Qatar’s first elected parliament may have more power than other Persian Gulf legislatures. Here’s why. Dania Thafer - October 13, 2021 The elected-appointed legislator ratio is one key indicator of parliamentary power
Saudi Arabia just lifted Qatar’s 43-month blockade. How did this rift end? Coates Ulrichsen - January 8, 2021 A new agreement appears to cover these three points
China’s making inroads in the Middle East. The Trump administration isn’t happy. Jonathan Fulton - June 2, 2020 But U.S. pressure to reject China could bring out a great power rivalry in the region
Could the gulf crisis with Qatar be winding down? Coates Ulrichsen - December 11, 2019 Here’s why progress — and diplomacy — might be possible.
The blockade of Qatar has made Qataris more supportive of free speech D. Martin - February 12, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83572" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A couple walk by the sea
How transitional justice can affect Yemen’s future Maryam Jamshidi - December 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81808" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Houthi Shiite fighters guard a street
After Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia’s economic future is uncertain Karen Young - October 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79287" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
A plague of Twitter bots is roiling the Middle East Marc Jones and Alexei Abrahams - June 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74110" align="aligncenter" width="960"] WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger icons on
Are we witnessing the collapse of the global order? Probably not — yet. Julia Gray - May 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73581" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump meets with British Prime
On Israel’s 70th anniversary, what does the region think? Dana El Kurd - May 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73331" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Palestinian man throws leaflets dropped
Survey research in the Middle East needs to be transparent. Here’s why. David Pollock - November 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66326" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Qatari woman walks in front
What Saudi Arabia’s purge means for the Middle East Marc Lynch - November 6, 2017 International and domestic crises dominated Saudi Arabia over the weekend. On Saturday,
Everyone is taking sides in the Qatar crisis. Here’s why these four North African states aren’t. Youssef Cherif - September 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63263" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left,
How Egypt wound up in the center of a Gulf Cooperation Council dispute on Qatar Karen Young - August 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62679" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FROM LEFT: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel
How a few young leaders are shaking up foreign policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council Russell Lucas - August 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62243" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Why did Qatar just change its residency laws? Sage Mitchell - August 9, 2017 For more than two months, Qatar has been under a
Oman is a mediator in Yemen. Can it play the same role in Qatar? Stacey Philbrick Yadav - July 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61275" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Representatives of the Omani government disembark
Three big lessons of the Qatar crisis Marc Lynch - July 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60977" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin
Cyberwarfare has taken a new turn. Yes, it’s time to worry. Ryan Maness, Brandon Valeriano, and Benjamin Jensen - July 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60848" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Ritchie B. Tongo/European Pressphoto Agency)[/caption] The
Who is Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince? Coates Ulrichsen - June 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60252" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The new crown prince of Saudi
China is trying to pull Middle East countries into its version of NATO Jonathan Fulton - June 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60134" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The daily flag-lowering ceremony at sunset
How Trump’s alignment with Saudi Arabia and the UAE is inflaming the Middle East Marc Lynch - June 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59460" align="aligncenter" width="960"]in President Trump speaks with Qatar's Sheikh
Hacking, bots and information wars in the Qatar spat Marc Jones - June 7, 2017 U.S. investigators claim Russians might be behind some the hacking
Why key Arab countries have cut ties with Qatar — and what Trump had to do with it Michael Stephens - June 7, 2017 The decision by five Arab states to sever ties with
What’s going on with Qatar? Coates Ulrichsen - June 1, 2017 Tensions have resurfaced in a sustained media onslaught that has
How diplomacy failed in Yemen and why it will again Nadwa Al-Dawsari - May 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58163" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Yemeni fighters of the southern separatist
The Gulf states are turning to Asia in a big way. Here’s why it matters. Coates Ulrichsen - April 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57067" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves with
How war is changing Yemen’s largest Islamist coalition Stacey Philbrick Yadav - March 22, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A person inspects a destroyed house
Why is Saudi Arabia’s king spending a month in Asia? Jonathan Fulton - March 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54964" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Arabia's King Salman appears with
How Middle Eastern monarchies survived the Arab Spring Sean Yom - July 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44203" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders meet
What’s really wrong with the U.S.-Saudi relationship Marc Lynch - April 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39400" align="aligncenter" width="908"] President Obama arrives in Riyadh, April
