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