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The Looming Danger of State Disintegration in Sudan

After the latest outbreak of violence, the country’s transition to democracy appears to be a pipedream.

· May 3, 2023
commentary
Lebanon and Israel’s Maritime Deal Suspends Them Between No War and No Peace

The landmark agreement is far from a peace deal, but both countries now have vested economic interests in maintaining calm along their common border regions.

· October 12, 2022
Q&A
How Tehran Is Connecting the Ukraine Invasion to the Iran Deal

Both events also could force Washington to rethink or revive its Middle East partnerships.

· March 22, 2022
paper
Evolving UAE Military and Foreign Security Cooperation: Path Toward Military Professionalism

The UAE has an opportunity to professionalize the military by building its strategic planning and force development capabilities and by committing to international principles of professional military conduct and greater transparency and accountability.

  • Melissa Dalton, 
  • Hijab Shah
· January 12, 2021
In the Media
‘Our Hearts Are Dead.’ After 9 Years of Civil War, Libyans Are Tired of Being Pawns in a Geopolitical Game of Chess

The last time Libya’s war had the world’s full attention, it was being fought mainly by Libyans.

· February 12, 2020
Time
In the Media
Trump Says He Wants Out of Costly Foreign Wars. But His Actions Say Otherwise

Altering American foreign policy while maintaining national security imperatives is never a matter of just pulling the plug.

· January 9, 2020
Los Angeles Times
In the Media
Trump Crisis Mismanagement on Full Display with Roll of Dice on Iran, Iraq and Suleimani

A major war with Iran is by no means inevitable. But the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani is a roll of the dice that just might take us there.

· January 8, 2020
USA Today
In the Media
Qassem Soleimani Haunted the Arab World

Soleimani was respected and feared, seen as either the evil mastermind behind policies of death and destruction or the genius architect of Iran’s expansionist policies.

· January 3, 2020
Atlantic
In the Media
With the Help of Russian Fighters, Libya’s Haftar Could Take Tripoli

Ostensibly undertaken to rid the capital of militias, the campaign by Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army was in fact a baldfaced grab for power and wealth.

· December 5, 2019
Foreign Policy
report
Owners of the Republic: An Anatomy of Egypt’s Military Economy

The Egyptian military’s takeover in 2013 transformed its role in the national economy, turning it into an autonomous actor that can reshape markets and influence government policy setting and investment strategies.

· November 18, 2019