Trump’s Dogs of War
This is the cartoon that the international edition of the New York Times should have run, at least as regards U.S. policy toward Iran.
Muhammad bin Salman
Iran–On the Brink?
by Graham Fuller With the emergence of demonstrations and rioting in various Iranian cities earlier this month, Washington’s neoconservatives and interventionist/ imperial-minded “liberals” have been given a new lease on life in promoting their aspirations for “regime change” in Tehran.… Continue Reading
Dark Signs in the Persian Gulf
by Graham E. Fuller The political and economic assault against Qatar by a Saudi-led coalition so far shows no signs of succeeding in bending Qatar to its will. More seriously, it raises ominous signals for the future of geopolitics… Continue Reading
Muqtada al-Sadr’s Saudi Visit and Iraq’s Shifting Shia Politics
by Shireen Hunter Last week, the Iraqi Shia cleric and the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr paid an official visit to Saudi Arabia and met with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the power behind the throne. In… Continue Reading
It’s Time for Washington and Riyadh to Defuse the War Hysteria
by Emile Nakhleh The ongoing conflict between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the devastating Saudi-led offensive in Yemen, the bellicose rhetoric towards Iran, the fracturing of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the regional involvement in the bloody Syrian civil war, are… Continue Reading