Sanam Vakil

Sanam Vakil is the deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa program and also a senior research fellow at Chatham House.

Articles by Sanam Vakil
The Saudi crown prince meets with the UAE prime minister.
The Saudi crown prince meets with the UAE prime minister.

The Rocky New Era of the Saudi-Emirati Relationship

Argument
Neil Quilliam, Sanam Vakil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani under portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in a suburb of Tehran on June 3, 2014. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani under portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in a suburb of Tehran on June 3, 2014. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran’s Elites Are Far More Fragile Than They Look

Argument
Sanam Vakil
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