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🚨 New policy brief from Jim Krane: As #Iran’s oil exports surge & Gulf allies pivot toward #China, US Middle East strategy is under pressure. What’s next for Hormuz, oil markets & diplomacy? @bakerinstitute @riceuniversity 📘 Read: issuu.com/mh183/docs/ene… #Geopolitics

Watch the full #CounterPoints debate here: youtu.be/lkNwPTL5RU4?si…

Fellow Kristian Ulrichsen and nonresident fellow Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline share their perspectives on the US attack on #Iran and its repercussions with Arab Center Washington DC. Read their commentary below. arabcenterdc.org/resource/persp…

Fellow Kristian Ulrichsen told @middleeasteye he does not believe #Iran “can or will” close the Strait of Hormuz completely. “This is a standard threat that has been made by officials at various points over the past 40 years.” middleeasteye.net/news/why-closi…

.Baker Institute founding director Edward P. Djerejian joined Al Arabiya English to discuss whether regime change in #Iran is possible. Watch his interview 👇

.Baker Institute director Ambassador David M. Satterfield was interviewed by ABC Australia. He discussed what’s at stake for #Iran, #Israel & the US with the ceasefire, noting it may offer “a greater platform to get the #Gaza campaign to come to a close.” 🔊Listen below.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

Fellow Kristian Ulrichsen joined the latest episode of "Baker Briefing" to discuss sports and geopolitics. Give it a listen below.

“As this latest round of hostilities with #Iran draws to a close [...], #Israel is still mired in a grinding war of attrition in #Gaza. This should be a stark reminder to its leaders that only diplomacy can end wars,” writes Gilead Sher for New York Times Opinion.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/opi…

🎙️ TUNE IN: The Middle East is undergoing major shifts, with Israel playing a central role. A May conversation between Daniel Kurtzer, Aaron David Miller,& Ambassador David M. Satterfield highlights the changing balance of power, the war in Gaza, and the evolving U.S.-Israel relationship. Listen on

The #PKK has declared a ceasefire & plans to dissolve — marking a key moment in #Turkey’s long Kurdish conflict. Will the Turkish government respond with reform or caution? A new brief by nonresident fellow a.kadir yildirim explores the political stakes.bakerinstitute.org/research/new-p…

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen studies the complicated position in which #GCC states find themselves after the US bombing of three #nuclear sites in support of #Israel’s unprovoked attack on #Iran. Kristian Ulrichsen arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-g…

“A new balancing act may now emerge, as #GCC states engage with an #Iran weakened by its inability to prevent #Israel and the US from penetrating its air defenses seemingly at will,” writes fellow Kristian Ulrichsen. Read his new brief for Arab Center Washington DC. arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-g…

"The U.S. strikes on #Iran on June 22 may have set back #Tehran’s nuclear program, but they left the #GCC states to pick up the pieces—to salvage diplomacy, restore dialogue, and avert further escalation after missiles rained over #Doha." Read the full article from

As #SaudiArabia prepares host the 2034 World Cup, “the Saudis want a period of stability and calm. They do not want to be caught in the middle of another conflict,” fellow Kristian Ulrichsen told The Athletic. nytimes.com/athletic/64685…

“When coups are treated as isolated rather than interconnected, it’s likely that more will follow,” postdoctoral associate Salah Ben Hammou & RA Poema Sumrow write. They explore five lessons from coups in west Africa for The Conversation U.S.. Read their piece⤵️ theconversation.com/coups-in-west-…

“Ultimately [the ‘one big beautiful bill’] might help welcome some of the trillions of dollars in investment pledges the #UAE, #SaudiArabia & #Qatar made [...] or it might favor a strict ‘America first agenda,’” Kristian Ulrichsen told AGBI's Valentina Pasquali.agbi.com/analysis/renew…

“War proved futile for both the UAE and [...] Saudi Arabia in #Yemen, and the only path forward that everyone agrees on is one of diplomacy that the US must lead. So far that has proven shaky at best,” nonresident fellow MerissaKhurma told Amwaj.media.amwaj.media/en/article/the…

Israel’s strike on Iran aimed to weaken the regime. Instead, it fueled nationalism and hardened Tehran’s posture. In Foreign Affairs, fellow Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar explains how the attacks deepened unity and raised the risk of prolonged conflict. 🔗 bit.ly/403neKE

Sharing my latest with Foreign Policy. It isn't just the seizure of power that spreads during coup contagion. Strategies to consolidate power do, too Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East Rice University Baker Institute foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/09/cou…

“Payments by Aramco are still the key driver of government revenue in #SaudiArabia despite the notable increase in non-oil revenue [...] in recent years,” nonresident fellow Justin Alexander & co-author Tim Callen write. Read their analysis for AGSI.agsi.org/analysis/aramc…