Why Proxy Wars in the Middle East Are (Probably) Here to Stay
By Barbara F. Walter Between 1992 and 2008, the duration of civil wars became significantly shorter than they…
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The Biggest Threat to the Middle East Isn’t ISIL. It’s Civil Wars.
By Barbara F. Walter The greatest threat to American interests in the Middle East doesn’t come from ISIL…
Friday Puzzler: Why No Coups in Saudi Arabia?
By Barbara F. Walter I had the pleasure of having lunch in D.C. on Wednesday with a bunch of extremely…
Is the Middle East Exceptional? The Power of Identity in Middle East Conflict
Guest post by Karen Bodnaruk Jazayeri The rise of the Islamic State, supported by Iraq’s politically marginalized Sunnis, has…
Where is the Muslim Gandhi?
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Recently, the Korbel School’s Center for Middle East Studies hosted a dialogue…
Notes on the Conflict in Yemen: Local vs. Transnational Roots of Violence
Guest post by Thomas Eilers Shots crackled sporadically throughout the day as dark plumes of smoke rose from…
The King is Dead. Long Live the King.
By Bridget Coggins Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah died last Friday. Salman bin Abdulaziz has been the Crown Prince…
Yemen is Even More Dangerous Than We Think
By Barbara F. Walter and Kenneth M. Pollack People think Yemen is dangerous to United States because of…
The Case for Coalitions of the Unwilling
By Lionel Beehner For months, it was believed that the patchwork of 40-plus countries recruited in the fight…
Hedging by Rejection: Divining Saudi Arabia’s Surprise UN Security Council About Face for Clues of Regional Realignments
By Allison Beth Hodgkins In a region where everything seems to be standing on its head and doing…