Middle East

2018 Geopolitical Forecast: Middle East and North Africa 0
- Middle East
- December 21, 2017
As the Syrian civil war continues to wind down, expect the regional power struggle to heat up.
The future for Rojava and the Syrian Kurds after ISIS 0
- Southeast Asia, Middle East
- November 30, 2017
Careful leveraging of their advantages should see the Syrian Kurds retain their autonomy.
Kurdistan lost: Kurdish sovereignty takes heavy blow 0
- Middle East
- November 15, 2017
Divided and defeated, Kurdish hopes for an independent state have seemingly been dashed.
Collapse of the caliphate: what next after ISIS?0
- Security & Terrorism, Middle East
- November 6, 2017
Geopolitical tensions, foreign fighters and sectarian tensions will fuel further conflict.
Kurdish independence vote: status quo or powder keg?0
- Middle East
- August 28, 2017
In the pursuit of independence, Iraq’s Kurds could vote themselves into a volatile position.
Sahel strife: military responses without peacebuilding?0
- Africa, Middle East
- July 24, 2017
A proposed joint local force will fail to curb terrorism in northern Africa despite EU support.

The Iranian nuclear deal and people-to-people diplomacy 0
- Middle East
- June 30, 2017
Tourism and related industries could be big winners as Iran emerges from years in isolation.
Qatar’s Islamist ties targeted by Saudi-led demands 0
- Middle East
- June 24, 2017
Rift risks further fracturing the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Syrian peace: emergent settlement or talking in circles?0
- Middle East
- June 22, 2017
Negotiations in early July will go nowhere if key players within Syria are sidelined.
Trump, Erdogan and US arms sales to the Kurdish YPG 0
- United States, Middle East
- June 12, 2017
Blowback from the US decision to arm the Kurdish YPG could reverberate for decades.
China’s Middle Eastern intervention: Sino-Syrian cooperation 0
- Middle East
- June 2, 2017
Sino-Syrian cooperation may secure Chinese national interests – but it will cost Beijing friends.
Hezbollah on the rise 0
- Middle East
- April 28, 2017
Hezbollah’s regional adversaries are moving to confront its growing strength.