Middle East

Saudi Arabia vs the Houthis – when strategic patience ends

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - October 4, 2026.

For more than a decade, Saudi Arabia has confronted the Houthi problem with virtually every instrument available short of imposing a definitive military solution. It has...

Of plastic slippers and ballistic missiles: what is the Houthis' military power?

Middle East Adrien Fontanellaz - October 1, 2026.

The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Ansar Allah movement, colloquially known as the Houthis, reignited from July 2026 onwards before escalating drastically from early...

Is American policy in the Middle East more than disruptor-style cosplay?

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - October 1, 2026.

The American posture in the Middle East is undergoing what could be a significant change, but one that might not necessarily work out the way...

Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal

Middle East TA | AP Insight - September 28, 2026.

Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz,...

Sanctions on Iran remain as joint monitoring collapses

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 18, 2026.

The United Nations Security Council failed to extend the mandate of the panel of experts responsible for monitoring the implementation of sanctions against Iran. The United...

Syria is building an airport for private jets at the site of secret executions

Middle East TA Analysis - September 14, 2026.

Documents from the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate, whose contents were published by Reuters, show that senior military officials approved executions at Mezzeh Airport in...

Behind the frontline in Yemen – what Saudi Arabia must do next

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - September 13, 2026.

The past seventy-two hours on Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast have produced an extraordinary operational debacle, all the more remarkable given the level of preparation. The...

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