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Saudi – Iranian future: 3 games – 3 scenarios
There is no need to argue on Saudi Arabia and Iran as the two biggest regional powers in the Gulf, the rising tension between...
The Middle East, North Africa, and Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next President
2016 will be a pivotal year for the US as it chooses a new president. It is an election year with no incumbent running....
Saudi Arabia and Iran: A Balance of Power
The execution of Sheikh Nimr al Nimr by Saudi Arabia is heating up the Cold War in the Middle East. The tension between Saudi...
A New Islamic Military Coalition: Considerations
On 14 December, the Saudis announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to fight terrorism. Saudi defense minister Prince Mohammed said, “Today,...
Outflanking Iran: The Salman Canal Proposal
The Riyadh-based Arab Century Center for Studies published a report last month that calls for a 950km canal to be built through Saudi Arabia...
An Islamic Cold War: Navigating the Iranian-Saudi Relationship
Could Iran and Saudi Arabia’s willingness to use fellow Middle Eastern nations, like Syria and Yemen, as proxies in their conflicts against one another...
The Great Game in «Arabia Felix»
An estimated number form United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in 2015 in Yemen 15.9 million people, which represents 61%...
Perpetuating Chaos and Lawlessness in Middle East: Saudi’s Invasion of Yemen
Wednesday evening Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States announced that Saudi Arabia had commenced military operations against the Ansarullah fighters of...
From one Yemen to a dissolution of Saudi Arabia
As political crisis turns into civil war, Yemen’s embattled president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has appealed for international help. Yemen’s northern neighbour, Saudi Arabia has...