
Giorgio Cafiero
Writer at Freelance
CEO @GulfStateAnalyt Adjunct Assistant Professor @Georgetown Adjunct Fellow @AmSecProject Bylines: @The_NewArab @StimsonCenter @AmwajMedia @AtlanticCouncil
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3 weeks ago |
newarab.com | Giorgio Cafiero
Since Bashar Al-Assad’s regime fell in late 2024, constant Israeli airstrikes have targeted Syria’s military infrastructure in locations across the war-torn country. Israeli forces have also advanced into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone separating Syria from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as well as into adjacent regions, including the summit of Mount Hermon.
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1 month ago |
responsiblestatecraft.org | Giorgio Cafiero
Of all powers in the Middle East, none did as much as Iran to help President Bashar al-Assad weather the Syrian civil war. When Assad’s regime fell in late 2024 to a coalition of rebel groups led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Tehran lost its closest Arab ally, constituting a major crisis and humiliating setback for Iran.
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1 month ago |
newarab.com | Giorgio Cafiero
Since 12 April, there have been five rounds of American-Iranian nuclear talks, held in Muscat and Rome under Omani auspices. These negotiations have yet to lead to a breakthrough. Yet, as fragile as they are, the talks appear to have some momentum. This offers a measure of cautious optimism that Washington and Tehran might bridge their differences and agree to a renewed nuclear deal seven years after the US unilaterally withdrew from the landmark 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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1 month ago |
orionpolicy.org | Giorgio Cafiero
President Donald J. Trump’s Gulf tour this month—with visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—marked a pivotal moment in US relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s wealthiest and most geopolitically influential members. As economic ties deepen, especially in the high-stakes realm of artificial intelligence (AI), collaboration between Washington and its Gulf Arab partners becomes more crucial than ever.
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1 month ago |
warontherocks.com | Kerry Anderson |Anna Jacobs |Giorgio Cafiero
Last week, President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — his first major trip abroad during his second term in the White House. The region has experienced significant changes since Trump’s 2017 visit, during his first term as president — including the current war in Gaza and its regional consequences, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and improved relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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