Yousef Al-Dayni

Saudi Vision 2030 is not an executive program that can be reduced to particular projects or deadlines, nor achievements assessed through the logic inaugurations, closures, and delays. Profoundly, this Vision is an intellectual–cultural project that has rearranged the relationship of Saudi…

The recent shifts in the Yemeni scene have led us to a revealing moment that cannot be read as a fleeting divergence in tactics among those involved, especially those that do not share a border with Yemen. Indeed, it must be read transparently: as a structural clash between two conceptions of…

The international order does not undergo major shifts when there is an equilibrium. Usually, they unfold when things are in flux and there is a vacuum to fill, as the previous rules erode with no alternatives emerging to replace them and when hegemons lose either the will or ability to oversee this…

As 2025 draws to a close, new dimensions to the rise of Saudi Arabia are emerging. Riyadh’s approach to its relations with the great powers is now a matter of repositioning, rendering projections of full alignment behind any single actor untenable. A new mindset has crystallized since the Kingdom…

Today, Tehran faces two dead ends: UN sanctions have been reinstated and its domestic legitimacy has been eroding. Instead of redefining its relationship with its citizens through genuine economic and political reform, the authorities have turned to symbolic gestures and discourse, digging deep…

For decades, the same basic question has haunted the Middle East: what is the greatest obstacle to the consolidation of stability and sovereignty? To me, the answer is clear. The “statization of militias:” non-state armed groups and revolutionary movements’ transformation from temporary entities…

The recent events in Sweida were not merely sectarian clashes between unruly, radical, or tribal forces and the people of Jabal al-Druze. Rather, they were also a window into the profound structural crisis that has been rattling Syria since the collapse of the Assad regime that no one shed a tear…

Syria has been struggling to transition phase under Ahmad al-Sharaa. This phase was supposed to pave the way for rebuilding the state and its shattered institutions and society, but events on the ground points to a completely different dynamic. Sectarian and regional collectives are transforming…

In a region plagued by turmoil, anxious transformations, and the repercussions of destabilizing projects, Saudi Arabia stands out. It presents a unique model of stability and good governance. Domestically, this is reflected in its investment in citizenship; abroad, we see this in its positive…

Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer just a prime minister waging war against Gaza. His war is against the world. He has resumed this war of relentless brutality without even pretending to target Hamas. Children, women, and innocent civilians are his victims today. He has starved them throughout the…