انرژی و اقتصاد

Policy Analysis on انرژی و اقتصاد

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

Crown Prince Muhammad and President Xi walking in Riyadh.

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

A view of the 18th hole of a 2022 LIV Golf tournament in Thailand - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Saudi Arabia’s Golf Game Is About a Lot More Than Golf

The headline sports deal holds wider implications for normalization with Israel, nuclear proliferation, and Saudi modernization, among other pressing bilateral issues.

Jun 18, 2023

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Dennis Ross

Fikra Forum

Regional Geopolitics and the Second Negev Summit

After months of delay, U.S. and Israeli government officials reportedly suggested that the second Negev Summit will proceed on June 25.

۱۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Nashat Shawamreh

Brief Analysis

Golf Detente: Saudi Arabia’s LIV to Merge with the PGA

The deal raises questions about Riyadh’s human rights record and media double standards, but its most important outcome may be further diversification of the Saudi economy away from oil dependence.

۷ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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David Schenker

Articles & Testimony

Will OPEC’s Cuts Stabilize the Oil Market—and Affect Gas Prices at the Pump?

The cartel’s idea of price stability doesn’t match Washington’s, nor will it help international efforts to isolate Russia.

۵ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Simon Henderson

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Arabic Original of Muhandis General Company Articles of Incorporation

PDF copy of the Arabic original of the February 26, 2023, articles of incorporation of the Muhandis General Company for Construction, Engineering and Mechanical, Agricultural and Industrial Contracting (hereafter shortened to Muhandis General Company).

۵ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

Muhandis General Company articles of incorpration front page

Maps & Graphics

Brief Analysis

Certificate of Incorporation of the Muhandis General Company

A translation of the articles of incorporation for a major IRGC-like firm run by Iraq's "resistance" militias.

۳ ژوئن ۲۰۲۳

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Michael Knights

◆ Militia Spotlight

A bread seller in Cairo walks past a sign promoting President Sisi - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

Bread in Egypt: Politics, Social Unrest, and State Stability

The global rise in wheat prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has renewed questions about Egypt’s bread subsidies and the government’s broader legitimacy.

۳۱ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Aaron Rock-Singer

Fikra Forum

فشار ایران بر آذربایجان: یک تیر با دو نشان

ایران با آگاهی از رشد قدرت و نفوذ اقتصادی آذربایجان دست به اقداماتی می‌زند تا تنش‌ها به نفع ایران برقرار بماند.

۲۶ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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آرش علایی

Articles & Testimony

Is OPEC About to Play With Oil Prices as the Summer Driving Season Starts?

With Saudi princes publicly warning oil traders and U.S.-Chinese economic factors coming to a head, the markets may be headed for further volatility.

۲۶ مهٔ ۲۰۲۳

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Simon Henderson

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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