Saudi-UAE Moves Hint at Willingness to Engage With Iran

Iraq is emerging as a bell weather of the next phase in the Saudi-Iranian rivalry that has exacerbated the Middle East’s multiple conflicts

BRICS Potentially Strengthens Trump’s Hand in Tackling Pakistani Support of Militants

The BRICS statement suggests that Chinese patience with Pakistan’s selective support of militancy may be wearing thin.

The Gulf Crisis: Fighting It Out Down and Dirty

The limited benefit both Qatar and the UAE have reaped from massive investment in soft power and public diplomacy suggests that money alone does not buy autocracies empathy or legitimacy

The Gulf Crisis Settles Into a Family Squabble

Among the four countries, the UAE has been the most radical and consequential in its effort to ensure the survival of its rulers.

Exclusive: Interview with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour

In this interview Ghandour discusses Sudan’s foreign policy in relation to the war in Yemen Libya, Syria, and U.S sanctions

Real, or Fake News? John Kerry Hides Family Connection to Iranian Nuclear Deal Negotiator

Globalo examines the evidence...

Playing Both Sides Against the Middle: Saudi Engages with Iraqi Shiites

One thing is for sure. The Saudis did not invite a major Iraqi Shiite cleric to Jeddah just to inquire after his health

More Deaths in Jordan as Arab-Israeli Relations Crumble

The crisis at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque is igniting a firestorm for Israel with bloodshed at its highest levels for years.

US Moves Against Iran Raise Spectre of Wider Regional Conflict

Any direct military confrontation with Iran would set the region ablaze, greatly surpassing all previous Middle East wars

The Gulf Crisis: Fake News Shines Spotlight on Psychological Warfare

Qatar’s response to the media campaign against it was illustrative of its ineptitude prior to the current Gulf crisis in fighting its public relations and public diplomacy battles