The essays collected here were initially presented at a joint SEPAD-POMEPS workshop held at Chatham House in February 2020. The…
Introduction: Sectarianism and International Relations
Simon Mabon, Lancaster University and Marc Lynch, POMEPS Sectarianism has surged in the politics of the Middle East over the…
Central Asia and the Iran-Saudi rivalry
Edward Wastnidge, The Open University Introduction The Iran-Saudi rivalry has been one of the key factors influencing the geopolitics of…
Saudi-Iranian Rivalry from the Gulf to the Horn of Africa: Changing Geographies and Infrastructures
May Darwich, University of Birmingham While the Arabian Gulf and the Horn of Africa share historical relations, geographic proximity and…
The Sectarian Image Reversed: The Role of Geopolitics in Hezbollah’s Domestic Politics
Bassel F. Salloukh, Lebanese American University Hezbollah occupies a geopolitical space no other Armed Non-State Actor (ANSA) in the region…
Tales of the Unexpected: Will the Lebanese Uprising Stay Clear of Attempts at Geopolitization?
Helle Malmvig, Danish Institute for International Studies and Tamirace Fakhoury, Lebanese American University[1] It is October 2019 and Lebanon’s popular…
Iraq: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Jacob Eriksson, University of York Iraq is attempting to navigate a way forward through treacherous conditions shaped by rising tensions…
The Potential of Nationalism in Iraq: Caught between Domestic Repression and external Co-optation
Maria-Louise Clausen, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Since October 2019, Iraq has experienced prolonged protests that focus on the…
Sectarian identity politics and Middle East international relations in the first post-Arab Uprisings decade— from ’whether’ to ‘how,’ ‘where’ ‘when’ and for ‘whom’
Morten Valbjørn, Aarhus University During the last decade, sectarianism has figured prominently in discussions about regional politics of the Middle…
Saudi Arabia and Sectarianism in Middle East International Relations
F. Gregory Gause, III, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University Saudi Arabia is just about everyone’s…