May 29, 2020
New Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has strengthened his position and achieved a handful of successes in the first few weeks of his tenure. However, Kadhimi will face enormous challenges as Iraq’s new head of state, particularly in balancing Iraq’s tumultuous and often contradictory relationship with the US...
May 21, 2020
Iran views Syria as an integral component of its military
power in the Middle East. Despite converging public health and
economic crises severely straining Iran’s resources, the country is
sustaining, and possibly increasing, its military investment in
Syria. In this episode of Overwatch, Middle East Program...
May 15, 2020
Russia, the US, the EU, and NATO all consider the Balkans to
be a region of significant strategic value. Despite the Kremlin’s
best efforts to the contrary, the region is currently swinging
toward the West, with North Macedonia recently joining NATO and
several other Balkan states making progress toward EU...
May 7, 2020
Description: Years of poor governance and economic insecurity
have allowed Salafi Jihadist groups to metastasize in several parts
of Africa. In this episode of Overwatch, ISW Middle East Security
Program Manager Nicholas Heras and CTP Research Manager Emily
Estelle discuss the opportunities that the COVID-19 crisis...