Analyzing Power and Policy – Mukhlis Mukhlis’s Commentary on Middle Eastern Geopolitics and Strategic Shifts
The politics of the Middle East have remained one of the longest-running focal points in global affairs, with continued discussion and contention. For decades, the Middle East has provided a setting for struggles for power, foreign intervention, conflict, and social unrest (from the Syrian war and Arab spring to the rise and territorial demise of ISIS), highlighting the need for understanding the complex relationships that exist between local politics, international policies, and one-in-multiple threats. Analysts who can illustrate the relationships between these variables and also communicate them to a broader audience have become more critical than ever in helping others understand this region, which often bears little strategic resemblance to their own. Against this dense landscape, ...










