April 23, 2025
Policy Note -
The US Energy Dominance Agenda and the Future of Qatar-South Korea Ties

The Trump administration increasingly views its foreign policy through a mercantilist lens, exerting pressure on long-term allies to buy more American products and services and invest in the United States. As part of the administration’s efforts to reduce its trade imbalances, Washington is stepping up pressure on allies and partners, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), to purchase American liquefied natural gas (LNG) and invest in U.S. LNG projects

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April 16, 2025
Issue Brief -
The Wages of War: Yemeni Gunmen for Hire

Over a decade of relentless conflict, Yemen’s longest modern war, has fundamentally shattered the country’s social, economic, and political foundations. Famine, extreme poverty, and economic collapse have pushed Yemenis to make grim choices to survive, including joining smuggling networks, working illegally in neighboring countries, or signing up to fight for a wage in conflicts well beyond Yemen’s borders.

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April 13, 2025
Issue Brief -
Hezbollah’s Defeat and Iran’s Strategic Depth Doctrine

In 2024, Iran’s efforts to gain strategic depth in the Middle East suffered a series of crippling blows. For decades, the Islamic Republic extended patronage to Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and came to Bashar al-Assad’s aid from 2011 onwards to protect his regime in Syria against armed rebel groups. This strategy, initially aimed at expanding Iran’s regional influence, morphed into a network of deterrence to ward off U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iranian soil.

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April 23, 2025
Policy Note -
The US Energy Dominance Agenda and the Future of Qatar-South Korea Ties

The Trump administration increasingly views its foreign policy through a mercantilist lens, exerting pressure on long-term allies to buy more American products and services and invest in the United States. As part of the administration’s efforts to reduce its trade imbalances, Washington is stepping up pressure on allies and partners, such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), to purchase American liquefied natural gas (LNG) and invest in U.S. LNG projects

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April 16, 2025
Issue Brief -
The Wages of War: Yemeni Gunmen for Hire

Over a decade of relentless conflict, Yemen’s longest modern war, has fundamentally shattered the country’s social, economic, and political foundations. Famine, extreme poverty, and economic collapse have pushed Yemenis to make grim choices to survive, including joining smuggling networks, working illegally in neighboring countries, or signing up to fight for a wage in conflicts well beyond Yemen’s borders.

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April 16, 2025
Issue Brief -
The Wages of War: Yemeni Gunmen for Hire

Over a decade of relentless conflict, Yemen’s longest modern war, has fundamentally shattered the country’s social, economic, and political foundations. Famine, extreme poverty, and economic collapse have pushed Yemenis to make grim choices to survive, including joining smuggling networks, working illegally in neighboring countries, or signing up to fight for a wage in conflicts well beyond Yemen’s borders.

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April 13, 2025
Issue Brief -
Hezbollah’s Defeat and Iran’s Strategic Depth Doctrine

In 2024, Iran’s efforts to gain strategic depth in the Middle East suffered a series of crippling blows. For decades, the Islamic Republic extended patronage to Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and came to Bashar al-Assad’s aid from 2011 onwards to protect his regime in Syria against armed rebel groups. This strategy, initially aimed at expanding Iran’s regional influence, morphed into a network of deterrence to ward off U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iranian soil.

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28 April 2025
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Inclusive Peacebuilding in MENA
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20 April 2025
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70 years after Bandung: Lessons for a New Global Order
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23 April 2025
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Dossier Launch: Carbon Emissions Reduction Strategies for Qatar
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28 April 2025
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Inclusive Peacebuilding in MENA

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20 April 2025
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70 years after Bandung: Lessons for a New Global Order

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23 April 2025
past event 9:00 am GMT - 10:30 am GMT

Dossier Launch: Carbon Emissions Reduction Strategies for Qatar

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April 24, 2025
Will China Engage More on Middle East Security? 

Since the launch of its Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, China has markedly expanded its trade, industrial investment and other economic activities in the Middle East. As its influence has grown, regional governments like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Türkiye have urged Beijing to play a greater role in the Middle East’s security affairs. These… Continue reading Will China Engage More on Middle East Security? 

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April 23, 2025
Seizing the Moment for Peace in Syria

As the Trump administration begins pulling U.S. troops out of Syria and openly mulling its long-term future there, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—a Kurdish-led coalition force—may soon lose its most important military and political backer. This possibility, and the wider geopolitical shifts it could bring, was likely a major factor in SDF General Commander Mazlou… Continue reading Seizing the Moment for Peace in Syria

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April 14, 2025
Two Years In, Sudan War Shows Little Sign of Ending  

As Sudan’s brutal civil war enters its third year, political and military developments on the ground have sparked speculation that a turning point may be near. But a closer look reveals a bleaker reality: an end to the conflict, whether through a political settlement or military victory, remains distant. More worrying, the recent shifts have… Continue reading Two Years In, Sudan War Shows Little Sign of Ending  

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April 24, 2025
Will China Engage More on Middle East Security? 

Since the launch of its Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, China has markedly expanded its trade, industrial investment and other economic activities in the Middle East. As its influence has grown, regional governments like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Türkiye have urged Beijing to play a greater role in the Middle East’s security affairs. These… Continue reading Will China Engage More on Middle East Security? 

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April 23, 2025
Seizing the Moment for Peace in Syria

As the Trump administration begins pulling U.S. troops out of Syria and openly mulling its long-term future there, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—a Kurdish-led coalition force—may soon lose its most important military and political backer. This possibility, and the wider geopolitical shifts it could bring, was likely a major factor in SDF General Commander Mazlou… Continue reading Seizing the Moment for Peace in Syria

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April 14, 2025
Two Years In, Sudan War Shows Little Sign of Ending  

As Sudan’s brutal civil war enters its third year, political and military developments on the ground have sparked speculation that a turning point may be near. But a closer look reveals a bleaker reality: an end to the conflict, whether through a political settlement or military victory, remains distant. More worrying, the recent shifts have… Continue reading Two Years In, Sudan War Shows Little Sign of Ending  

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