Abstract The ultimate goal of Iran’s nuclear programme remains uncertain. While the nuclear reactor of Bushehr has finally been connected to the power grid, the…
Country or Region: Iran
Abstract In February 2012, Iran announced its willingness to resume negotiations with the Western powers. This statement followed in the wake of a damning report…
Abstract This article traces the outlines of India’s engagement with the Middle East, focusing on security-related aspects of that engagement. First, it argues that India’s…
Abstract This article explores series of “red lines” issued over the years by the USA and Israel toward Iran and Syria. It argues that the…
Summary The first of a three-volume series on the interaction of the US and China in different regions of the world, China, the United States, and…
Summary America will remain the world’s only superpower for the foreseeable future. But what sort of superpower? What role should America play in the world? What…
Abstract Iran’s oil and gas sector remains critical to the country’s economic prospects. Its future depends not only on whether, and how quickly, sanctions are…
Summary It is not uncommon to hear states and their leaders criticized for “mixing oil and politics.” The U.S.-led Iraq War was criticized as a…
Abstract In this article, I first present a typology of nuclear strategies that are available to the regional nuclear powers, and then briefly present my…
Summary ‘Essential reading.’ Bernice Lee, Chatham House ‘Lays out the energy security landscape with a commendable clarity that I have not seen elsewhere. It could…
Abstract Floating oil storage is a system that makes use of tankers, normally used to transport crude oil, for temporary storage. Tankers converted for storage…
Summary For well over half a century, the United States has been a global power with global interests. These interests include (but are not limited…
Abstract The Obama administration has shifted its focus of strategic concerns from the Middle East to the Far East. (Although the term “Asia” is often…
Summary Iran’s rocket and missile forces serve a wide range of Iranian strategic objectives. These forces range from relatively short-range artillery rockets that support its…
Summary While America struggles with a recess ion, oil prices soar, revolution rocks the Middle East, European nations risk defaulting on their loans, and the…
