Houthi Attacks and Saudi Arabia’s Security Dilemma
Bringing maritime traffic in the Red Sea under Houthi control was intended to exert pressure not only on Saudi Arabia but also on global actors.
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Global Arms Sales and the Middle East
Arms imports of Middle Eastern countries have increased more than twice during the last decade. The main reason for this…
Too Weak to Survive, Too Big to Fail: The Unknown Future of the Sisi Regime in Egypt
It is obvious that the current Egyptian regime cannot follow an independent foreign policy. It is simply because the Sisi…
Turkey’s Election and Erdogan’s Middle East Policy
Turkey is likely to become a more influential actor in the politics of the Middle East. It is therefore vital…
The Indecisive 2018 Election Results and the Prospect of Civil War in Iraq
The African proverb goes to say that when two elephants wrestle, it is only the grass on which the wrestle…
Canal of Shame: Gulf Crisis and Saudi Arabia’s Salwa Canal Project
The canal project is an expression of the hostility from Saudi Arabia against Qatar. This is also observed from the…
How Turkey Has Changed its Counter-Terrorism Policy Against the PKK
This is the first comprehensive counter-terror operation against the PKK. This time, the military strategy is not only targeting to…
The Gulf Crisis and the Changing Nature of Political Alliances in the Middle East
The Gulf crisis served as an important lesson for the Middle Eastern regimes. Most countries realized that diversifying their alliances…
F–35 Case: Not the First Time, Won’t be the Last
If the U.S. Senate approves the bill to punish Ankara, then it will punish its own defense company Lockheed Martin…
Turkey’s Offensive in Iraq: The Target is Qandil
Only after such a tri-partite cooperation of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq, can the PKK finally be cleaned off from Qandil.…
Protests in Jordan and Future Challenges for King Abdullah
It can be predicted that Jordan will have to face more serious challenges in the coming period. Its economic problems…
The YPG’s Child Recruits: An Accustomed Human Rights Abuse?
All the sources and data on the subject indicate that the PYD, which endeavors to idealize its armed conflict in…
Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: The Changes and Challenges in Iraqi Politics
U.S. regional allies, the Israel-Gulf bloc’s demands toward breaking Iran’s regional influence and the rigidity of U.S. President Trump’s steps…
Can the Manbij Roadmap Rebuild Mutual Trust Between the US and Turkey?
By partnering with the YPG on the ground, the U.S. lends credibility and legitimacy to YPG forces that goes beyond…
What if the US and Turkey Agree on Manbij?
Turkey’s low-profile operation in northern Iraq against the terrorist organization, the PKK, illustrates that Ankara has patiently been weaving its…
Egypt’s Operation in the Sinai and Human Rights
Egypt’s operations in the Sinai take place through direct consultation with Israel. As relations between the two countries grow to…
The Decline of Diplomacy: How Trump is Destroying the Middle East
The people who serve “Trumpian diplomacy” are ultra-radical, neocon and pro-interventionists. When the other ultra-radical leaders in the region are…
Is the Turkey-US Agreement Still Valid in Manbij?
While the U.S. reaffirmed their support for the established bilateral process to find a common way forward on Manbij, and…
The PKK’s Exploitation of Women: Assumptions vs. Realities
Although listed as a terror group by many Western states and Western-based institutions such as NATO and the European Union,…
