Egypt’s Counterterrorism Strategy Is a Repeat of Failed Policies
On November 25th, militants detonated a bomb inside a Sinai Peninsula mosque and gunned down those trying to flee. More than 300 people were killed in what is now described as the worst terrorist attack in Egypt’s modern history....
Saudi Arabia: Open for Business? A few changes the Kingdom could make to improve economic growth and attract investment
Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars investing in big, fancy projects in an attempt to diversify its economy and create more sustainable growth for future generations. The Red Sea Project, King Abdullah Economic City,...
Fall 2017 Content Call Winner | Resolving South Asia’s Cold War: Pakistan, India, and the Pursuit of Peace in Afghanistan
Since its founding in the 18th century, Afghanistan’s destiny has been shaped by the imperial and geopolitical machinations of others, stymying its transition to a nation-state. The most consequential iteration of this in current...
On Egypt, Coptic Christians, and ISIS: Consequences for the Arab Republic
Egypt’s Coptic Christians are the largest group of Christians in the Middle East, and the largest group of Non-Muslims in general. But despite their wide berth and the historically important status of their community, the Copts...
Carrot Versus Stick: Encouraging Private Collections to Self-Audit Collections for Looted Cultural Property
There is no question that the serious legal consequences of acquiring looted cultural property—either purposefully or accidentally—is often a sufficient deterrent for private collectors to avoid pursuing artifacts from countries...
Strategies of Reform: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Since their inception, the Gulf monarchies have cultivated their oil wealth as a means of geopolitical power. They have leveraged this power for their own development, while insulating themselves from the destabilizing elements...
Revanchist Regimes of the New Middle East: Authoritarians on the Offensive
The modern Middle East has been wracked by chaos and instability. The hopes and aspirations of the Arab Spring and, in Turkey’s case, the liberalizing of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, have given way to...
Charged Affairs Fall 2017 Content Call – Deadline Extended
Prompt: Sixteen years later, the war in Afghanistan rages on with no clear end in sight. What can the international community do to achieve an enduring solution while denying terrorists safe havens in Afghanistan? We believe that...
Why are European Countries Investing in Iran?
Post-sanctions, Iran may prove to be an emerging market for European Investors. On July 3, France’s biggest oil and gas company, Total, signed a multibillion-dollar deal to expand the development of Iran’s South Pars gas field,...
The Qatar Crisis and the Future of the GCC
Qatar is no stranger to escalation from its fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In 2014, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors, and severed ties with the country for “meddling...