The Chinese president’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia highlighted the Arabs’ desire to diversify their foreign relations.
The countless discussions about a U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East should actually be formulated in reverse.
The Gulf emirate has succeeded in using football as one dimension of its national security strategy.
In an interview, Hussein Ibish discusses why U.S.-Saudi relations have deteriorated so rapidly.
In an interview, Shahd Alshammari discusses the struggle for disability rights in the Middle East.
The collapse of a six-month truce bodes ill for an already battered country.
Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.
Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa.
In an interview, Jennifer Kavanagh and Frederic Wehrey discuss the implications of Russia’s declining arms exports to the Middle East.
The ceasefire has been extended in Yemen, but all the signs are that the war may be set to continue.
While the United Arab Emirates is highlighting female participation in the armed forces, the reality is somewhat different.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Renewed Saudi political activity in Lebanon may signal the emergence of an alignment that aims to preserve ties with the Arab states.
In an interview, Iyad El-Baghdadi examines the tension between the United States and two leading Gulf states, and what this means.
In an interview, Ahmed Nagi explains what the establishment of a Presidential Council last week means for the future.
In an interview, Nikolay Kozhanov explains how the Ukraine conflict will affect Middle Eastern hydrocarbons production.
Syria is being drawn into a de facto coalition that may aim to limit Iran’s reach in the Levant
In an interview, Noel Brehony discusses the former South Yemen and where the southern movement is today.
What is behind Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates?