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MENASource

Sep 19, 2025

How Israel’s strike on Doha is forcing a Gulf security reckoning

By Giorgio Cafiero

The Gulf monarchies have displayed strong unity at a time when rethinking twenty-first-century Gulf security is no longer optional.

Israel Middle East

MENASource

Sep 19, 2025

Snapback sanctions threaten to further derail Iran nuclear deal hopes

By Rob Macaire

Now would be the best time for the West to negotiate a deal with Iran—but snapback sanctions threaten a derailing into further confrontation.

Economic Sanctions Iran

MENASource

Sep 18, 2025

Libya’s stalled transition: When domestic spoilers meet foreign interests

By Luis Aleman and Karim Mezran

Libya’s stalled transition has not happened by chance; it has been deliberately engineered into paralysis by both domestic spoilers and foreign powers.

Libya Middle East
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New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2019

He’s serious: Putin offers to sell air defense missiles to Saudi Arabia

By Mark N. Katz

While Iran's president and foreign minister laughed at the Russian president's statement, Putin offer should been seen as a serious one.

Iran Missile Defense

In the News

Sep 17, 2019

Wald in Bloomberg: Aramco’s IPO Could Use a Breather Anyway

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment Middle East

In the News

Sep 17, 2019

Daragahi joins WBUR on why Iran Won’t Talk With U.S. Without Nuclear Deal, Supreme Leader Says
Iran Nuclear Deterrence

EnergySource

Sep 17, 2019

Fujairah and the encirclement of Saudi oil production by Iran

By Jean-Francois Seznec

The latest attacks on the Arab Gulf oil industry seem to be part of a strategy by Iran to warn the Gulf states that it can block all oil shipments, if it sees fit. One of the warnings was the attack on three tankers at anchor off Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman.

Geopolitics & Energy Security Iran

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Fontenrose quoted in The Guardian on the Saudi oil attack and the possibility of escalation

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Saudi Arabia Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Fontenrose quoted in The Wall Street Journal on US response to Saudi oil attack

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Saudi Arabia Security & Defense

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Fontenrose joins NPR’s Air Talk to discuss attack on Saudi oil facility

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Infrastructure Protection Oil and Gas

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Cornell quoted in Bloomberg on the Saudi Aramco attack

By Phillip Cornell

Middle East Oil and Gas

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Slavin joins BBC to discuss Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Atlantic Council

Iran Middle East

In the News

Sep 16, 2019

Bryza joins CNN to discuss attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities

By Atlantic Council

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