The Palestinian refugee issue has not been treated with the urgency it deserves in past negotiations. Palestinian refugees are actively involved in the conflict and can no longer be ignored or ...

This essay is part of a series that explores the human costs and policy challenges associated with forced displacement crises in the Middle East and Asia. The essays explore the myths or ...

The second Trump administration has been pushing to expand the Abraham Accords beyond their initial signatories since coming to power. Progress on bringing in additional Arab states faltered while ...

This article was first published in Policy Center for the New South. It was co-authored by Mohammed Soliman and Alberto Tagliapietra. Subsea data cables are essential to the functioning of today’s ...

The US is changing its approach to dealing with China’s technology statecraft in the Middle East. The recent Microsoft-G42 deal offers a new model for technology competition that helps to secure ...

The digital revolution has become a cornerstone of economic diversification efforts in emerging markets, particularly in countries seeking to reduce their dependence on oil and gas production. Among ...

The Dorra Gas Field, located in shallow waters offshore in the northern Arabian Gulf, lies at the junction of competing territorial claims by Kuwait, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. With the growing gas ...

With their harsh social policies, unbroken ties to terrorist organizations, and stiflingly narrow political rule, the Afghan Taliban have regularly ignored the pleas for change by the United States ...

Close observers of policy trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will notice that digital transformation and data governance are becoming vital issues in the region. Over the last decade, Gulf ...

On Jan. 10, the governor of Shabwa, Awadh bin al-Wazir al-Awlaki, announced its liberation from the Iran-backed Houthis after their forces were driven out of the districts of Ain, Usailan, and Bayhan ...

Historically, Iran’s monarchs traded loyalty for privilege: They used their control over the main resources of the country, especially irrigation water, to distribute power and wealth among those ...

The Soberana-2 COVID-19 vaccine is among Cuba’s most recent efforts at bilateral cooperation with Iran. Commonly referred to as Pasteurcovac in Iran, the jab was developed as part of a collaboration ...