Middle East Institute Archives

The Ukraine conflict has Persian Gulf monarchies hedging their bets

Cinzia Bianco - March 14, 2022

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates haven’t been aligning with the U.S. — or Russia

Howard Eissenstat - March 1, 2022

Turkey’s diplomatic balancing act may be behind this move

Mieczysław P. Boduszyński and Victor Peskin - December 20, 2021

Washington tends to avoid confronting allies, this research shows.

Asfandyar Mir - November 1, 2020

The peace negotiations are in flux, and the Taliban has ramped up the violence

Fanar Haddad - August 10, 2017

[caption id="attachment_62199" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr visited

Mohammad Tabaar - March 9, 2016

[caption id="attachment_36973" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Iranian voters fill out their ballots

Mohammad Tabaar - August 3, 2015

[caption id="attachment_28151" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] Iranian Foreign Minister

- July 7, 2015

[caption id="attachment_27096" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this picture released by the

Mohammad Tabaar - July 7, 2015

[caption id="attachment_27096" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this picture released by the

Mohammad Tabaar - April 21, 2015

[caption id="attachment_23868" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers