Gulf States

Smoke billows from a Saudi Aramco's petroleum storage facility after an attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Yemen: Peace at last?

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Children sit in a vehicle parked outside a wholesale food shop in Sanaa, Yemen February 28, 2022. Picture taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemen war turns seven

Thursday, March 24, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, ahead of a meeting at the Royal Court, during a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 16, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for democracy promotion in the Middle East

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates UAE Armed Forces welcomes Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali who arrives in Abu Dhabi for official visit on Saturday Jan 29, 2022.

Deepening Gulf engagement with sub-Saharan Africa

Tarik M. Yousef

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A drone aircraft is put on display at an exhibition at an unidentified location in Yemen in this undated handout photo released by the Houthi Media Office July 9, 2019. Houthi Media Office/Handout

Yemen war spreads to the UAE

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Houthi supporters demonstrate against Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Adel Al-Khadher

The Houthis have won in Yemen: What next?

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

A general a view of National Museum of Qatar, in Doha, Qatar March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari

21st century Bedouin politics: Considering the modern power of tribes in the Arabian Peninsula

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Display of books published by Brookings Foreign Policy in 2021.

20 Brookings Foreign Policy books for 2021

Ted Reinert and McCall Mintzer

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Protests in Tunisia in July 2021

Why the West must continue pushing for Tunisian democracy

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Dragon's Blood trees (L) and Socotran "desert roses" stand on a hillside in the protected area of Homhill on Socotra island February 1, 2008. Socotra is located in the Arabian Sea, 380 km (238 miles) south of mainland Yemen and 80 km west of the Horn of Africa. The Socotra islands, which harbour many unique species of birds and plants, may gain UNESCO recognition in July as a world natural heritage site. Picture taken on February 1, 2008. To match feature YEMEN-SOCOTRA REUTERS/Alistair Lyon/Files (YEMEN)

Saudi Arabia and the UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen’s east and islands

Friday, May 28, 2021