Gulf countries

The Greater Middle East is experiencing clashes between factions that are complicated by the great availability of hydrocarbons. Whilst oil revenues have had a stabilizing effect at a domestic level, the same is not true at the regional level

The proposal to blacklist the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization should be understood within the framework of international alliances and the conflict that divides the Gulf states

After having visited the UAE, the Pope prepares to head for Morocco. Two nations fostering a moderate interpretation of Islam and hosting immigration-linked Christian communities

The balance of power in the Middle East has been challenged by new dynamics in the Persian Gulf, notably Muhammad bin Salman’s struggle to reshape the region and the resistance of Qatar

While striving together to defeat the Houthi rebels, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are vying for influence over Yemen’s future

Understanding the war that has been raging in Yemen for three years at a very high human price. How it started, who is fighting whom and what is at stake

This year’s research project, carried out thanks to the support of Fondazione Cariplo, focuses on two hubs of Sunni religious and political thought: Gulf countries and Morocco

Behind the Gulf crisis lies a religious rift within the Sunni world

It is not clear what MBS means when he speaks of “returning” to a moderate Islam in Saudi Arabia, since the country, even before 1979, has always been accustomed to a conservative form of Islam

Contrary to what many expected, Qatar has managed to weather isolation imposed by its neighboring countries, thus bringing about a reorganization of regional politics

In the Gulf crisis, Ulama and preachers have aligned not according to religious but political orientation

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and his support for another ambitious prince (on the raise) in Riyadh