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Iran, Russia and the Caucasus

Tearing down the walls of vested interests in the Middle East and North Africa

The sun sets behind the urban skyline as port cranes and shipping containers sit in an industrial transport area in Beirut, Lebanon, on 11 October 2019.

Iran protests take aim at the regime

Iranian protesters gather around a burning motorcycle during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the central city of Isfahan, on November 16, 2019.

Political fragmentation a major challenge as Tunisia’s Ennahda tries to form a government

Leader of Nahda Movement Rachid al-Ghannouchi attends the first session and oath-taking ceremony of the Tunisian parliament after Tunisia's Supreme Election Council announced results of the parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia on November 13, 2019.

The Saudi Aramco IPO: Short-term success, long-term loss

A picture taken on November 3, 2019 shows a sign of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) during a press conference by the state company in the eastern Saudi Arabian region of Dhahran.

Escalation in Gaza tests Israel-Hamas détente

Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants attend the funeral of a comrade in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip November 14, 2019.

Lebanon protests enter their second month amid stalemate and uncertainty

Lebanese students wave the national flag and chant slogans as they gather outside the Ministry of Education and Higher Education during ongoing anti-government protests, in the capital Beirut on November 8, 2019.

Iranian government cuts internet access amid protests

A man looks at a smartphone in his hand while walking outside along a street in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 17, 2019. - Iran's supreme leader on November 17 threw his support behind a decision to hike petrol prices, a move that sparked nationwide unrest in which he said

Punching above their weight: Cyber lessons for small states

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Tallinn, Estonia, 14 April 2015.

Balance in the Black Sea: The complex dynamic between Turkey, Russia, and NATO

Russian Tapir class landing warship BSF Nikolay Filchenkov 152 passes the Bosphorus Strait off Istanbul on October 18, 2016.

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