Dubai's The Gate complex in the Emirati financial center
Shutting Iran’s Emirati Back Door to Banks and Supply Chains
In launching its newly announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” the Trump administration’s primary beachhead should be the UAE, which has signaled a shift in the right direction but will need targeted U.S. help with cutting off illicit Iranian transactions.
Aug 24, 2026
  • Matthew Levitt
  • Maya Chaovat
Against parliamentary hall backdrop, book cover includes Tunisian flag imagery at top, EU, USA, IMF, World Bank imagery at bottom.
Maps & Graphics
Why Economic Reform Failed in Tunisia:
International actors, while expressing confidence in the country’s political progress, struggled to adapt to economic resistance from the national labor union, the destabilizing effects of terrorism, and interference from outside actors.
Aug 19, 2026
  • Sabina Henneberg

3 Things to Watch: Hamas, Gaza, and Kushner's Talks

Counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt explains the three key issues that he's watching following U.S. presidential envoy Jared Kushner's meetings with Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu this week.
 

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Interactive Map: Maritime Attacks in the MENA Region

Arab Public Opinion 2014 to Today

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Maps & Graphics
TWI Interactive Polling Platform
Interactive datasets, from 2014 to today
Jun 30, 2022