Saudi-Israeli deal would be a gamechanger but not for the reasons discussed

Confusion and uncertainty shape debate about US Gulf policy

Libyan Floods and Fault Lines: A conversation with Ethan Chorin

Gulf sports diplomacy could enter choppy waters

The Indonesian presidential election produces an unexpected twist

Saudi Arabia and Israel put a high US price tag on diplomatic relations

The UAE: The Middle East’s Teflon Nation

Autocrats shift gears by exporting repression of freedoms

Qatar: America’s best friend in the Gulf?

French rioters and Palestinian gunmen send similar messages

The US lacks credibility, but all is not lost

Gulf support for Turkey’s Erdogan is about more than economics

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