Why some (but not all) Middle East militaries stand by their leaders Holger Albrecht and Dorothy Ohl - March 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38143" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian security forces and others gather
Why it’s wrong to say that the Arab uprisings failed Marc Lynch - March 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37971" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptians wave their nation's flag in
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization or a firewall against violent extremism? Marc Lynch - March 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36794" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and
Why the managed transition after Yemen’s uprising led to war Stacey Philbrick Yadav - February 18, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36019" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Militants loyal to Yemen's exiled government
How Bahrain’s crushed uprising spawned the Middle East’s sectarianism Justin Gengler - February 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35676" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators chant and wave Bahraini flags
Why Saudi Arabia escalated the Middle East’s sectarian conflict Marc Lynch - January 4, 2016 The Jan. 2, 2016, execution of Saudi Shiite cleric and
Yemen’s transition to political stability was doomed to fail. Here’s why. Mareike Transfeld - October 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31164" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Fighters loyal to Yemen's exiled president,
How Yemen’s United Nations mediation could avoid failing again (but probably won’t) Peter Salisbury - October 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31141" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Houthi supporters wave national flags during
Why did Iran’s parliament hold hearings on the nuclear deal? Hossein Mahdavi - October 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30277" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A general view of Iran's parliament
The Arab uprisings as international relations Marc Lynch - September 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29517" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Secretary of State John Kerry, second
Are Muslim countries really unreceptive to religious freedom? Daniel Philpott - July 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27253" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] In this Friday, Dec. 28,
Why Yemen's peace talks failed - July 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27068" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A guard sits on the
Why Yemen’s peace talks failed Stephen Day - July 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27068" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A guard sits on the
Can there be good Middle Eastern state-owned enterprises? Abdulwahab Alkebsi - May 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24407" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A June 23, 2008 file
Sectarianism and authoritarianism in Kuwait Madeleine Wells - April 13, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23647" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] Emir of Kuwait Sheikh
What's behind Yemen's recent political turmoil - February 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21625" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Yemeni man reads a
What’s behind Yemen’s recent political turmoil Stephen Day - February 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21625" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Yemeni man reads a
The future of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf Kristin Diwan - February 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21121" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A Muslim Brotherhood supporter in
Yemen's Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22824" align="align center" width="620"]Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement gather
Yemen’s Houthis and Islamist republicanism under strain Stacey Philbrick Yadav - February 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22824" align="align center" width="620"]Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement gather
Elite fragmentation and securitization in Bahrain Toby Matthiesen - December 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18700" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Riot police line up to block
The resurgence of Arab militaries Robert Springborg - December 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18665" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel
Reflections on the Arab uprisings Marc Lynch - November 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_18237" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Egyptian anti-government protesters chant slogans as
Who’s afraid of an ‘Islamic state’? Lawrence Rubin - October 2, 2014 Trying to make sense of the patterns of alignments in
Who’s afraid of an 'Islamic state'? Lawrence Rubin - October 2, 2014 Trying to make sense of the patterns of alignments in
Shifting balances of power in Yemen’s crisis Silvana Toska - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16249" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supporters of the Houthi movement shout
Shifting balances of power in Yemen's crisis Silvana Toska - September 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16249" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supporters of the Houthi movement shout
The limits of the 'sectarian' framing in Yemen Stacey Philbrick Yadav - September 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16169" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Houthi rebel holds an RPG
The limits of the ‘sectarian’ framing in Yemen Stacey Philbrick Yadav - September 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16169" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Houthi rebel holds an RPG
The GCC’s national employment challenge Steffen Hertog - July 31, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13927" align="aligncenter" width="707"] Foreign laborers work at a construction
The GCC's national employment challenge Steffen Hertog - July 31, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13927" align="aligncenter" width="707"] Foreign laborers work at a construction
Obama is about to wade into an insecure Gulf Marc Lynch - March 25, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606"] President Obama leaves the Marine One