New Canal Threatens the Peace Between the Taliban and Central Asia
When the Taliban entered Kabul in mid-August 2021, the Central Asian governments, with the exception of the Tajik government,...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
New Canal Threatens the Peace Between the Taliban and Central Asia
A nation must think before it acts.
Iran
The Long Game: Saudi Arabia and Professional Golf
When the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour commenced in 2022, most observers dismissed the spectacle as sportswashing. Sportswashing refers to...
The Shah’s Son and the Future of Iranian Opposition
On January 15, 1979, Iran’s Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his family left the country for the last time....
Big Changes in United Arab Emirates Foreign Policy
Editor’s Note: This paper is based inter alia on insights from a series of meetings and interviews during a...
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Learning Lessons from a Lost War
Editor’s Note: FPRI is publishing a collection of essays to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the...
How America Misunderstood Iraqi Politics and Lost the War
Editor’s Note: FPRI is publishing a collection of essays to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the...
What America Learned in Iraq
Editor’s Note: FPRI is publishing a collection of essays to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the...
Jordan: Another Peak in a Multi-Year Crisis
Over the past few months, Jordan has undergone another peak in a multi-year crisis. It made headlines last April—the...
Iran-Saudi Normalization: A Regional Process with Chinese Characteristics
The announcement of an agreement to resume diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia on March 10 was not entirely...
The Middle Corridor through Central Asia: Trade and Influence Ambitions
The “Middle Corridor”—a loosely defined trade route that spans the Central Asian steppe, the Caspian Sea, and the Caucasus...