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AKP Election Defeat Signals Shifting Political Landscape in Turkey

Suleyman Ozeren·

Opinion Uncategorized

Rethinking the EU’s actorness in the Red Sea

Francesco Foti·

Political Analysis

Saudi Arabia is walking a tightrope with its public response to the Hamas-Israel war

Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

Strategy

Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

Nathaniel Rabkin 28 March 2024

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections mean

Political Analysis

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections means

Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Amin Naeni, Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Amin Naeni 28 March 2024

Iran’s Legislative Elections in 2024: What to Expect?

Opinion

Iran’s Legislative Elections in 2024: What to Expect?

Syed Fraz Hussain Naqvi 25 March 2024

Turkey’s position within NATO after Finland and Sweden’s accession

Political Analysis

Turkey’s position within NATO after Finland and Sweden’s accession

Ceren Kenar 29 February 2024

Political Analysis

AKP Election Defeat Signals Shifting Political Landscape in Turkey

Suleyman Ozeren 12 April 2024

Saudi Arabia is walking a tightrope with its public response to the Hamas-Israel war

Alex Giannos 12 April 2024

The ISIS Threat Is Not to Be Forgotten

Majid Dashtgard, Eisa Moradi Afrapoli 9 February 2024

Lessons Learned from the Beirut Port Explosion

Leila Dagher, Fadi Nicholas Nassar 24 November 2023

How the United Arab Emirates Has Promoted Tolerance, Co-Existence and Multiculturalism to Confront Religious Violence

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco and Dr Kristian Alexander 30 August 2023

Assad Out of the Cold…Again

David W. Lesch 4 July 2023

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections mean

Political Analysis

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections means

The recent elections led to the lowest voter turnout, and evolved into a contest among different factions of principalists aligned with the system.

Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Amin Naeni 28 March 2024

Strategy

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

‘Make Friends Not Foes’: Turkey Goes Back to Basics in the Middle East

Sine Ozkarasahin 3 October 2022

Iran’s drone factory in Tajikistan: A boon for Russia or a challenge?

Agha Hussain 27 June 2022

Kuwait: Independence, State Formation, and Survival

Dr. Roby C. Barrett 16 June 2022

Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

Strategy

Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

Iran and its clients created a reinvention of medieval feudalism. Leaders recruit fighters, wage war against outsiders and extort from residents.

Nathaniel Rabkin 28 March 2024

Opinion

Rethinking the EU’s actorness in the Red Sea

Opinion

Rethinking the EU’s actorness in the Red Sea

Francesco Foti 12 April 2024

Women Shouldering the Cost of War: Pre-empting a Gender-Based Violence Crisis in Sudan

Tugela Pepin 27 June 2023

Harnessing Ideology: Addressing Iran’s ‘Soft Power’ in Latin America

Tugela Pepin 13 February 2023

Deploy All the Instruments of Statecraft, Not Just the Military Ones

Ambassador Gordon Gray 2 July 2022

Obstacles Before the Human Development of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Emre Yavuz 3 June 2022

Youth Activism in Libya since 2011: Reflections & Challenges

Malak Altaeb 7 March 2022

Prospects for Japan-Middle East Relations in the Coming Age of Decarbonisation

Takashi Mitsuka 8 December 2021

Social Analysis

“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

Islamist Approaches to Governance

Book Reviews

Book Review: “The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance”, by Joana Cook and Shiraz Maher, eds.

Marc Martorell Junyent 14 November 2023

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

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Political Analysis

AKP Election Defeat Signals Shifting Political Landscape in Turkey

Suleyman Ozeren ·
12 April, 2024

Opinion, Uncategorized

Rethinking the EU’s actorness in the Red Sea

Francesco Foti ·
12 April, 2024

Political Analysis

Saudi Arabia is walking a tightrope with its public response to the Hamas-Israel war

Alex Giannos ·
12 April, 2024

Strategy

Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

Nathaniel Rabkin ·
28 March, 2024

Political Analysis

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections means

Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad & Amin Naeni, Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Amin Naeni ·
28 March, 2024

Opinion

Iran’s Legislative Elections in 2024: What to Expect?

Syed Fraz Hussain Naqvi ·
25 March, 2024

Political Analysis

Turkey’s position within NATO after Finland and Sweden’s accession

Ceren Kenar ·
29 February, 2024

Strategy

France’s balancing act in the Middle East since October 7

Selin Uysal ·
12 February, 2024

Political Analysis

The ISIS Threat Is Not to Be Forgotten

Majid Dashtgard, Eisa Moradi Afrapoli ·
9 February, 2024

Political Analysis

Riyadh’s evolving approach to international institutions

Matthew Davies ·
15 January, 2024

Strategy

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

Ido Levy ·
9 January, 2024

Opinion

Will Saudi Arabia’s streak of liberalization extend to normalizing ties with Israel?

Saeed A. Khan ·
24 November, 2023

Political Analysis

Lessons Learned from the Beirut Port Explosion

Leila Dagher, Fadi Nicholas Nassar ·
24 November, 2023

Political Analysis

Diplomacy in a Time of Crisis: Germany’s Chancellor Visits Israel and Egypt

Dr. Kristian Alexander ·
17 November, 2023

Book Reviews

Book Review: “The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance”, by Joana Cook and Shiraz Maher, eds.

Marc Martorell Junyent ·
14 November, 2023

Strategy

Hedge and Wedge: Saudi Arabia Approaching China and Russia

Dr. Omar Munassar ·
24 October, 2023

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Saudi Arabia is walking a tightrope with its public response to the Hamas-Israel war

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Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

Neo-feudal militancy: How Iran-backed proxy groups operate in the Middle East

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections mean

What the historic low turnout in Iran’s elections means

AKP Election Defeat Signals Shifting Political Landscape in Turkey

AKP Election Defeat Signals Shifting Political Landscape in Turkey

Rethinking the EU’s actorness in the Red Sea

Rethinking the EU’s actorness in the Red Sea

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