Briefs
- Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Struggle to Shape the Middle East https://fpc.org.uk/publications/saudi-arabia-and-iran/
- /idees: L’Arabie saoudite, I’Iran et la geopolitique changeante du Moyen-Orient, 46, 2015. http://t.co/iki7YCiKMR
- FPC Briefing: Da’ish, the Ikhwan and Lessons from History. http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1765.pdf
- FPC Briefing: Saudi Arabia – US Relations and the Failure of Riyadh’s Securitization Project. http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1761.pdf
- FPC Briefing: Preventing Violence Against Women: The Case of Iraq. http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1703.pdf
- FPC Briefing: The Moral and the Strategic: The UK’s response to the Syrian crisis.https://fpc.org.uk/fpc-briefing-the-moral-and-the-strategic-the-uks-response-to-the-syrian-crisis/fpc-briefing-the-moral-and-the-strategic-the-uks-response-to-the-syrian-crisis-2/FPC Briefing: Daesh Geopolitics and the resurgence of Pan Arabism. http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1691.pdf
- FPC Briefing: IS, Regional Security and the End of Sykes-Picot?http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1651.pdf
- FPC Briefing: Constructing Sectarianisms. http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1614.pdf
- FPC Briefing: The Middle Eastern ‘Great Game’. http://fpc.org.uk/articles/615
- FPC Briefing: A ‘New Hope’ as the ‘Empire Strikes Back’- British Soft Power in 2013. http://fpc.org.uk/articles/588
- FPC Briefing: Bahrain – between Geopolitical and Humanitarian Concerns. http://fpc.org.uk/articles/565
- FPC Briefing: Saudi Arabia, ‘New Media’ and UK Relations with the Kingdom. http://fpc.org.uk/articles/560
Op Eds
- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy in Lebanon and Bahrain (LSE Middle East Centre Blog, 20.06.18) http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2018/06/20/saudi-arabia-iran-and-the-struggle-for-supremacy-in-lebanon-and-bahrain/
- Why Has Qatar Been Pushed to the Margins of Regional Relations? (MadaMasr, 01.08.17) https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/08/01/opinion/u/why-has-qatar-been-pushed-to-the-margins-of-regional-relations/
- We’re not safe from ISIS, Even if its Leader Is Dead (Fortune, 15.07.17) http://fortune.com/2017/07/15/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-killed-dead-isis-islamic-state-leader/
- Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: A tangled web of politics and terror (CNN, 08.06.17) http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/08/opinions/iran-saudi-arabia-terrorism/index.html
- Qatar must choose whether to bow to Saudi pressure or defy it (The Conversation, 06.08.17) https://theconversation.com/qatar-must-choose-whether-to-bow-to-saudi-pressure-or-defy-it-78856?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitterbutton
- Anger and youth fan flames of terror – not race and religion (The Conversation, 26.05.17) https://theconversation.com/anger-and-youth-fan-flames-of-terror-not-race-and-religion-78360
- Trump and the double-edged Saudi sword: As a candidate, he attacked the kingdom; now he’s holding them tight (New York Daily News, 19.05.17) http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-double-edged-saudi-sword-article-1.3179082utm_content=buffer52bcc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw
- The Curse of Aleppo (The Political Anthropologist) http://www.politicalanthropologist.com/2016/11/01/curse-aleppo-understanding-syrian-civil-war/
- Liberating Mosul is one thing – next comes the real challenge for Iraq (The Conversation, 31.03.17) https://theconversation.com/liberating-mosul-is-one-thing-next-comes-the-real-challenge-for-iraq-75425
- I’m an expert on ISIS – this is what the last year taught me about how the group is developing (The Independent, 10.01.17) http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/isis-expert-islamic-state-terrorism-terrorists-islamist-extremist-fundamentalist-taught-me-global-a7518991.html
- Even if Mosul is liberated, it won’t be the end of Islamic State (The Conversation, 17.10.16) https://theconversation.com/even-if-mosul-is-liberated-it-wont-be-the-end-of-islamic-state-66959
- How to understand Syria’s ‘proxy war’ and who’s fighting for whom (The Conversation, 29.09.16) https://theconversation.com/how-to-understand-syrias-proxy-war-and-whos-fighting-for-whom-65685
- Syria peace talks languish in the doldrums as fighting engulfs Aleppo (The Conversation, 04.05.16) https://theconversation.com/syria-peace-talks-languish-in-the-doldrums-as-fighting-engulfs-aleppo-58662
