Policy Analysis

While the Middle East remains littered with flashpoints, Saudi Arabia is reaching out to Israel and Iran in an attempt to defuse simmering tensions and build consensus, with the Kingdom shifting from a confrontational to fence-mending approach.

Seven experts examine how the fraught decision to start production might affect Beirut’s negotiating stance, Hezbollah’s military calculus, U.S.-Israel relations, and other factors.

In light of increased regional tensions, the idea of a Middle East NATO is becoming more and more realistic, this time with the possibility of Israeli-Arab cooperation.

Efforts to counter Iran in Syria are solely focused on Iran’s military presence in the country, and have ignored the soft-power, cultural spheres of influence being developed by Iran as a long-term strategy.

Although the threat of a more serious armed conflict is not acute, the region's worsening diplomatic strife could have far-reaching economic consequences.

Al-Warithuun is a "resistance" brand with a recurring connection to kinetic operations that are directed by Iran's Qods Force but intended to be deniable.

Violent protests broke out after al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from Iraqi politics, but this is unlikely to be the end of al-Sadr's political maneuvering.

حمله به سوریه با استفاده از پهپادهای انفجاری «کی.ای.اس-۰۴» ساخت ایران، و از پایگاهی در عراق صورت گرفت.

در جدیدترین مورد از زورآزمایی‌ جناح‌ها در عراق، واحدهای مورد حمایت ایران در حشد شعبی بودند که تیراندازی را شروع کردند؛ آنها نباید مسئول امنیت مقر دولت باشند.

The Bahraini public provided their perspectives on ties with international partners, moderate Islam, and the country’s economic situation.

Egyptians expressed skepticism about the economy, reliance on the United States, and the Abraham Accords with Israel.

Israel must look to the war in Ukraine for insight into potential cyber attacks and security strategies ahead of the November legislative elections.

Lapid and Netanyahu both oppose resuming the JCPOA—but they would be unlikely to say otherwise publicly even if they supported the latest proposals.

جهت‌دهی متمرکز مشهود بود و رسانه‌های «مقاومت» کارزار روابط عمومی (ظاهرا موفق) خود را در جهت اثبات برتری اخلاقی شکل دادند.

قیس خزعلی از رهبران شبه نظامیان عراق در مورد نحوه واکنش به اعتراضات طرفداران صدر، از طرف «چارچوب هماهنگی شیعیان» تحت حمایت ایران در تنگنا قرار گرفته است.

This collection reveals the growing prevalence of nonkinetic tools while exploring the balance authorities must strike between preventing attacks and protecting civil rights.

Much has been made about their growing ties, but an in-depth look at their actual activity in various sectors shows that alarmism is unwarranted.

هدف از پروژه مناطق آزاد تجاری، اشتغال‌زایی، رونق سرمایه‌گذاری، و ادغام اقتصاد ایران در نظام جهانی بود. اما در عمل، نبود زیرساخت و فساد مقام‌ها این مناطق آزاد تجاری را به بازارهای انحصاری تبدیل کرد که ضرر آنها بیش از فايده است.

Although establishing ties between Turkey and the Syrian regime may seem like a smart move by Erdogan, the decision represents a betrayal of the Syrian people and its success is not guaranteed for the Turkish government.

Despite supporting Ukraine militarily, President Erdogan has crucial political and economic reasons for preserving good ties with Moscow, so he is unlikely to take any actions in the Black Sea that are not strictly laid out in the Montreux Convention.