Policy Analysis

A series of rapid announcements has indicated the Emirati leader’s vision for the future of Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE.

Amid flare-ups in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Iran and Russia are keeping a watchful eye on developments in the South Caucasus, from Israel’s warming relations with Baku to potentially shifting control over regional transport corridors.

A former Israeli intelligence official joins two other experts to discuss how the situation might affect the government’s domestic political prospects, relations with Washington, and ability to counter external security threats.

A pipeline arbitration ruling has imperiled a recent Baghdad-Kurdistan breakthrough, but this roadblock can be removed if the United States acts urgently to disrupt spoilers and help constructive players.

Top commanders have purportedly raised a slew of concerns with the Supreme Leader, from funding shortfalls to corruption among regime elites.

گام‌های برداشته شده برای اجرای واقعی بیانیه جدید عادی‌سازی روابط ریاض و تهران، با توجه به ابهامات پیرامون موافقت‌نامه‌های ۱۹۹۸ و ۲۰۰۱ آن‌ها، نیازمند توجه دقیق است.

In a climate where many clerics are unhappy about their situation and some are losing faith in the Islamic Republic, the purported minutes of a recent regime meeting show how the problem may evolve as domestic unrest continues.

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A joint BP/UAE takeover bid for Israel’s NewMed Energy reflects increasing demand for East Mediterranean gas and confidence that there is more to be found.

In a series of articles, op-eds, and media appearances, Washington Institute experts discuss what the China-brokered agreement between Tehran and Riyadh means for Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

A recently leaked document—if genuine—may indicate substantial internal skepticism toward the regime’s handling of the current domestic crisis, and perhaps even pressure for limited reforms.

The country can’t escape its downward spiral without full accountability, so pulling punches in annual U.S. reports serves neither Washington nor the Lebanese people.

دو دولت برای ماه‌ها در مسائل دیپلماتیک متعارف با هم ارتباط داشته‌اند، اما تحویل اخیر سفارتخانه به طالبان احتمالا نگران‌کننده‌تر باشد چرا که هر دو رژیم سرکش هستند و توانایی هماهنگی علیه منافع آمریکا در منطقه را دارند.

چهار گام می‌تواند به بررسی پیشرفت تهران در زمینه تولید بمب اتمی کمک کند و مانع از خطرات منطقه‌ای مربوط به حمله یکجانبه اسرائیل شود.

رهبر ایران به رغم مواجه شدن با اعتراضات بی‌سابقه و چالش‌های عمیق دیگر، سخنان نوروزی خوش‌بینانه‌ای ارائه داد و مدعی شد مهار تورم افسارگسیخته به ‌تنهایی بیشتر مشکلات ایران را حل خواهد کرد.

Iraq’s bloated 2023 budget has created space for the Kurds to get a share of the wealth this year, but preparing for the next leap to permanent solutions is more important.

The profiles are a repository of institutional memory on the various armed groups, facade groups, and social organizations associated with Iraqi militias, to be used as concise reminders of how these entities are connected.

The region has been most receptive to Moscow’s war narrative, which Russian state-run media outlets have been permitted to spread far and wide with no Ukrainian or Western counter-narrative.

چین میانجی توافق شد، ولی این به معنای نظمی جدید به رهبری چین در خاورمیانه نیست ‌ــ‌در واقع، چه بسا تنش‌های منطقه‌ای را تشدید کند.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a ripple effect on global politics, including in the Middle East.