Policy Analysis

The current stalemate in Iraq may lead to a complete collapse of its political institutions and prompt the international community to intervene if domestic political actors fail.

Some reject the idea of a potential ‘ISIS-ification’ of southern Iraq, but radicalization can occur anywhere when the social tensions are sufficiently severe. Southern Iraq certainly faces this dilemma.

After months of deadlock over who will hold the position of Iraq’s president and prime minister in a laborious process towards government formation, an agreement finally seems possible, and perhaps even likely.

Understanding ideological shifts, regional geopolitics and the origins of the Turkey-UAE rift is critical to assessing the likely outcomes of recent diplomatic engagements between the two countries.

After the signing of the Abraham Accords, Morocco stands uniquely positioned to help with any negotiations between Hamas and Israel.

Yemen's Islah Party and Saudi Arabia have enjoyed a special relationship for over a decade, but now internal politics threaten to tarnish this unique partnership.

While plagued by difficulties and divisions, the hope created by the Hirak movement is still alive, and Algerians should work to cultivate it.

The Abraham Accords seem to have neither obfuscated not strengthened the Palestinian cause.

Hamas is using the rubble and unexploded ordnance from Israeli strikes to re-arm, and new, bold ideas are needed to prevent the continuation of recurring cycles of violence and rearmament.

The United States should address Iranian soft-power expansion in Gaza when approaching Israeli-Palestinian issues.

Iraqi Kurdistan's Komal party faces a difficult dilemma as it seeks a more reformist direction.

Turkey is making overtures for rapprochement with Egypt. How will Sisi respond?

Given our perpetual crises, we Iraqis rarely look back. But unless Iraqis collectively understand the past and decide how to avoid repeating its mistakes, we are bound to pay these crimes forward as we have in the past.

Qatar must adequately manage its ties to the Brotherhood if it wants to ensure sustainable Gulf ties.

Qatar could serve as a valuable intermediary between Saudi Arabia and a Democratic White House.

A recent poll gauges Egyptians' lasting impressions of their chapter in the Arab Spring.

Reconciliation in the Gulf does not mean isolation for Turkey.

Gridlock and economic stagnation are testing the Arab world's only functioning democracy.

Saudi Arabia should not pursue its perfect political arrangement in Yemen at the expense of peace.

The Iraq-based Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) is diligently and meticulously working to achieve hegemony among Iran-backed 'resistance' militias in Iraq. The group is positioning itself as the 'true resistance' faction and obliging other Iran-backed groups to follow its lead. In order to achieve this goal, KH is operating on military and