During a three-day visit to Pakistan, Rasanah (the International Institute for Iranian Studies) visited the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS), concluded a cooperation agreement outlining areas of mutual interest. Founder and President of Rasanah Dr. Mohammed Alsulami and Director General  of NIPS  Dr. Ashfaque Hassan Khan  stated that both think tanks are committed to

Operation Al-Aqsa Storm (Flood): Reasons, Consequences and Expected Scenarios On October 7, 2023, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against Israel in an unprecedented offensive. A huge number of militants from the al-Qassam Brigades infiltrated the Gaza Envelope settlements, killing scores of soldiers and settlers and kidnapping

Rasanah (the International Institute for Iranian Studies) visited the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS), for a three-day visit from October 9 till 11, 2023. The delegation comprised  Founder and President of Rasanah Dr. Mohammed Alsulami,  Board Member of Rasanah and Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Dr. Ali Awadh Asseri, Director of Rasanah’s

The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has issued the Iran Case File (ICF) for September 2023. The file provides readers in general and researchers in particular with an in-depth analysis and overview of Iran’s variant interactions and affairs. The file is divided into three parts main parts: Developments in Iran’s Internal Affairs, Iran-Arab Interactions

Negotiating or Fighting With the United States? The editorial of Arman Melli penned by “reformist” academic Sadegh Zibakalam underscores that now that the Iranian government seems to have greenlighted negotiations with the United States, any criticism might bring negotiations to an end. All signs imply that apparently after 45 years, the Iranian republic is greenlighting

The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has published a new book entitled Towards a New Strategic Thinking; Leading in a Chaotic and Dynamic World. Written originally in Arabic by Rasanah Vice President Dr. Ahmed al-Garni,  the translated book features the author’s rich experience in strategy, providing a comprehensive account of the meanings of strategy

The G20 Summit recently held in New Delhi is seen as a diplomatic victory for India, especially with a complete consensus on all the issues mentioned in the joint communique. The outcomes of the G20 Summit  have also received appreciation from some opposition leaders in India. At the summit, the leaders of the United States

The challenge of a new enlargement of the EU  is decisive for the future of the European continent. This is one of the crucial debates facing European states in the coming decade. This is as important as the debate regarding European economic sovereignty, and the growing European interests for security and defense. Brussels must decide

After Azerbaijan’s salvo launch, Baku defeated Armenian proxy fighters – the Artsakh Defence Army – in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh, who it believed should have been disarmed and disbanded in compliance with the November 10 tripartite agreement. Since 2020,  progress on the Russia-brokered deal has been slow,  raising the risk of large-scale hostilities.   On September

President Ebrahim Raisi’s trip to New York this past month, his second to attend the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, was marked by significant developments, signs of improvements in US-Iran relations, controversy and attempts on the Iranian president’s part to deflect criticism and ease pressure on the Iranian government.  Raisi’s trip overlapped with