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From Conflict to Compromise: Can Syria Redefine Its Regional Role?

Sidi Sidi Mohamed Hamdani·

28 January 2025

Political Analysis

What is next for Iranian foreign policy in the region?

15 January 2025

The Fall of Syria and Iran’s Strategy of Relying on Allies

Syed Ali Abbas·

13 January 2025

Arid climate in the Middle East, drought, woman walking across field.

Opinion

The MENA region should take top priority in global climate action, before reaching climate point 1

Khalil Abu Allan 5 February 2025

Man tending to land near Cairo, Egypt.

Political Analysis

Water and Climate Resilience in the Middle East Hinges on Cooperation and Climate Diplomacy

Gokce Sencan 31 January 2025

Irrigation systems in a desertous area affected by climate change.

Political Analysis

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa

Kyungmee Kim 31 January 2025

Women wearing hijab in Iran.

Opinion

Women’s fight for freedom in Iran: Resistance against a system of oppression

Tooba Moshiri 31 January 2025

Select Articles on Iran, Israel and Regional Threat Perceptions

A girl on her father's shoulders with the new Syrian flag in her hand in Damascus, Syria.

Opinion

The Fall of Syria and Iran’s Strategy of Relying on Allies

Syed Ali Abbas 13 January 2025

Graphic of Hezbollah and Israeli flags next to each other with outline of soldiers superimposed on them.

Strategy

Hezbollah-Israel Ceasefire: Timing and Obstacles

Malek Jadah 9 December 2024

Netanyahu speaking at a lectern in the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC.

Opinion

Be Careful What you Wish for, Mr. Netanyahu

David W. Lesch 6 December 2024

Russia's Military Assistance May Be the Last Option to Prevent Iran from Getting the Bomb, but It is Unlikely to Succeed

Opinion

Russia’s Military Assistance May Be the Last Option to Prevent Iran from Getting the Bomb, but It is Unlikely to Succeed

Nikita Smagin 25 October 2024

Political Analysis

Water and Climate Resilience in the Middle East Hinges on Cooperation and Climate Diplomacy

Gokce Sencan 31 January 2025

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa

Kyungmee Kim 31 January 2025

From Military Intervention and Economic Statecraft to Diplomacy: Russia’s Transforming Middle Eastern Policies since October 7

Dr Diana Galeeva 19 November 2024

Yellow Alert on Iraq’s Environment

Pierre Boussel 30 September 2024

As the Crisis Deepens in the Middle East, Peace is on the Horizon in the Caucasus

Saman Rizwan 28 September 2024

A Pyrrhic Victory: Why Assad’s Position is More Precarious Than Ever

Julian McBride 23 September 2024

Image from Tehran, Iran.

Political Analysis

What is next for Iranian foreign policy in the region?

Iran is highly unlikely to abandon the Axis. However, where interests have overlapped, Tehran has brought its allies to the negotiating table before.

Zahra Ladha 15 January 2025

Strategy

Hezbollah-Israel Ceasefire: Timing and Obstacles

Malek Jadah 9 December 2024

Russian Arms Exports to the Middle East and North Africa

Zain Hussain 19 July 2024

The “Axis of Resistance” Strategy in the Israel-Hamas War

Ido Levy 9 January 2024

Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara: Why Tension, Not Conflict, Has Become the Norm

Intissar Fakir 16 February 2023

The Strategic Challenges Facing the Next Israeli Government

Naftali Granot 5 January 2023

Can the West Circumvent the Iranian Regime’s Ultimate Monopoly of the Internet?

Tugela Pepin 9 December 2022

Two soldiers of Syria's National army holding up a rifle.

Strategy

The Stakes of Military Reform in Syria

Who in the Middle East would want to see the revival of a powerful army in Syria, intrusive and authoritarian as it was in the past?

Pierre Boussel 28 November 2024

Opinion

Magazine covers at a newspaper stall, featuring the fall of Assad.

Opinion

Assad Waited Too Long

David W. Lesch 13 January 2025

The MENA region should take top priority in global climate action, before reaching climate point 1

Khalil Abu Allan 5 February 2025

Women’s fight for freedom in Iran: Resistance against a system of oppression

Tooba Moshiri 31 January 2025

From Conflict to Compromise: Can Syria Redefine Its Regional Role?

Sidi Sidi Mohamed Hamdani 28 January 2025

Saudi Arabia finds itself between ambitions and obstacles as it gears up for the 2034 World Cup

Dr Hamdullah Baycar and Sana Quadri 17 January 2025

The Fall of the Assad dynasty: Hopes, fears and challenges in Syria

Ola Rifai 20 December 2024

Why Trump Needs Türkiye to ‘Make America Great Again’ in the Middle East

Yilmaz Acar 6 December 2024

Social Analysis

The Digital Revolution: Online Resistance in Iran

Social Analysis

The Digital Revolution: Online Resistance in Iran

Harry Richer 12 July 2024

Woman. Life. Freedom. Power, Oppression, Resilience and Hope in Iran

Dr. Nina Ansary 1 May 2024

“With Education You Can Face Every Struggle”: Gendered Higher Education in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan – Part Two: Beyond Knowledge

Dr. Lynn Rose 31 March 2022

Book Reviews

Book cover of Pollack's "Armies of Sand" against a virtual book case background.

