Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency
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Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency
Shiites, not Jews, emerge as a touchstone of Saudi moderation
Culture wars bubble under Arab surfaces
Are Muslim religious conservatism and political Islam making a comeback?
Sudan tests the limits of Middle Eastern de-escalation
Middle Eastern rivalries are alive and kicking despite de-escalation
Is Central Asia and the Caucasus the Indo-Pacific’s next stop?
Syrian President Al-Assad plays a strong hand in diplomatic poker
Shaping a 21st-century world order: The nation-state vs the civilizational state
The Qatar World Cup has come and gone, but the debate continues