The Futile Attempt at ‘Othering’ Shias in Azerbaijan (By Eldar Mamedov)

Saudi Arabia is so desperate to enlist new foot soldiers in its fight against Iran that it is resorting to journalistic fraud to make its case. Al-Arabiya, a Saudi-owned news network, recently published a piece wondering whether “Iran will turn Azerbaijan into another Iraq” by manipulating

What is next for Hariri? (By Yeghia Tashjian)

The shocking resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, on the 4th of November radically altered the political landscape of West Asia. The declaration was made in Riyadh, and it triggered both a political crisis in Lebanon and rumors speculating whether or not Hariri was

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