Yemen’s Transitional Road Map to Chaos
Anyone who knew anything about Yemen saw this implosion coming a mile away
Middle East and North Africa
Yemen in Crisis
As the Houthi rebels take control and Yemen's political cabinet resigns, the conflict-wrecked nation is facing its biggest crisis in over 50 years
22 Jan
The Islamic State, Sectarianism and the Struggle for Iraq
What is needed to pull Iraq back from the brink and hold the country together? Where should the international community be focusing its attention?
The Islamic State, Sectarianism and the Struggle for Iraq
Nickolay Mladenov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, and ECFR's Julien Barnes-Dacey assess the critical dynamics in Iraq and the current conditions…
How Turkey misread the Kurds
Turkey appears to have overlooked the anger bubbling among its own Kurds towards its Syria policy
Kurds demand unity amid battle against Islamic State
In the face of a common enemy in IS, public demand for Kurdish unity across borders is growing
15 Jan
Iran in the regional order: a truce or continued confrontation?
Event exploring potential areas of openings and confrontation in the coming year for Iran and the West in a rapidly evolving Middle East
Iran in the regional order: a truce or continued confrontation?
Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Julien Barnes-Dacey, ECFR Senior Policy Fellow, discuss the thinking among policy makers in…
The Islamic State through the regional lens
Essay collection on the regional dimensions of the IS crisis
Julien Barnes-Dacey on how to deal with ISIS
Julien Barnes-Dacey, ECFR senior policy fellow and expert on the Middle East, talks about the publication “The Islamic State through the Regional Lens” and…