BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,704, August 21, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates presents the Iranian regime with dilemmas on both the foreign and the domestic front. The regime fears the emergence …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,532, April 16, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent visit to Iraq by the new Quds Force commander, Esmail Qaani, had several purposes: to display the continuity of Tehran’s involvement in the country, to rally the …
Mideast Security and Policy Studies Paper #168
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The targeted killing by the US of Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force and close confidant of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has unsettled the region and the world. We …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1362, December 3, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: With many Iraqis (including Shiites) blaming Tehran for the social restiveness engulfing their country, Iranian policymakers fear the weakening of Tehran’s grip on its neighbor.
While the popular unrest …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,357, November 27, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As soaring fuel prices spark widespread protests across Iran, many Iranians blame the regime for their continued economic plight.
On November 15, Iranians discovered to their horror that not …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,321, October 25, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Though it prompted angry reactions from senior officials in Tehran, the Turkish attack on Syrian Kurdistan offers both pros and cons for the Islamic Republic – and the potential positives …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,301, September 27, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent assaults on the militia bases of al-Hashd al-Sha’abi raise questions about Iraq’s future. Despite the Iraqi PM’s ultimatum demanding that the militias, which operate under the Iranian umbrella, …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,297, September 23, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The attack on the Saudi oilfields took the security establishments of both the kingdom and the US completely by surprise. The strike led to a 50% drop in Saudi oil …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,156, April 29, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The consolidation of revolutionary regimes through demonization of ideological and political foes is a common practice, and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been no exception to this rule. Indeed, …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 1,125, March 28, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: For the first time since his swearing-in, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani paid a visit to neighboring Iraq. While the visit was sparked by the economic sanctions imposed by Donald Trump’s …
