Commentaries
- Pakistan, Qatar Deliver US-Iran Deal Before Hajj, World Cup | By Jacob Wirtschafter (24 May, 2026)
- Both Gulf Countries Took Iranian Fire. One Called for War. The Other Called Tehran | By Jacob Wirtschafter (27 March, 2026)
- Can War Be Averted as Iran Obfuscates in Oman? | By Jacob Wirtschafter (8 February, 2026)
- Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S. | By Yaroslav Trofimov (5 May, 2026)
- Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran after Trump’s Cease-Fire | By Yaroslav Trofimov (8 April, 2026)
- Ending Iran War Quickly Carries Big Risks for the U.S. and Allies | By Yaroslav Trofimov (11 March, 2026)
- What’s in a ceasefire? Mixed messages, faultlines and fearing the worst | By Inzamam Rashid (10 April, 2026)
- Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Gulf’s promise of stability faces its starkest test | By Inzamam Rashid (1 March, 2026)
- Between war and peace: The UAE’s key role in de-escalating the Israel-Iran conflict | By Inzamam Rashid (14 June, 2025)
- 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)
