Gulf

Maxim Savinykh

May 122 min read

New Power Brokers of Global Politics? The Unexpected Role of the Gulf Monarchies in Ukraine War Negotiations

by Maxim Savinykh For at least the past two decades, the dominant Arab monarchies of the Gulf, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the...

Gian Maria Bordin

Jan 158 min read

Between Prosperity and Publicity - A Retrospective on COP28

A month ago, the 28th annual Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) wrapped up in the...

Robin Moore

Sep 26, 202310 min read

Saudi Arabia’s Re-positioning in International Affairs – The Jeddah Peace Conference

Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic prowess was on full display as it hosted a major international peace conference on the Russia-Ukraine war at...

Elsa Scholz

May 31, 20236 min read

Captagon – Giving the region a diplomatic high?

From opium in Afghanistan, to cannabis in Morocco and heroin in Turkey, drug trafficking and use in the Middle East, North Africa and...

Gabriele Guzzi

Feb 23, 20235 min read

One Year In – The Effects of the Ukraine War on the MENA Region

Exactly one year after Russia’s fatal invasion of Ukraine, the global geopolitical and economic landscape has changed perhaps...

Maxim Savinykh

Nov 14, 202216 min read

Who is China in the MENA?

General context Since the 1980s, the main concept of the Chinese foreign policy was Deng Xiaoping’s formula “hide your ambitions and...

Abdullah al-Wandawi

Sep 8, 20226 min read

The Beneficiaries of Western Crisis: Aramco and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

“Global crude oil prices remained exceptionally strong in the second quarter of 2022, driven by low crude oil and refined product...