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Pragmatic jihadist or opportunistic warlord? HTS’s Jolani expands his rule in northern Syria
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  • Pragmatic jihadist or opportunistic warlord? HTS’s Jolani expands his rule in northern Syria

    The jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria has dispatched its fighters from greater Idlib eastward, taking full control of Afrin city and at least 26 towns and villages to its southwest, most without a fight. This has placed many of its jihadist opponents back under HTS’s control. The dynamics of northwestern Syria are shifting, and the consequences look likely to be extremely significant.

    Saudi Arabia at 90: Ushering in a Neo-Saudi state?
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  • Saudi Arabia at 90: Ushering in a Neo-Saudi state?

    Since being named crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman has launched a series of far-reaching socio-economic reforms known as Vision 2030 and introduced a new form of nationalist identity — “Neo-Saudism.” Taken together, some see these changes ushering in what essentially amounts to a fourth Saudi state.

    October 11, 2022

    Is Red Sands the future of Middle East defense cooperation?
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  • Is Red Sands the future of Middle East defense cooperation?

    Drawing comparisons to the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center will increase US-Saudi cooperation to counter two of the greatest threats emanating from Iran and its proxies — drone and missile attacks.

    October 4, 2022

    Structural impediments to Iranian-Gulf Arab reconciliation
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  • Structural impediments to Iranian-Gulf Arab reconciliation

    As welcome as recent moves toward Iranian-Gulf détente have been, extensive obstacles continue to stand in the way of a real and sustained relaxation of tensions, cause by what international relations scholars call the “security dilemma.”

    How to Overcome the Pitfalls of the Saudi-Iran Dialogue
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  • How to Overcome the Pitfalls of the Saudi-Iran Dialogue

    The Saudi-Iran dialogue continues, but has produced little progress. As James Jeffrey of the Wilson Center and Bilal Saab of the Middle East Institute argue, part of the reason is that the two powers have fundamentally different objectives for the negotiations and that the power imbalance in Iran’s favor is profound. They suggest ways that Saudi Arabia might improve its bargaining power and argue that the United States can help strengthen Riyadh’s position.

    September 26, 2022

    OPEC+: Neither with the West, nor with the East
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  • OPEC+: Neither with the West, nor with the East

    Under current, highly unpredictable market conditions, it is unreasonable for OPEC to make sharp movements to saturate the oil market or withdraw a significant number of barrels from it to meet divergent Western interests of lowering prices and punishing Russia.

    The I2U2 needs an ambitious tech agenda
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  • The I2U2 needs an ambitious tech agenda

    Technology represents one potentially fruitful area where the I2U2 member states — Israel, India, the U.S. and the UAE — could cooperate together, expand their format to include more countries, deliver tangible results, and avoid agitating other global and regional powers.