انرژی و اقتصاد

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The October 1973 War Redux: Lessons for Today’s Middle East Policy Challenges

Join us for a series of webcasts exploring the origins and lasting impact of the October 1973 war. Watch live starting at 12:00 noon EDT (1600 GMT) on Tuesday, October 3, 2023; at 4:00 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) on Wednesday, October 4, 2023; and 12:00 noon EDT (1600 GMT) on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

October 3, 4, and 5, 2023

Thumbnail of infographic detailing Iran's oil exports - source: The Washington Institute

Maps & Graphics

Articles & Testimony

Infographic: A Visual Guide to Iran’s Soaring Oil Exports

New data-rich graphics strikingly illustrate the growth in Tehran’s oil revenue and China’s outsize role in fueling this trend.

۱۵ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Henry Rome
Noam Raydan

President Joe Biden walks past flags of the member states at a G20 meeting - source: The White House

Articles & Testimony

Biden’s G20 Optimism Won’t Stave Off a Potential Oil Crisis

Because the Saudis and other oil players hold more leverage than the administration may care to admit, prices could balloon once again.

۱۱ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Simon Henderson

A Beirut money changer handles Lebanese pound and U.S. dollar notes - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Lebanon Hooked on Diesel Imports Amid Financial Crisis

With the country’s power plants in a parlous state, many Lebanese have turned to diesel-driven options, while the government has sought supply help from regional players such as Turkey and Iraq.

۱ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳

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Noam Raydan

Fikra Forum

The Audacity of the Erbil Hills Golf Course Amidst Iraq’s Water Crisis

In the heart of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), construction of the ambitious Erbil Hills Golf Course is underway.

۲۳ اوت ۲۰۲۳

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Renwar Najm

Photo of a worker at a construction site in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Fikra Forum

New Road Map for Iraq to Support Stability and Growth

Iraq’s stagnant political and legal environments today indicate that the country still faces a deep strategic impasse as a result of international obligations and limitations.

۲۱ اوت ۲۰۲۳

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Fawzi al-Zubaidi

Shoppers at a marketplace in Karbala, Iraq

Video

Brief Analysis

Bridging the U.S.-Iraq Business Gap

An advisor to Prime Minister Sudani joins a U.S. Commerce Department official and a Middle East regulatory expert to discuss how American companies can expand their access to lucrative but largely untapped markets in Iraq.

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Mais Abbas Abousy
Safwan Al-Amin
Amer Aladhadh

Crown Prince Muhammad and President Xi walking in Riyadh.

Brief Analysis

Closing Washington’s China Gap with Middle East Partners

For the first time in decades, America’s top strategic priority diverges from that of its key regional partners, but Washington can close the gap by increasing their understanding of China and removing the blinders from their threat perceptions.

۱۴ اوت ۲۰۲۳

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Michael Singh

Fires burn after the August 2020 port explosion in Beirut - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Lebanon’s Port Risks: The Need for Action Against Substandard Ships

On the anniversary of the 2020 Beirut explosion, Lebanese authorities have done nothing to decrease the risks posed by deficient vessels like the one implicated in the port disaster.

۹ اوت ۲۰۲۳

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Noam Raydan

تحلیل کوتاه

ریسک‌های افزایش تنش دریایی در تنگه هرمز

اگر آمریکا تلاش‌های بازدارندگی نظامی خود را با پیام‌های دیپلماتیک نیرومند همراه نسازد، چرخه فعلی توقیف کشتی‌ها و اقدامات تلافی‌جویانه ایران می‌تواند به چیزی شبیه جنگ نفتکش‌ها در دهه ۱۹۸۰ کشیده شود.

۷ اوت ۲۰۲۳

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فرزین ندیمی

Fikra Forum

How a Small Saudi City Explains China’s Role in the Saudi-Iran Agreement

China's recent mediation efforts between Riyadh and Tehran were motivated by a combination of strategic outlook and economic interest in the Middle East, signaling a gradual shift away from its traditional "free-riding" approach.

۳۱ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Essa Nahari

تحلیل کوتاه

مشکل برق عراق (بخش۲): پیامدهای توافق جدید تهاتر نفت با گاز ایران

بغداد امیدوار است با یک معامله پایاپای با تهران از قطعی‌های برق، ناآرامی سیاسی، و تحریم‌های آمریکا اجتناب کند، اما این توافق سوالات زیادی ایجاد می‌کند.

۳۱ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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بلال وهاب
دنیس راس

Photo of an oil facility in Iraqi Kurdistan.

تحلیل کوتاه

مشکل برق عراق (بخش ۱): چالش‌های مستمر مالی و فنی

اگر زیرساخت برق عراق بازسازی نشود، تنوع‌بخشی به منابع انرژی این کشور چندان معنایی نخواهد داشت و نسبت نامتوازن هزینه-درآمد در وزارت برق قابل دوام نیست.

۲۷ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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نعوم ریدان

Tunisian demonstrators outside the general union building (UGTT), June 2022

Brief Analysis

Did the EU Bail Out Tunisia’s Kais Saied?

Washington may be tempted to defer Tunisia’s problems to Europe, but a new MOU risks perpetuating the country’s economic crisis and worsening the plight of migrants.

۲۶ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Sabina Henneberg
Ben Fishman

Banque du Liban, BDL commissioner Riyad Salameh, Hezbollah symbol, ATM machine

Maps & Graphics

گزارش‌های تفصیلی

دار-و-دسته پول‌سازی:

چگونه حزب‌الله از بحران مالی لبنان سود می‌برد

به دنبال بحران عدم پرداخت بدهی ملی ۳۲ میلیارد دلاری، اقتصاد لبنان به بازسازی فوری و سراسری نیاز دارد و جامعه بین‌المللی باید بر انجام اصلاحات عمیق در این کشور پافشاری کند.

۲۱ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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سمر قزی
حنین غدار

Fikra Forum

Hakan Fidan and the New Turkish Diplomacy in Iraq

As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan will have to navigate urgent changes and new challenges in crafting Turkish policy towards Iraq.

۱۳ ژوئیهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Firas Elias

A refugee from the Russian invasion of Ukraine holds a Ukrainian passport - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Turkey’s Growing Ukrainian and Russian Communities

For nationals on both sides of the fight, the Ukraine war has transformed Turkey from a popular summer destination to a longer-term safe haven or permanent home on the Mediterranean.

۲۸ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Sude Akgundogdu
Collin Trissel

Articles & Testimony

Global Ambitions and Tunisia’s Crisis Could Spur Algeria to Rethink Its Non-Intervention Policy

By involving Algiers in enhanced multilateral efforts, Washington can nudge it toward more effective strategies abroad while simultaneously improving Tunisia’s political and economic situation.

۲۷ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Sabina Henneberg

A view of the beleaguered FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen's rebel-held Rass Issa port in the western Hodeidah province, during operations to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the tanker vessel - source: Reuters

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Salvaging the Safer: The UN’s Plan to Avert Environmental Disaster in Yemen

Washington has done much to advocate and fund the crucial salvage operation, but now it needs to make sure the combatants do not turn the replacement vessel into another political tool.

۲۲ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Noam Raydan

Articles & Testimony

How the Caesar Act Restricts Normalisation with Syria

The landmark legislation has played a critical role in the evolution of American sanctions, and follow-on congressional restrictions will largely prevent any efforts to bring Assad back into the economic fold.

Jun 17, 2023

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Andrew J. Tabler
Matthew Zweig

Supported by the

Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy

The Washington Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy embodies the Institute's long-term research focus on the conservative Arab Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman -- and the key role these countries play collectively as a primary source of the world's oil and natural gas.

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