The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is considered to be a key ally to Washington in the Middle East. Their extensive strategic cooperation on various regional and international issues over the past few ...

Beginning in early December 2025, UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces launched an offensive in eastern Yemen[i], seizing Seiyun and key military and administrative sites across Wadi ...

Since the 1970s, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have relied heavily on oil and fossil fuels as their primary sources of income to build and develop their countries. That dynamic is changing ...

The question of Palestinian statehood has laid dormant at times, however, a wave of recent recognitions[i] by countries such as Spain, Ireland, Norway, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Malta ...

On 26 th July 2018, the Iranian Foreign Ministry launched a personal diatribe against then-Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Prince Khaled bin Salman[i] in response to an article published by the ...

A fragile ceasefire hangs over the region after 12 days of direct confrontation between Iran and Israel. The truce brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump left regional tensions unresolved despite ...

George Liska was absolutely right when he stated, “It’s impossible to speak of international relations without referring to alliances: the two often merge in all but names”[i]. Alliance dynamics lie ...

The ‘Swords of Iron’ war between Israel and Hamas has initiated profound geopolitical transformations in the Middle East. Israel has consolidated its strategic position during the conflict, but the ...

“Climate point 1” is one of the most important scientific concepts regarding global and regional climate change and serves as a basic indicator for the direction climate change will take in the near- ...

The climate crisis continues to escalate, with the year 2024 once again breaking temperature records and being marked by extreme weather events. Global warming and the climate crisis affect all ...

The Mediterranean is emerging as a climate hotspot: It is warming 20% faster than the global average and has already exceeded the 1.5°C threshold , posing a serious threat to the prosperity and ...

The changing political dynamics in Syria mark a significant turning point in the course of the Syrian civil war, also bringing about a reshaping of the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape. The ouster ...