Is Trump’s Maximum Pressure Policy against Iran working?
On May 14 Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Cleaning the House: Anti-Opposition Campaign in Saudi Arabia
The King, “the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,” and his troublesome son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) are accused of being involved in many international criminal activities, including the civil war in Yemen and the Khashoggi murder.
Who Was Behind the Attack on Oil Tankers in the Persian Gulf?
This time however, Iran was directly targeted and it was asserted that the attacks were carried out by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
A Revolution Undone: What’s Next for Sudan’s Uprising?
Since the start of the Arab revolutions in 2011, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have worked hard for the failure of the revolutionary process and have been directly involved in political processes in Egypt, Yemen and Libya.
Past and Present of the Saudi Arabia-Israel Alliance
During the Yemeni Civil War, which made its mark on the Middle Eastern political history and is characterized as the “Arab Cold War”, Nasser backed republicans whereas Saudi Arabia supported the Zaidis.
Moroccan Foreign Policy at the Crossroads
Morocco’s decades-old alliance with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is going through many bumps, which led to a re-evaluation of its strategic posture vis-à-vis many conflicts, such as in Yemen and Libya.
Middle East Politics on the Brink of Collapse
While the revolutionary uprisings that started in Tunisia and then spread to Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen shook the political structures in these countries, they also forced regional forces to implement a new Middle East strategy.
War Drums Beat Louder in the Middle East
Two days after the tanker attack, Yemen’s Houthi rebels performed a drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil pipelines and caused severe damage.
The Libya Crisis and the Future of Khalifa Haftar
This axis had an active role in the coup process that occurred in Egypt in 2013, in the descent of Tunisia into political crisis following 2013, in the deep chaos that ensued in Yemen following 2015 and in the Syrian crisis becoming impossible to solve.
Is Israel Knocking on the Doors of Gehenna?
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2010, the civil wars that erupted in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, together with the tensions in Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, and Palestine, are all signs of an on-going covert war in the region.
Christian Zionists, Zionists and Authoritarian Regimes in the Middle East: A Bermuda Triangle?
The UAE-Saudi-led coalition has been suppressing the democratization process of the Arab world – first in Egypt, then in countries like Yemen, Libya, Algeria – and supporting authoritarian regimes to resume after the toppling of half a century old despotic rulers.
Trump’s Dangerous Game with Iran: IRGC Designation and the Possible Consequences
The IRGC coordinated proxy wars and conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon.
Jordan: Silent Brother in Gulf Politics
While Saudi Arabia’s relations with a number of Arab monarchies have experienced some strain such as Kuwait and Oman as well as outright diplomatic crises in the case of Qatar and Morocco, Jordan is seeking to gain greater autonomy from Riyadh’s geopolitical orbit at a time in which more players in the Arab world are growing more unsettled by vague Saudi reactions towards some regional issues including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Algeria and Lebanon.
People Power? Fall of Al-Bashir and the Future of Sudan
It can be argued that the motivations of protestors that led the toppling of the Al-Bashir government were similar to that of the masses during the Arab revolution protests that began in December 2010 in Tunisia, and which followed in Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.
What’s Behind Turkey and Iran’s Joint Operation on the PKK?
The country overstretched its capabilities in a vast territory from Syria to Yemen and from Iraq to Lebanon.
Islam in the UAE’s Foreign Policy
Although the UAE and Qatar (the GCC’s two wealthiest states in terms of income per capita) did not experience major unrest during the Arab Spring, the other four member-states of the Council plus Yemen did to varying degrees, demonstrating how the Gulf region was no longer fortressed from the turmoil throughout the rest of the greater Middle East.
Ghosts of the Arab Revolutions Haunt Algeria
Millions of people in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria, poured into the streets with both democratic and economic demands by asking for the removal of their decades-long oppressive regimes.
Radicalization in Egypt May Haunt Europe
The Arab League’s weak response in the Palestine issue, the Syrian conflict, and the civil war in Yemen proves the ineffectiveness of the organization.
The US-Iran Rivalry in Iraq May Cause Another Popular Uprising
Being constrained by Russia in Syria and inconclusive war in Yemen led by the U.
Pope’s Visit to the UAE Won’t Help Human Rights in the Region
Critics such as the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, have particularly raised their voice against the UAE for its role in the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen.
