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This project aims to create a platform for constructive dialogue among Israelis, Palestinians and other stakeholders, to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations.

The men behind the bomb

Shifting energy and geopolitical dynamics are prompting China to review its involvement in the Middle East, but its appetite for a deeper security engagement remains limited.

Based on a scenario exercise in which China becomes the first country to use autonomous weapons against an adversary – Vietnam – this paper finds that while this did not cause a significant rift between the US and Europe, differing approaches might lead to further divisions in the future.

Chatham House experts answer your questions

A feud within the Popular Mobilization Units will change the shape of the organization and the nature of Shia politics in Iraq.

The diplomatic rift between the tiny gas-rich nation and its neighbours threatens to expose the murkier side of British and US relations with the Gulf states.

Europe must forge partnerships in the Middle East – but with citizens, not authoritarians that style themselves as forces against terrorism.

The black market for oil is becoming a dangerous problem in Iraq and Syria. Accessing oil facilities is a key ISIS objective. With this independent source of funding ISIS will be difficult to dislodge.

The recent spate of sanctions limiting US travel to Cuba announced by the White House and the news that the Cuban regime has re-opened US dollar stores have sharpened the question: do sanctions work and when? Central to that question is how would they work?