Qatar crisis widening regional fault lines
The situation in Qatar is exacerbating intra-Sunni fractures just as tensions with Iran heat up
The Gulf
Yemen beginning to come apart at the seams
Europeans should consider three sets of actions that could help stabilize the conflict
Yemen is fast becoming a global, not regional, problem
As commentators look back on two years of the Saudi-led military campaign, international policy must look forward if the country is to survive
Time to grapple with Yemen’s new reality
Even if international actors are able to avoid responsibility for Yemen’s plight, they will not be able to avoid the spillover from its collapse
Is the Iran-Saudi cold war heating up?
Each must do more to avoid interfering in the other’s domestic secu
While Kuwait peace talks smoulder, Yemen burns
High-level political talks cannot be the only focus for the international community if Yemen is to have any chance of recovery
The Kuwait talks: Yemen’s last chance for peace?
There must be a clear, coherent, and mutually agreed upon roadmap for dealing with the country’s varied issues, including blueprints for the federal system and, all importantly, the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections
Indecisive Storm: One year of Saudi-led intervention in Yemen’s civil war
Yemen's civil war has left the country in ruins and a conclusion remains far from imminent
Iran’s elections: a bid to dilute hardliners
What has emerged in the run-up to the elections is an alignment between the reformists, centrists and some moderate conservatives to push back against a major victory by hardliners who were empowered under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
West needs a balanced approach in Saudi-Iran escalation
To save Syria talks, West must avoid aligning too closely with either side amidst rising Saudi-Iranian tensions