

A scholar and author focusing on politics, international studies, and religion, in the West and the Arab world,... read more
Samuel Ramani
The world’s attention may be focused on the coronavirus pandemic. But Russia continues its complicated game in Libya.
Tags: Turkey, Russia, Libya, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and PeacebuildingTobias Borck
The pandemic preoccupies Europe. But the continent should not lose sight of potential new crises in the Middle East.
Tags: Egypt, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel, Middle East and North AfricaSneha Dawda and Rebecca Lucas
Many states are using data in innovative ways to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. From track and trace capabilities to the use of telecommunications data for quarantine enforcement, we highlight some of these data-driven national responses and discuss potential implications.
Tags: Coronavirus, Cyber, Cyber Security, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaElisabeth Braw
Liberal democracies remain vulnerable to mass epidemics, despite the prevalence of time-tested methods to improve national resilience capabilities.
Tags: Coronavirus, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, United States, Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaJessica White
While the initial furore seems to have abated after the US killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, the ripple effects will continue to spread across the region.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Iran, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Middle East and North AfricaJack Watling
A US-ordered assassination of a key Iranian lynchpin could overturn many Middle East calculations
Tags: Military Sciences, United States, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaSusan Schulman
Part II of this two-part series surveys the conflict’s impact on Aleppo.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Syria, Resilience, Middle East and North AfricaSusan Schulman
Part 1 of this two-part series shows how Homs is being rebuilt after years of violence.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Syria, Resilience, Middle East and North AfricaZoltan Barany
Politics, economics and security help to explain why some Gulf countries have adopted conscription.
Tags: RUSI Journal, The Gulf Region, Military Personnel, Middle East and North AfricaThis joint event with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will look at the drivers of the conflict, the humanitarian impact and the view from the West.
Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North AfricaSince the referendum on Kurdish independence in September 2017 and the subsequent loss of territory to the Federal Government of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq has been placed in a...
Tags: RUSI International, Iraq, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaA discussion on how Saudi Arabia’s social reforms will impact the Kingdom and its continued cooperation with the UK on counter-extremism.
Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North Africa
The Biden Administration’s First Steps and the UN
The Biden Presidency: What Role for the UK on Iran?
Episode Ten: Counter Terrorism Financing: Does the Current Global Approach Work?