The Energy Transition and the Road to COP28
The UAE will need to find common ground to make COP28 a success because time and the Middle East’s remaining carbon budget are running out.
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Sadr's Inevitable Comeback: How Will He Reenter the Political Game?
For the first time since 2005, Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has no clear political role and no formal road map to get back into politics until elections are held again in 2025. So where does this leave him and the Sadrist movement?
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Event Report – UAE Security Forum 2022: Expanding Regional Partnerships for Security and Prosperity
This report is based on the presentations and discussions during the UAE Security Forum 2022, “Expanding Regional Partnerships for Security and Prosperity,” held on November 17, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Is Oman the “Switzerland of the Middle East”?
The concept of neutrality is often stretched, but using the term to describe Oman’s foreign policy risks losing track of Oman’s peculiarities, interests, and objectives.
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From the Mountains, Into the Palace: The Houthis Won the War but Might Lose What Comes Next
The Houthis will be more vulnerable after the full withdrawal of Saudi and Emirati forces than they have been at any time during the war.
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Event Report – Petro Diplomacy: Gulf Countries on the Front Line of Energy Security
The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington's eighth annual Petro Diplomacy conference examined the upheaval in the oil and gas markets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the role of Gulf Arab oil producing states in meeting the sudden demand surge.
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Gulf Countries on the Front Line of Energy Security
The conflict in Ukraine has brought about a change in the psychology and geography of the oil and gas markets, and the ramifications will be felt across the energy complex for years.
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Kurdistan’s Gas Exports: Reality or Mirage?
There are a host of serious internal political conflicts as well as legal, financial, and geopolitical hurdles to increasing Kurdish gas exports, prompting questions regarding whether such aspirations are realistic.
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After Sistani: Is There a Successor to Continue His Legacy?
Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has played a key role in Iraq’s religious and political spheres, particularly as a staunch opponent of vilayet e-faqih.
The Gulf Finds Its Voice on Gaza and Considers the Path Ahead
With a mix of condemnation, maneuver, and strategic calculation, Gulf countries are navigating the current crisis.
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