- Despite ceasefire, violence in Syria is still outpacing efforts to stop the conflict (26.02.16) https://theconversation.com/despite-ceasefire-violence-in-syria-is-still-outpacing-efforts-to-stop-the-conflict-55190
- With new talks already on the ropes the world is still failing Syria (The Conversation, 29.01.16) https://theconversation.com/with-new-talks-already-on-the-ropes-the-world-is-still-failing-syria-53839
- After years of proxy war, Saudi Arabia and Iran are finally squaring up in the open (The Conversation, 04.01.16) https://theconversation.com/after-years-of-proxy-war-saudi-arabia-and-iran-are-finally-squaring-up-in-the-open-52713
- Meltdown, crises and Islamic State: a terrible year in the Middle East (The Conversation, 31.12.15) https://theconversation.com/meltdowns-crises-and-islamic-state-a-terrible-year-in-the-middle-east-52103
- Blair’s cautions ‘mea culpa’ won’t sthelter him from gathering Chilcot storm (The Conversation, 27.10.15) https://theconversation.com/blairs-cautious-mea-culpa-wont-shelter-him-from-the-gathering-chilcot-storm-49786
- Why Saudi Arabia is having such trouble with its Syria policy (The Conversation, 22.09.15) https://theconversation.com/why-saudi-arabia-is-having-such-trouble-with-its-syria-policy-47309
- Cairo bomb: al-Sisi’s Egypt is less secure than ever (The Conversation, 21.08.15) https://theconversation.com/cairo-bomb-al-sisis-egpyt-is-less-secure-than-ever-46427
- Turkey joining Islamic State offensive so why is it targeting the Kurds? (The Conversation, 27.07.15) https://theconversation.com/turkey-joining-islamic-state-offensive-so-why-is-it-targeting-the-kurds-45199
- Why Islamic State attacked a Kuwaiti mosque during Ramadan (The Conversation, 27.06.15) https://theconversation.com/why-islamic-state-attacked-a-kuwait-mosque-during-ramadan-43973
- A year into the caliphate, how has IS managed to capture so much territory? (The Conversation, 09.06.15) https://theconversation.com/a-year-into-the-caliphate-how-has-is-managed-to-capture-so-much-territory-42958
- As Shia militias battle for Ramadi, is current UK military intervention against IS sufficient? (City AM, 19.05.15) http://www.cityam.com/215969/shia-militias-battle-ramadi-current-uk-military-intervention-against-sufficient
- Morsi death penalty completes military takeover of Egypt (The Conversation, 18.05.15) https://theconversation.com/morsi-death-penalty-completes-military-takeover-of-egypt-41948
- Saudi air strikes: Yemen has been in a downward spiral ever since the Arab Spring (The Conversation, 27.03.15) https://theconversation.com/saudi-air-strikes-yemen-has-been-in-a-downward-spiral-ever-since-the-arab-spring-39269
- Why tough talk from Netanyahu won’t guarantee election victory (The Conversation, 13.03.15) https://theconversation.com/why-tough-talk-from-netanyahu-wont-guarantee-election-victory-38315
- Salman’s Saudi Arabia is on course but for how long? (The Conversation, 26.01.15) https://theconversation.com/salmans-saudi-arabia-is-on-course-but-for-how-long-36669
- Egypt’s counter-revolution won out in a year of epochal change (The Conversation, 30.12.14) https://theconversation.com/egypts-counter-revolution-won-out-in-a-year-of-epochal-change-35799
- Setting Mubarak free will galvanise Egyptians against hated Sisi (The Conversation, 01.12.14) https://theconversation.com/setting-mubarak-free-will-galvanise-egyptians-against-hated-sisi-34890
- As geopolitical conflicts worsen, has the world become permanently less stable? (City AM, 11.08.14) http://www.cityam.com/debate/1407717872/geopolitical-conflicts-worsen-has-world-become-permanently-less-stableAs
- Gaza invasion gets underway as pressure mounts on Netanyahu (The Conversation, 18.07.14) https://theconversation.com/gaza-invasion-gets-underway-as-pressure-mounts-on-netanyahu-29414
- As Obama warns of spillover from the ISIS crisis, could it destabilise the whole region? (City AM, 23.06.14) http://www.cityam.com/1403551821/obama-warns-spillover-iraq-crisis-could-it-destabilise-whole-region
- Mass death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood complete the counter-revolution in Egypt (The Conversation, 25.03.14) https://theconversation.com/mass-death-sentences-for-muslim-brotherhood-complete-the-counter-revolution-in-egypt-24742
- Full circle in Egypt as failed revolution lets the military strengthen its grip (The Conversation, 29.01.14) https://theconversation.com/full-circle-in-egypt-as-failed-revolution-lets-the-military-strengthen-its-grip-22501
- Deeply divided Egypt starting to look like a failed state (The Conversation, 20.12.13) https://theconversation.com/deeply-divided-egypt-starting-to-look-like-a-failed-state-21346
Dr Simon Mabon 