Advancing Stability and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa
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MBS’s Export of Wahhabism
Colonialism and imperialism have never required an army to be effective. If you take a quick look at history’s most…
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MENA in 2026: Policy Priorities for the Year AheadTIMEP’s nonresident fellows and senior associates explain, in a few words, what should be the policy focus in the MENA region in 2026.
The Middle East and North Africa region faces overlapping challenges in 2026 that will test its countries’ capacities to respond.…
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Debt Clouds over the Middle East
The highly indebted MENA nations find themselves in the path of a debt storm spawned by internal inefficiencies, poor governance,…
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Wrong finance in a broken multilateral system: red flags from COP30-Belém
But the core problem remains untouched: the public finance gap. Without binding commitments that embed predictable finance into the NCQG,…
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The Imperialist Push of Saudi Arabia Explained Through the Greater Horn of Africa
The moderation MbS champions is not a theological opening. It is the final stage of an imperial project begun with…
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Tunisia and Egypt: The IMF Trap Door
Two of North Africa’s largest economies are caught in different stages of the same structural problem. Egypt is deep inside…
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Energising Syria’s future
Data: European Commission, GISCO, 2025; GEM, 2024; PRIO, PETRODATA, 2009 Geopolitics of energy in Syria Türkiye fostered regional power hub…
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The risks of Trump’s peace plan: Two Gazas and an annexed West Bank
Trump’s plan could doom aspirations for a unified Palestinian state. European and Arab states should pressure Washington before it’s too…
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The Saudi–Iranian Détente: A Strategic Imperative
Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement is Fragile, but Hangs On: Diplomatic engagement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has persisted despite the shock of…
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MBS, Guardian of Holy Places, Master of the Unholy Game
How the House of Saud weaponized Islam, at home and abroad, while its elite played by entirely different rules
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