Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis in Yemen will force its new defence partners Turkey and Pakistan to confront some difficult questions.
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Seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait complicates a widening conflict in the Persian Gulf. It also risks reigniting Yemen’s civil war.
The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.
The resumption of fighting, paired with the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, complicates regional strategy and energy policy for the Gulf powerhouse.
The recent Houthi advance has revived the seemingly endless conflict between Saudi Arabia and its antagonists in Yemen.
The move suggests Iran and its allies are settling in for a long war. That could mean pain for the global economy.
Informant culture is so embedded in everyday Iranian life that there are common Persian terms to describe it.
Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
The Burnham government has announced it will sanction all trade in goods and services from illegal settlements in the West Bank.
The US president does not have a convincing story to tell about the Iran confict.
With food inflation over 128%, ordinary households are seeing – and documenting – the impact of sanctions at the checkout.
This is a crucial moment for international law in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and discredit it.
An oil spill has reached Qeshm Island’s mangrove forests, with a possibly devastating environmental impact.
Once completed, the 2,177-kilometer GCC Railway will connect six Gulf kingdoms and provide alternative routes to Europe and Asia.
Even with human rights safeguards in place, the new convention risks giving authoritarian regimes new tools to target their critics.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
Shida Bazyar’s novel, shortlisted for the International Booker, revives the voices of Iranians silenced by forces beyond their power and control.
Enrichment is key to any country’s nuclear ambitions. The US-Saudi deal is unclear where matters rest on that issue.
Despite ongoing security concerns and threats against infrastructure, the Iranian public has maintained a noticeable presence in public and online.
Iraq has pursued friendly relations with many countries who are themselves at odds. The strategy has lots of upside for war-torn Iraq – but holds key risks as well.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in International Politics, UCL
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University