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The UAE’s departure is as much about oil markets as a strategic realignment—exposing deepening rivalry with Saudi Arabia and the limits of GCC cohesion under pressure.
Frédéric Schneider
Gulf states have always kept diplomacy and mediation in their foreign policy toolkit when dealing with Iran. Although relations are at an all-time low after Iran’s wartime attacks on its Gulf neighbors, diplomacy remains essential to finding a modus operandi moving forward.
Anna Jacobs
If the Iranian regime survives the ongoing war, it will rebuild and rearm—and its Arab neighbors will pay the price.
Khalid Al-Jaber
Five states are quietly building a security partnership that could redraw the Middle East’s strategic map. Whether it solidifies into a genuine alliance or remains a present-threat-driven initiative is still an open question.
İbrahim Karataş
Survival in the face of superior force is the Iranian state’s most consistent historical achievement. Could the current war be the outlier in a five-hundred-year-old pattern?
Mahjoob Zweiri
The ongoing conflict centered around Iran is having a profound impact inside Iraq, raising the stakes on divisive issues ranging from sovereign power to regional alignments.