, You Are on the Menu: Canadian PM Mark Carney.
Calls on Middle Powers to adopt “Principled and Pragmatic Path” in International Affairs in his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos Below is […]
Why Terrorism Thrives in a World That Claims to Be Civilised
Over the last century, waves of terrorism have consistently found new sets of principles, logic, and persuasiveness. The advent of modern barbarism, despite its roots […]
Gaza’s Fragile Ceasefire is a Test of U.S. Leadership
It was meant to be the beginning of calm after one of the most devastating wars Gaza has ever seen. On October 9, U.S. President […]