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Sudan: Theatre Where Many, Competing Interests Meet and Clash
After 18 months of siege marked by starvation, targeted killings, and sexual violence, El Fasher –...
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Bridging Land and Sea: Rethinking Security in the Red Sea Arena
The Red Sea has shifted from a central shipping lane to a strategically important area linking Africa,...
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ASEAN Summit 2025: Navigating Great-Power Rivalry in Kuala Lumpur
From October 25 to 28, the ASEAN 47th Summit in Kuala Lumpur became the world’s most important diplomatic...
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Funding Gaps and Service Cuts: Reimagining Public Transit for an Equitable Future
Executive Summary Many major American metropolitan public transportation organizations are confronting...
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Gulf Arab States Need Israel and Iran to De-escalate

June 29, 2025 No Comments

President Donald J. Trump successfully cajoling Israel and Iran into a precarious ceasefire this month was welcome news in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

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Trump’s Gulf Tour and the Emphasis on AI

May 24, 2025 No Comments

President Donald J. Trump’s Gulf tour this month—with visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—marked a pivotal moment in US relations

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Gulf Arab Engagement with Russia

May 12, 2025 No Comments

Last month, the Emir of Qatar and the Sultan of Oman visited Moscow, where they met with President Vladimir Putin. These visits to the Kremlin

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Omani Diplomacy and Prospects for Trump’s Presidency

April 8, 2025 No Comments

Oman, an oasis of peace and stability in the turbulent Middle East, largely attributes its foreign policy’s success to its neutrality. Omani diplomacy has the

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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy Shift: A New Peacemaker in the Middle East?

March 12, 2025 No Comments

Saudi Arabia’s “positive neutrality” foreign policy doctrine is serving Riyadh’s interests. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) has shrewdly navigated international crises,

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Role for Gulf States in Syria’s Reconstruction

February 18, 2025 No Comments

The longer-term geopolitical ramifications of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed groups overthrowing Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December have yet to be fully realized.

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Giorgio Cafiero: The Gulf States’ Approach to (and Influence on) the new Syrian Government

January 29, 2025 No Comments

In this episode of Orion Talks, host Marta Furlan talks with Mr. Giorgio Cafiero on the approach of the Gulf monarchies towards the new government

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