
Advancing Stability and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa


Colonialism and imperialism have never required an army to be effective. If you take a quick look at history’s most…

The highly indebted MENA nations find themselves in the path of a debt storm spawned by internal inefficiencies, poor governance,…

The moderation MbS champions is not a theological opening. It is the final stage of an imperial project begun with…

Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement is Fragile, but Hangs On: Diplomatic engagement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has persisted despite the shock of…

How the House of Saud weaponized Islam, at home and abroad, while its elite played by entirely different rules

What is occurring in Saudi Arabia is best understood as the restructuring of religion toward this end: religious authority is…

Ten years after the Saudi-led coalition intervened to restore the internationally recognised government, Yemen remains fractured, impoverished and caught between…

Saudi Arabia has spent the better part of a decade attempting to reshape the fundamental structure of its economy. Under…