Arab Neoconservatives And Peace In The Persian Gulf (By Eldar Mamedov)

Recent years have seen a rise of what could be described as Arab neoconservatives: ambitious leaders such as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed. Their distinctive feature is a heavy

Saudi Arabia’s non-Machiavellian foreign policy mistakes (By Yeghia Tashjian)

With the ousting of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, the Arab Sunni world was fragmented and Iran became a leading regional power in West Asia. This was a consequence of the ill-calculated policies pushed by Saudi Arabia beginning with the invasion of Iraq.

The Palace Coup at the Heart of the Regional Crisis (By Ramy Jabbour)

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has surprised the world in the historical step of removing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) from his position as the Crown Prince and Minister of Interior in the Kingdom, and appointing his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Mistakes that Machiavelli would have avoided in the Arab world (By Yeghia Tashjian)

“He who causes another to become more powerful ruins himself” The Prince, Machiavelli The unrealistic and miscalculated strategic mistakes that some Gulf monarchs committed from 2003 till now are one of the main factors that lead to the fragmentation of some Arab countries and the