The Economic Consequences of Peace: Winners and Losers from Iranian Reintegration Abdalla Saleh Mar 10, 2016 The exchange of “commodities of mutual intelligence,” reads a 1561 letter from Queen Elizabeth I to…
Did We Win? Iran’s Elections Unpacked Harrison Brewer Mar 10, 2016 February 26th saw Iran hold its parliamentary elections, which led to one of the most drastic shakeups that Iran…
The Peace to End All Peace: The Munich Ceasefire and the Coming of the Second Cold… Sarie Khalid Feb 27, 2016 President Obama and his diplomats assured the world there was no military solution to the Syrian civil war, even…
Rolling Out the Red Carpet: Iran’s Reintegration in the Global Arena Natalie LaMarche Feb 12, 2016 European countries have laid out the red carpet to welcome back an old counterpart into their states for the first…
Untapped Potential: Iran’s Prospects Following Lifted Sanctions Arnavi Mehta Feb 7, 2016 January 15, 2016 marked a historic day in the eyes of many Iranians as international sanctions were lifted…
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016 Abdalla Saleh Jan 16, 2016 Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Erdogan’s Balancing Act Kathryn Schmidt Jan 13, 2016 As the new year unfolds, Turkey—under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—will continue to hold an increasingly…
A Weakened Saudi Arabia and Its Rift With Iran Natalie LaMarche Jan 11, 2016 After a rapid, and unfortunate, series of events that took place in the Middle East during the first weekend in…
How Hezbollah’s Involvement in Syria Sheds Light on the Beirut Attacks Come Allard de Grandmaison Dec 3, 2015 On Thursday, November 12, a double suicide attack killed 43 people and injured hundreds in the predominantly Shiite…
How ISIS Terror Has Reshaped World Politics Sarie Khalid Nov 30, 2015 The mass slaughter in Paris, the lock down in Brussels, the anti-Arab paranoia on the European far right, the…