Southwest Asia/Gulf Program
The Southwest Asia program looks at security issues in the Middle East, with particular focus on Iran, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula. Our work examines security in all its dimensions, from strategic issues in the region and beyond, to managing security at the national level and also considers human security issues that have important implications for political stability. We examine US policies in the region, the policies of the states in the area, as well as NGO perspectives and the views of other outside actors, including the rising Asian powers. Our activities include workshops, field research, conferences, and publications. READ MORE »
Current Research
Iraq » Iraq's New Reality, a project exploring the linkages between Iraqi reconstruction, security and a political process of national reconciliation; Book to promote pragmatic course corrections in Iraq; analysis of current political and security developments in Iraq; research on the role of the international community in building the future of Iraq; series of seminars with Iraqi analysts and NGO professionals to strengthen Iraq's civil society; in-house roundtables with Iraqi and Arab policymakers and analysts to examine Iraqi and regional politics READ MORE »
Gulf Security » Analysis and writing on security sector reform in the Gulf; examination of US policy in the Gulf, with a particular emphasis on US-Iran relations; analysis of Iran's nuclear program; study of Iran-GCC relations; analysis on NATO's role in the Gulf; report on Gulf-Asia and Gulf-South Asia relations READ MORE »
Broader Middle East »
Analysis of security and political developments in the Levant (Lebanon, Syria and Israel)and examination of region-wide security-relevant challenges (including terrorism, demographics, globalization effects)
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