Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs Decides Who Can Use the Pulpit, Under What Rules, and Whether They Remain There
Saudi Arabia Faces a Serious Threat on Three Fronts—the Houthis in the South, the Iraqi Shia Militias in the North, and Iran to Its East
800,000 People in Southwest Yemen Are Currently Staring Down the Wrong End of Possible Starvation, with No Force Waiting in the Wings to Remedy the Situation
The Brotherhood Is at Once an Organization That Can Be Designated and a Worldview That Cannot
‘We Took Our Foot off the Gas at Just the Wrong Moment’
Saudi Policy Did Not Create the Houthi Movement, but It Helped Intensify the Conditions in Which It Grew
Iran’s Proxies Now Have Proxies of Their Own
Their Push for Secure Trade Also Protects Centralized Power, Leaving Citizens to Bear the Costs with Little Accountability
The Yemeni Example Casts in Bold Relief the Fundamental Lack of a Common Strategy from the West in the Current Set of Interlocking Global Conflicts Under Way
Qatar Is Reeling from the Iran War, and Its Ability to Pay off Critics Is Declining
With Houthi Missiles Targeting Civilians in Saudi Arabia, Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Must Know He Is Not Advancing Peace
It Is Likely Only a Matter of Time Until the Iranian Regime and Its Proxies Seek to Spark Renewed Unrest and Insurgency in the Eastern Province
Beneath the Political Rhetoric of Collective Security Lies a Complex Legal and Operational Issue Regarding Deployments
Three Years After the Start of This War, the Middle East Is a Dysfunctional Region That Is Further from a Stable and Peaceful Future than It Has Been for Generations
Saudi Arabia’s Loadings at Yanbu Are Now Increasing Again After a Brief Pause After Iraqi Militia Drones Struck the Petroline
A Long Form Discussion on Positive Regional Changes
The U.N. Cannot Impose Trust, and Saudi Arabia Cannot Continue to Impose Its Trusteeship over South Yemen
The Prime Minister Didn’t Present Promised New Iran Intel or Issue Additional Threats Against the Regime, or Talk About Saudi Peace
Post-Assad Syria Has Become the Primary Theater in Which Competing Visions for the Region’s Future Are Being Tested