On 2 February 2021, the Middle East Directions Programme hosted Giovanni Romani, Sanam Vakil, Tytti Erästö, and Mahsa Rouhi as part of its Regional Security Initiative. Moderated by Luigi Narbone and Abdolrasool Divsallar, the event (see more details here) explored the possibility Read More …
MEDirections is delighted to share the latest policy brief by Cinzia Bianco Can Europe choreograph a Saudi-Iranian détente?, in the frame of our Regional Security Initiative. Geopolitical rivalries between the two shores of the Gulf are having a detrimental impact on Read More …
The international community, a longtime supporter of the Lebanese government, is adopting a new modality to channel reform-inducing aid to the country after the complete erosion of domestic and foreign trust in its state institutions. After the explosion at the Read More …
Iran-US relations might witness a turnaround. The main challenge for the Biden administration will be to recreate trust in the Iranian government. The Trump administration’s withdrawal from the deal has left a deep sense of mistrust which is likely to Read More …
As the new Biden administration seeks to re-engage with the global community and revisit US Middle East policies, including the Iran nuclear deal, in the new polarised and multipolar Middle East regional powers have stepped up their presence and fault Read More …
The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the long-time head of Iran’s nuclear and missile development programs, has set off a major debate on how country should respond. Top Islamic Republic officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have called for definitive punishment of those Read More …
The Middle East Directions Programme is delighted to present its newly established Regional Security Initiative, which endeavors to rethink security system in the Persian Gulf region. The Regional Security Initiative has the ambition to become a platform for research and a laboratory of Read More …
