Second Houthi Missile Fired at Riyadh: Saudis Stuck in the Middle?
A missile fired by Yemen’s Iranian-supported Houthi rebels and targeting the Saudi capital Riyadh for the second time in seven weeks suggests such an attack […] More
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View: Despite Gulf Crisis over Qatar, GCC Pushes Ahead
The failure of the recent Gulf Cooperation Council 2017 summit to resolve the six-month long crisis that pits Qatar against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab […] More
View: Washington Is Outsourcing the Qatar Crisis
The Trump administration is outsourcing the Qatar crisis to Kuwait, banking on the Kuwaiti monarch to bring the months-long crisis to a close. But ahead […] More
Swiss Play Role in Easing Tensions Between Saudi and Iran
The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced on Oct. 25 that it had reached an agreement with Riyadh and Tehran to represent Iranian consular interests in Saudi […] More
The Gulf Crisis isn’t Beyond Hope — Here’s How Washington Can Help
Five months have passed since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5 over allegations […] More
How Norway is Transforming its Armed Forces
At a time of increasing global uncertainty, the Norwegian government is in the process of upgrading its Armed Forces – across the various services – […] More
Nordic Nations Need NATO
The Nordic countries – in particular Sweden, Finland, and Norway – are bolstering defense relations with the United States at a time when Russia had […] More