Book Reviews

Book Review: “The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness” by Kenneth M. Pollack

Joseph Hammond 20 December 2024

Book Review: “Oil Crisis in Iran: From Nationalism to Coup d’Etat” by Ervand Abrahamian

Marc Martorell Junyent 2 July 2022

Book Review: “Transitional Justice in Process: Plans and Politics in Tunisia” by Mariam Salehi

Marc Martorell Junyent 31 March 2022

Book Review: “Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East since the First World War” by T.G. Fraser

Marc Martorell Junyent 13 January 2022

Book Review: ”The Making of Eurasia: Competition and Cooperation Between China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia” by Moritz Pieper

Flamur Krasniqi 8 December 2021

Book Review: “Negotiating Survival: Civilian-Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan” by Ashley Jackson

Marc Martorell Junyent 8 November 2021

“Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World” by Tom Burgis

Shlomo Roiter Jesner 10 May 2021

Interviews

Women in politics in Afghanistan

Interviews

Files from Exile: MP Farzana Elham Kochai on Women, Inequality and Politics in Afghanistan

Tugela Pepin 10 May 2023

Files From Exile: Pashtana Dorani on LEARN, Digital Literacy and Girls’ Education in Afghanistan

Tugela Pepin 10 May 2023

Women’s Freedom in Iraq: A Conversation With Yanar Mohammed

Anna Romandash 4 May 2023

Sino-Algerian Relations: Past and Present – An Interview with Dr Lina Benabdallah

Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom 8 December 2021

The Arab Spring: Past, Present, and Future – A Conversation with Paul Salem

Jemima Baar 10 May 2021

John Simpson: Around the World in 50 Years

Alex Manzoor 4 March 2020

“A Different Partnership for Cyprus”: In Conversation with Professor Kudret Özersay

Darren Wong 5 February 2020

All Articles

Arid climate in the Middle East, drought, woman walking across field.

Opinion

The MENA region should take top priority in global climate action, before reaching climate point 1

Khalil Abu Allan 5 February 2025

Man tending to land near Cairo, Egypt.

Political Analysis

Water and Climate Resilience in the Middle East Hinges on Cooperation and Climate Diplomacy

Gokce Sencan 31 January 2025

Irrigation systems in a desertous area affected by climate change.

Political Analysis

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa

Kyungmee Kim 31 January 2025

Women wearing hijab in Iran.

Opinion

Women’s fight for freedom in Iran: Resistance against a system of oppression

Tooba Moshiri 31 January 2025

Woman waving new green Syrian flag after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Opinion

From Conflict to Compromise: Can Syria Redefine Its Regional Role?

Sidi Sidi Mohamed Hamdani 28 January 2025

Stadium with Saudi Arabia's flags flying in the audience.

Opinion

Saudi Arabia finds itself between ambitions and obstacles as it gears up for the 2034 World Cup

Dr Hamdullah Baycar and Sana Quadri 17 January 2025

Image from Tehran, Iran.

Political Analysis

What is next for Iranian foreign policy in the region?

Zahra Ladha 15 January 2025

Magazine covers at a newspaper stall, featuring the fall of Assad.

Opinion

Assad Waited Too Long

David W. Lesch 13 January 2025

A girl on her father's shoulders with the new Syrian flag in her hand in Damascus, Syria.

Opinion

The Fall of Syria and Iran’s Strategy of Relying on Allies

Syed Ali Abbas 13 January 2025

Book cover of Pollack's "Armies of Sand" against a virtual book case background.

Book Reviews

Book Review: “The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness” by Kenneth M. Pollack

Joseph Hammond 20 December 2024

Newspapers with headlines about Assad's fall in Syria laid out on a tray.

Opinion

The Fall of the Assad dynasty: Hopes, fears and challenges in Syria

Ola Rifai 20 December 2024

Egyptian tanks lining up as part of a parade.

Political Analysis

Egypt’s Growing Military Capabilities and Regional Implications Going Forward

Julian McBride 9 December 2024

Graphic of Hezbollah and Israeli flags next to each other with outline of soldiers superimposed on them.

Strategy

Hezbollah-Israel Ceasefire: Timing and Obstacles

Malek Jadah 9 December 2024

President Erdogan having a conversation with President Trump while walking outdoors.

Opinion

Why Trump Needs Türkiye to ‘Make America Great Again’ in the Middle East

Yilmaz Acar 6 December 2024

Views of Ankara, Turkiye

Political Analysis

Türkiye’s Anatolian Foreign Policy Goes Beyond ‘Look East’

Ehtesham Shahid 6 December 2024

Book cover against virtual shelf background.

Book Reviews

Book Review: “Worldmaking in the Long Great War: How Local and Colonial Struggles Shaped the Modern Middle East” by Jonathan Wyrtzen

Joseph Hammond 6 December 2024

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Arid climate in the Middle East, drought, woman walking across field.

The MENA region should take top priority in global climate action, before reaching climate point 1

Man tending to land near Cairo, Egypt.

Water and Climate Resilience in the Middle East Hinges on Cooperation and Climate Diplomacy

Irrigation systems in a desertous area affected by climate change.

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa

Women wearing hijab in Iran.

Women’s fight for freedom in Iran: Resistance against a system of oppression

Woman waving new green Syrian flag after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

From Conflict to Compromise: Can Syria Redefine Its Regional Role?

Arid climate in the Middle East, drought, woman walking across field.

The MENA region should take top priority in global climate action, before reaching climate point 1

Man tending to land near Cairo, Egypt.

Water and Climate Resilience in the Middle East Hinges on Cooperation and Climate Diplomacy

Irrigation systems in a desertous area affected by climate change.

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa

Women wearing hijab in Iran.

Women’s fight for freedom in Iran: Resistance against a system of oppression

Woman waving new green Syrian flag after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

From Conflict to Compromise: Can Syria Redefine Its Regional Role?

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