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Islamic State: the West must embrace local state ownership of the region’s conflicts
The West needs to push for local action against Islamic State's reign of terror in the Middle East. States in the region must find solutions to the conflicts to bring peace and stability.
How the CIA toppled Iranian democracy
The US wanted to 'manage' Iran in the Cold War.
Global series: Emerging Cities
Cities have always been more than a dense collection of people. They are labs of innovation, hotbeds of crime and inequality, architectural stunners, decaying ruins and everything in between.
Iran’s ethnic harmony suggests terrorism won’t thrive there
Unlike its neighbours, Iran's different ethnic groups live in relative peace and harmony. Given terrorism is often spurred by ethnic conflict, will Iranians be spared further terrorist attacks?
Why Total’s gas deal with Iran is so important for the country’s future
The deal will give a much-needed boost to Iran's economy and lend important support to Rouhani's government.
Qatar: Saudi Arabia is taking a chance – and Iran could be the ultimate winner
The Middle East could be witnessing a foreign policy misfire of epic proportions.
Qatar’s conflict with its neighbours can easily set the Horn of Africa alight
Qatar withdrawing its troops has reignited tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti which the UN and African Union are trying to mediate. This comes as Eritrea is also embroiled in the Yemen civil war.
Kurdistan’s referendum won’t lead to independence – so why hold it?
Iraqi Kurds will vote Yes to independence in September – and it could lead to trouble.
Fallout from Iran attacks spells trouble to come in wider Middle East
The world's response to two terrorist incidents in Iran was telling, and ominous.
ISIS attacks in Tehran could plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil
Terrorist attacks in Iran are evidence that, in the Middle East, there are far too many moving parts for US President Donald Trump's recent trip to have changed much on the ground.
Saudi rift with Qatar exposes growing division in the anti-Iran alliance
The ongoing diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia has isolated Qatar from the rest of the Middle East while also undermining the anti-Iran alliance among the Gulf countries.
Why have other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar?
Qatar has used its wealth to adopt policies sometimes rivaling Saudi Arabia’s. Think, for example, of the popular Al-Jazeera. Now the Saudis seem determined to limit Qatari influence as much as possible.
Qatar must choose whether to bow to Saudi pressure or defy it
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have butted heads before, but this time seems different.
After Trump’s visit, Saudi Arabia hopes to reinforce its influence in the region, against Iran
The visit has wider implications for the entire Middle East.
Iran’s startups promise paradise for the country’s unemployed youth
Tehran is fostering a start-up industry as a possible motor to solve Iran's unemployment crisis.
Diplomat in chief: How did Trump do on his first Middle East visit?
We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
In razing its modernist buildings, Iran is erasing its past Western influence
Without protection, Iran's spectacular American- and Italian-designed mid-century structures will be reduced to dust, beams and concrete blocks.
Rouhani’s commanding election victory might just help him change Iran
Between an electorate hungry for change and a powerful hardline elite, Hassan Rouhani has his work cut out for him.
Meet Ebrahim Raisi, the cleric who challenged incumbent Rouhani for president of Iran
President is not the most important leadership role in Iran. The election is not completely democratic. That said, there's a pretty competitive contest happening.
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Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
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Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University
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Lecturer in the Contemporary Middle East and Iran, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in International Relations, Lancaster University
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics, Deputy Director (International), Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW
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Doctor in Politics at University of Oxford and Visiting Fellow at the American University of Beirut, University of Oxford
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Director, Middle Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Interim Director at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) and a Senior Research Scholar at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
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