A Warm December as COP28 Gets Underway in Dubai
Kate Dourian 

While not short on ambition in its energy diversification policy, the UAE faces a particular set of challenges along the pathway to carbon neutrality.

This publication is part of AGSIW's Energy and Climate Initiative.

Thinking Green in the Gulf: Creative Approaches to the Climate Crisis
Nada Ammagui via Millennial Gulf

Gulf creative communities turn to their crafts to reimagine sustainability in the region.

This publication is part of AGSIW's Energy and Climate Initiative.

Saudi Regional Headquarters Program Deadline Looms
Robert Mogielnicki 

Beneath Saudi officials’ tough talk on the Regional Headquarters Program lies a strong desire for constructive engagement with top global firms and attracting greater inflows of foreign investment.

Khamenei’s Succession Dilemma: To Name or Not to Name a Successor-Designate?
Ali Alfoneh

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presumably wants to choose his successor, but he cannot publicly name one without creating a rival undermining his own authority.

يدقّون ناقوس الخطر حول احتمال عودة ترامب
هشام ملحم 

سوف يؤدي تطبيق ترامب لشعار "أميركا أولًا" إلى تحول الولايات المتحدة إلى قلعة معزولة وراء محيطين كبيرين

الخليج يحدد سياسته نحو غزة والتفكير في المستقبل
السفير وليام رويبوك 

تتعاطى دول الخليج مع الأزمة الراهنة عن طريق مزيج من الإدانة والمناورة والحسابات الاستراتيجية

Evolution in Official Iranian Commentary on the Houthis’ Seizure of Israeli-Owned Ship

The December 8 edition of the Iran Media Review examines Iran’s rhetoric regarding the Houthis’ seizure of the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-owned ship.

IRGC in No Hurry to Avenge Officers Slain by Israel

The December 5 edition of the Iran Media Review examines responses to the recent killing of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers in an Israeli strike.

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