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Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon gamble may pay off
Time will tell, but Saudi Arabia’s gamble to pressure Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanese Shiite militia, by forcing Saad Hariri, the country’s prime minister, to...
The Russian strategy in the Middle East
The Russian Federation has already won the war in Syria and is therefore the hegemonic power throughout the Middle East. Despite tensions at the...
Saudi Prince Mohammed’s Achilles Heel: Misreading tea leaves in Washington
Emboldened by perceived White House support, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have stepped up his risky, so far faltering effort to...
Iranian Perspective on Egyptian Revolution: From Optimism to Despair
From the Iranian perspective, Arab Spring and movements for Islamic resurgence in the Arab world were inspired by Islamic Revolution (1979) in Iran. It...
Transition in the Middle East: Transition to what?
Transition is the name of the game in the Middle East and North Africa. The question is transition to what? Dominating...
Time to Make Friends with the Promised Land
The first thing Armenia began to do shortly after it gained independence was establishing diplomatic relations with other states. This process received broad political...
The Lebanese crisis
On November 4 last, during the great "purge" within the Saudi elite, the Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, resigned claiming that his life was...
Murder in The Hague: Saudi-Iranian proxy war heats up
Shot dead this week on a street in The Hague, Ahmad Mola Nissi may have died the violent life he lived, but his murder...
The Saudi Arabian issue
The 32-year old Prince Muhammad bin Salman, who is the heir to Saudi Arabia’s throne, wants at first "to eradicate the roots of Islamic...
U.S. Policy Towards Iran’s Economic Reintegration
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran reached an agreement under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The agreement...