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Iran has entered renewed negotiations with Washington convinced that only the perception that it is ready to fight—not to make concessions—can produce a durable diplomatic outcome.
Hassan Ahmadian
In the delicate space between war and dialogue, the role of GCC member states is best understood as one of containment.
Khalid Al-Jaber
Transparency International’s annual rankings show public perceptions on corruption in the Middle East and North Africa have not changed over the past five years. Yet a closer look reveals that anticorruption agencies and legal reform are quietly making headway in combating institutional corruption.
Robert P. Beschel Jr.
Washington’s seizure of Venezuelan oil and bid to reshape its energy sector is redrawing global market dynamics—potentially insulating the U.S. from price spikes while squeezing China’s access to discounted crude and subtly reinforcing the Gulf’s pivotal role as the market’s stabilizer.
Bachar al-Halabi
After negotiations stalled, Syria’s central government launched a military campaign to impose its terms for integration on the SDF by force. It seems to have worked.
Özge Genç
As Gulf countries compete for regional leadership and global strategic importance in the AI space, they face the same regulatory predicaments as other countries spearheading the AI revolution.