From the Mountains, Into the Palace: The Houthis Won the War but Might Lose What Comes Next
Gregory D. Johnsen

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.

Looking to Moscow, Iran Steps Up Measures to Bolster Its Air Power
Robert Mason

Drone exports and cooperation with Russia are part of a quid pro quo strategy that could provide a much-coveted boost to Iranian air defense and military hardware.

What It Means to be a Woman Crime Fiction Novelist
Sharifah Alhinai via Millennial Gulf

Best-selling Kuwaiti author Fadwa Al Taweel shares her experiences as a woman crime fiction novelist and offers insight into the state of crime fiction novels in the Arab world.

Netanyahu’s New Partners Waste No Time in Undermining Him
Hussein Ibish via Bloomberg

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount wasn’t just about Israeli politics, it was part of a threat to the Abraham Accords.

الأكثرية الجمهورية تبحث عن رئيس
  هشام ملحم

حالة الاضطرابات والانقسامات والتشنج السياسي في أوساط الحزب الجمهوري لن تُبقي الفوضى محصورة بالحزب الجمهوري، وسوف تعرّض النظام السياسي، وحتى جوهر الديموقراطية الأميركية، إلى أخطار حقيقية

Maduro’s Stratagem, Khamenei’s Salvation?

The January 6 edition of the Iran Media Review considers a reformist columnist’s suggestions of what Iran's supreme leader might learn from Venezuela.

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