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The Trump AI Deals in the Gulf: Measuring the Value Against the Security Concerns

The Trump AI Deals in the Gulf: Measuring the Value Against the Security Concerns

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – When the White House announced multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence deals with the UAE and Saudi Arabia earlier this [...] More

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The ‘New Middle East’ That Awaits Donald Trump

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Less than two months before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. president, the headlines from the Middle East are [...] More
How a U.S.-Saudi Deal Could Reshape the Middle East

How a U.S.-Saudi Deal Could Reshape the Middle East

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — It’s a tantalizing dream for diplomats and longtime observers of the Middle East: A grand bargain that would [...] More

Arab Autocrats Flex Muscles Against Their People - Yet Again

OPINION — Amid protests against the Israeli war on Gaza around the world, including on American university campuses, Arab autocrats from Jordan to [...] More

How the World’s “Middle Powers” Will Influence Future Conflict

OPINION — U.S. President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met at the White House last week amidst a rapidly deteriorating [...] More
What's at Stake in Biden's Push toward Saudi-Israeli Normalization?

What's at Stake in Biden's Push toward Saudi-Israeli Normalization?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — The Biden administration is reportedly taking serious steps to push forward with efforts to negotiate a deal that [...] More

Netanyahu: Israel’s Renowned Statesman Lost on the International Stage

OPINION — Over the course of his many decades in Israeli politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earned a reputation as Israel’s premier [...] More

Can Riyadh Leverage Failed Negotiations?

OPINION — Two months ago, the Saudis took unprecedented public steps to show the Houthis (and the world) they were serious about ending their [...] More

Saudi Arabia's Disengagement from Yemen Will Be Messy

OPINION — The logic behind Saudi Arabia’s latest diplomatic maneuver was clear. Riyadh faced a major threat from the Iran-led axis, and when the U.S. [...] More
A Coming Year of Change in the Middle East

A Coming Year of Change in the Middle East

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Change is a constant in the Middle East as the past several months have demonstrated with focused attention on protests in Iran, [...] More

We Really Need to Fix the Saudi Problem

OPINION — In the annals of US history in the Middle East, there are few moments ingrained in the psyche of US government officials more important [...] More
Dynamics in the Middle East are Shifting, but in which Direction?

Dynamics in the Middle East are Shifting, but in which Direction?

The dynamics of the Middle East are changing. From a protracted pandemic to a rise in Chinese interest and influence in the region and a general [...] More
Where Are Six Years of War in Yemen Going?

Where Are Six Years of War in Yemen Going?

EXPERT ANALYSIS — At a time when western officials are focusing their attention toward national security threats posed by China, the war in Yemen is [...] More