Commentaries
- Why Middle Eastern monarchies are braced for betrayal by Trump | By Samer Al-Atrush (1 April, 2026)
- As Iran’s attacks continue, Gulf states weigh closer ties to the West | By Samer Al-Atrush (24 March, 2026)
- As Iran war grinds on, Gulf leaders are torn over how it should end | By Samer Al-Atrush (20 March, 2026)
- In the arid Middle East, the war for water may have already begun | By Samer Al-Atrush (9 March, 2026)
- Gulf states risk being dragged into a war they do not want | By Samer Al-Atrush (3 March, 2026)
- A new Gulf order? What December’s Bahrain summit tells us about the future of the GCC | By Tala Michel Issa (6 January, 2026)
- Gaza ceasefire offers hope – but peace still hangs by a thread | By Tala Michel Issa (9 October, 2025)
- UAE trade model offers lessons as Trump tariffs disrupt global commerce | By Tala Michel Issa (16 April, 2025)
- Early days of Trump 2.0 signal major Middle East policy shift to transactional diplomacy | By Tala Michel Issa (31 January, 2025)
- How Trump Secretary of State pick Marco Rubio will shake up Middle East relations | By Tala Michel Issa (24 January, 2025)
- Where Non-Aligned Movement sought neutrality, BRICS builds economic bloc | By Tala Michel Issa (23 October, 2024)
- UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures | By Tala Michel Issa (22 October, 2024)
- Iran’s attack on Israel – A symbolic message or major escalation? | By Tala Michel Issa (2 October, 2024)
- Big tech’s ‘tobacco moment’? Durov, Musk, and the geopolitical taming of tech CEOs | By Tala Michel Issa (4 September, 2024)
