STAKEHOLDER ASSESSMENTS
In order to access all stakeholder assessments, please download the full report. Part Four includes the following chapters:
​Algeria: Restructuring Behind the Curtain of Pouvoir
AQAP: Salafi Spoiler; The Middle East Strategy of Al-Qaeda
The Arab League: Revitalizing Regional Cooperation
Bahrain: “No Sunni, No Shi'i, Just Bahraini”
China: Investing Financial and Political Capital in the Middle East
Japan: Expanding Security and Economic Interests
India: Making Friends on All Sides in the Middle East
Djibouti: Strategic Gateway to the Middle East
Eritrea: A Thorn in the Horn of Africa
Somalia: The Most Failed State?
Al-Shabaab: Balancing Middle Eastern Terrorist Sponsors
Egypt: Post-Revolutionary Decline or Authoritarian Resurgence?
Europe and the EU: Internal Divisions, External Shocks
France: Economic Crisis, Force Projection, and a History of Colonialism
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Germany: Quiet Leader, Reluctant Fighter
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The United Kingdom: Global Ambition, Domestic Cleavages
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Holy See Diplomacy in the Modern Middle East: The Oldest Diplomatic Corps in the Cradle of Civilization
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Iran: Pride, Divisions, and Persian Legacy
Iraq: Finding Peace Again in Dar as-Salam
ISIS: War, Extremism and State Building
Israel: In Search of Security for the Jewish Democracy
Jordan: King Abdullah's Balancing Act
The Kurds of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey: Embattled Autonomy
Kuwait, UAE, and Oman: Regional Power and Influence of the Small Gulf States
Lebanon: Fragility, Fracticious Politics, and Resilience
Hezbollah: Resistance, Politics, and Governance
Libya: Competing Governments, Power Centers, and Militias
Morocco: Makhzan in the Mix
NATO: Building a Strong Security Partnership
Palestine: Steadfastness and Resistance Despite Failed Leadership & Loss
Qatar: Regional and Global Ambitions
Russia: Restoring the Reputation of a Global Power
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Saudi Arabia: Stability, War, and Statecraft
South Sudan: Struggles of the Newest State
Sudan: Arab Muslim Africa
Syria: From ‘Syrianism’ to Sectarianism, From Protest to Proxy War
Tunisia: One-Party State to Multi-Party State
Turkey: Faith, Secularism, and Regional Ambition
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The United Nations: From Deadlock to Action
The United States: Balance of Power
Yemen: Persistent Conflict, Underdevelopment, and Displacement