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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
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.
Zeidon Alkinani
Bilateral peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan were structurally flawed by excluding the Gulf states. If an agreement is to hold up in the long-run, it must incorporate the Gulf states and their interests.
Muhanad Seloom
Iran sits at the geographic center of a Eurasian project that China and Russia have been working on for years. Can U.S. military intervention effectively put an end to the emerging multipolar order?
Omar Aziez
Control over oil flows through chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz is redefining power in global energy markets.