Iran’s Quest for Regional Hegemony
Itamar Rabinovich is President Emeritus of the Israel Institute, Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern history at Tel Aviv University, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He formerly served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and Israeli chief negotiator with Syria.
Iran’s Unexpected Regional Revival
Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. You may follow him on X @ilanberman.
The Asianization of the Middle East
Mohammed Soliman is the Director of the Strategic Technologies and Cyber Security Program at the Middle East Institute. He is also a member of McLarty Associates, a global strategic advisory firm, and a Visiting Fellow at Third Way, a DC-based think tank. You may follow him on X @ThisIsSoliman.
The Middle East and North Africa in a Polycentric World
Dmitry Polyakov is a Research Fellow at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
A New Westphalian Framework for the Middle East
Isabelle McRae is Development Consultant at the Centre for Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge. Brendan Simms is Professor of the History of International Relations at the University of Cambridge.
Why the War in Gaza Matters for the Eastern Mediterranean
Mustafa Çıraklı is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of the Near East Institute at Near East University. You may follow him on X @mcirakli. Nur Köprülü is a Professor of International Relations and the Head of the Department of Politics at Near East University. You may follow her on X @nurkoprulu.
The Arab Approach to Mediation – Reshaping Diplomacy in a Multipolar World
Nickolay Mladenov is Director General of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy of the United Arab Emirates and Segal Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He formerly served as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Bulgaria. You may follow him on X @nmladenov.
The Long Struggle of Iran’s Azerbaijani Community
László Vasa is a Chief Advisor and Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, as well as a Professor at the Széchenyi István University, Hungary.