September 20, 2019

GCC Economic Diversification: End of Rentierism & Rise of Nationalism?

The six countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are all currently working towards the fulfilment of largely similar economic “visions”. These economic plans promise decreased […]
August 30, 2019

The UAE’s Unlikely Rise as a Regional Powerhouse

The story of the United Arab Emirates is one imbued with wealth, status, and pomp. Its world-record holding buildings, architecture, infrastructure, museums, and art account for […]
December 28, 2018

KSA 2019 Perspectives

More than two months since the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and the international pressure on the Saudi crown […]
October 3, 2018

Holy Oil: Saudi Arabia’s Dependence Marks Slow Progress on Implementing Vision 2030 Reforms

Saudi Arabia’s integration into the world economic system arose with its discovery of its massive oil reserves and the volume of its oil production. It sits […]
August 15, 2018

Oman’s Imminent Succession Crisis: A Look into its Role in the Region

The name of the next Sultan is written on a piece of paper in the royal palace in Muscat. There is a second envelope in the […]
August 2, 2018

The Qatar 2022 World Cup – Labor Rights Abuses of Migrant Workers

On December 2, 2010, the global community was shocked at the announcement of the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. With very little […]
July 12, 2018

Qatar’s Foreign Policy in Review

By Gaelle Tawk & Ramy Jabbour No one would expect a country with a size of just 11,586 sq km and 186 times smaller than its […]
May 9, 2018

Yemen Conflict: Analyzing the Requirement of a Potential Solution

Yemen is facing a unique confluence of crises. A continuous civil war and a set conflicts in the North, a secessionist movement in the South, a […]
April 5, 2018

Interfaith Diplomacy in the Middle East: Is Oman an Anomaly?

Oman maintains a peaceful internal society, strikingly different from the rest of the countries in the Middle East. Although Oman is not a stranger to intergroup […]
March 12, 2018

Yemen’s Region of Al-Mahra at the intersection of Interests and Competitions

Al-Mahra province, in the eastern part of Yemen, has become a regional battleground for influence between the different actors in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has stepped up […]
December 9, 2017

اليمن ومشهد ما بعد علي عبدالله صالح

تسارعت الأحداث خلال الأيام الأخيرة في اليمن بعد أن شهدت الأشهر الماضية توتّرات ومناوشات بين مسلّحي “الحوثي” وجماعة الرئيس اليمني السابق علي عبد الله صالح. وقد […]
October 8, 2017

السعودية والعد العكسي لاعتلاء بن سلمان العرش الملكي

  بدأت تتّضح معالم المرحلة السياسة المقبلة في المملكة العربية السعودية خصوصاً من خلال تتبّع القرارات التي يتّخذها الملك سلمان أو من خلال تحرّكات نجله ولي […]
September 6, 2017

GPC Demonstration: An End for the Political Stalemate in Yemen?

A fragile alliance between Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Zaydi Houthi movement appears to be in danger of collapsing after accusations were traded […]
July 25, 2017

The Palace Coup at the Heart of the Regional Crisis

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has surprised the world in the historical step of removing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) from his position as the […]
June 9, 2017

Post Riyadh Conference: Qatar under siege!

The breaking of diplomatic relations between Qatar and seven regional states—Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, the Libyan transitional government, and the […]
April 24, 2017

Saudisation: “An Invented Nationalism"

The current form of Saudi Arabia as a state began with its foundation in 1932 by Abdul-Aziz Al Saud allied with the Wahhabis clan. The tribal […]
November 15, 2016

Saudi Policy in Lebanon in Review

Saudi Arabia is losing ground in Lebanon to its rival Iran! A statement widely spread through the media platforms and discussed in Lebanese political circles. Starting […]
October 5, 2016

جستا ومستقبل العلاقات بين الرياض وواشنطن

استعادت خطوة الكونغرس الأمريكي بالتصويت على تمرير “قانون العدالة ضد رعاة الارهاب” المعروف ب”جاستا” وتخطّيها لڤيتو الرئيس باراك أوباما ا حول مستقبل العلاقات السعودية-الأميركية في خضم […]
May 9, 2016

Saudi Arabia 2030 Plan: No More Dependency on Oil… and USA

March 7, 2016

Saudi-Iranian Confrontation in the Horn of Africa: The Case of Sudan

December 21, 2015

هل اقترب الحل السّياسي للأزمة السّورية ؟ مؤتمر الرياض وانعكاساته على الوضع السوري

December 3, 2015

UAE's Regional Wars

October 8, 2015

Challenges of the Young Saudi Leadership

September 3, 2015

A new Saudi Strategy in Syria? Al Mamluk visit and its implications

August 10, 2015

مصر وحركة حماس … تسوية حان موعدها؟ الإندفاعة السعودية في الملف الفلسطيني

May 25, 2015

Historical Saudi and Iranian ties to Yemen

March 22, 2015

Succession in Saudia Arabia

March 22, 2015

GCC Disputes