China begins the 2020s as an important power in the Gulf region[1], with deep and multifaceted relations with each of the eight regional states (Bahrain, Iran,…

English Article 2021/01/22

Oman's economic and fiscal stability in the post-Sultan Qaboos Era

Introduction Oman has been transformed from absolute poverty in the 1970s to relative prosperity in half a century of economic development fueled mainly by the…

English Article 2020/05/07

The Changing Security Environment in the Middle East and the Possibility of the U.S. – Japan Cooperation

English Article 2020/02/25

Gulf Small States’ Reactions and Strategies Towards Iran

Iran and the states of Gulf Cooperation Council have been in disagreement and conflict since the 1970s. This tension between the two sides of the Gulf has becom…

English Article 2020/01/17

U.S. versus Iran: Maximum Pressure Countered by Maximum Resistance,… and Perhaps “Heroic Flexibility”

Is the United States trying to change the behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, or is it pursuing a regime-change policy? The factionalized leadership in Te…

English Article 2019/02/20

Europe and the Middle East in the Face of Regional Shifts and US Policy Under Trump

1. Introduction This paper discusses European policies towards the shifting and intertwined landscapes in the Gulf and in the US. It starts with a discussion of…

English Article 2019/01/18

Navigating the Storm: The Trump Administration Confronts a Changing Middle East

The Trump administration is not a conventional U.S. administration, and its policies have been unconventional as well. Most of the time, a new administration en…

English Article 2018/04/19

Tweets as Policy: The Trump Administration’s Approach to the Middle East

After the election of President Donald Trump, a number of analysts argued that those trying to understand U.S. foreign policies should ignore the tweets and wai…

English Article 2018/01/22

Oil Markets and the Geopolitics of Saudi Arabia: Where Next?

Introduction The main focus of this paper is Saudi Arabia’s role in the international oil market in the light of recent developments in the Kingdom and the glob…

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