BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,213, July 1, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: June 5 was the second anniversary of the GCC boycott of Qatar. In a soccer-mad region, Qatar’s World Cup 2022 might turn out to be the catalyst to finally …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,210, June 27, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Demonstrators in Sudan, Algeria, and nations beyond the Middle East such as Pakistan and Russia are applying lessons learned from the 2011 popular Arab revolts as the Sudanese military …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,200, June 14, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: With Israel set to host an unprecedented meeting of the national security advisors of the US, Russia, and Israel, this week’s efforts by German FM Heiko Maas and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,194, June 7, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman is determined to promote an image of himself as a harbinger of Saudi religious moderation, but many observers suspect that the changes he …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,187, May 30, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A recent annual survey of Arab youth provides insights that should inform autocrats’ quest for social and economic reform. The survey also suggests, as do the intermittent anti-government protests …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,176, May 19, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Pakistan risks falling off a tightrope as it attempts to balance its relations with rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Recent developments – including the Baloch nationalist attack on a …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,169, May 10, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Libya’s battle for Tripoli alongside ongoing mass anti-government demonstrations that toppled autocratic leaders of Algeria and Sudan demonstrate that the popular Arab protests that in 2011 forced four presidents …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,165, May 6, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Developments across northern Africa and the Middle East demonstrate that the drivers of the 2011 popular revolts that swept the region and forced the leaders of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,151, April 24, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Odds are that China and Russia will prove to be long-term US rivals. However, it may just as well be that their alliance will prove to be more tactical …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,146, April 18, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Much of the Middle East’s recent turmoil stems from internecine Middle Eastern rivalries spilling onto third country battlefields and Saudi and UAE-led efforts to roll back the achievements of …
