Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood
It would be a grave mistake for Lebanon to swap the Islamist resistance axis of Iran for the Muslim Brotherhood of Turkey and Qatar. ...
Abraham Accords
Saudi Crown Prince Touts $1 Trillion Investment in U.S. During Meeting With Trump
Latest Developments MBS Investment and Diplomatic Ties: President Donald Trump warmly greeted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on November 18, signaling a closer relationship...
Flash Briefs
Kazakhstan To Join the Abraham Accords, Signaling Opportunity in Central Asia
Kazakhstan has reached out to the United States in an unprecedented fashion — by improving relations with Israel. Prior to a November summit between the United States and five Central Asia countries,...
Policy Briefs
Normalizing Ties Between Saudi Arabia and Israel Should Be Trump’s North Star When MBS Visits White House
November is shaping up to be an historic month at the White House. After welcoming Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to the Oval Office on November 10, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will...
Policy Briefs
Sharaa in Washington: A Turning Point for Syria
The question for Damascus is what comes next, with Sharaa showing that he is ready for the global prime time. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited the White House on Monday for a historic...
Op-eds
Sharaa To Be First-Ever Syrian Leader To Visit White House
In a meeting no one could have predicted just a year ago, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on November 10. It will be the first time a Syrian...
Policy Briefs
Iraqi polls grapple with Israeli and Iranian relations as country prepares to vote
Iraqis head to the polls Nov. 11 to elect 329 parliament members for a four-year term, marking the seventh free election since Saddam Hussein’s 2003 fall. Candidates are treading carefully, pledging...
Op-eds
What will the Palestine deal unleash?
Regional peace is a bad bet
Op-eds
Why Donald Trump’s Diplomacy Appears to be Working
President Trump’s signature transactionalism and emphasis on personal relationships with foreign leaders are helping not hindering US foreign policy.
Op-eds
Hamasniks in fox holes
They say there are no atheists in foxholes. When it comes to Hamas, that’s not reassuring. Hamas members proclaim themselves jihadis – dedicated to the proposition, clearly stated in the Hamas Charter,...
Op-eds
Will Syria’s New President Live Up to the World’s Hope? The Signs Aren’t Good
Last week, Ahmad Sharaa became the first Syrian president in 60 years to visit New York for the UN General Assembly’s annual meeting.
Op-eds
Rubio Determined To Restore Qatar to Mediator Role as Islamic Summit in Doha Denounces Israel as ‘Colonial,’ ‘Cowardly,’ ‘Treacherous’
Qatar Can Still Play a ‘Key Role’: Before leaving Israel for Qatar on September 16, Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed hope that the Gulf emirate can continue playing...
Flash Briefs
Five years later, President Trump’s Abraham Accords show that peace really does lead to prosperity
Five years ago, President Donald Trump made the historic announcement that Israel would normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain. Thus two historic peace treaties were signed...
Op-eds
Syria’s Agreement with Israel Is Not as Promising as Advertised
The world is celebrating the anticipated signing of a security agreement between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Israel, hailed as evidence of Sharaa’s moderation and a departure from his radical...
Op-eds
Armenia–Azerbaijan deal worries Iran
Washington brokered an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on August 8 aimed at opening a transit corridor through the South Caucasus. The new agreement replaces the original Zangezur...
Op-eds
Keir Starmer’s empty threat won’t save Gaza, it will reward the terrorists
The U.K.’s Prime Minister tried to make a splash in the Middle East with his announcement that he will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire and commits to a...
Op-eds
The Druze Test: A Deep Dive into Why Israel is Bombing Syria Again
Israel’s Druze Test in Syria On July 16, the Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes in the heart of Damascus. The IDF said it had targeted Syria’s military headquarters and...
Op-eds
Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House as Momentum Builds for Gaza Ceasefire
Trump Pushing Gaza Ceasefire: For the third time since taking office, President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 7 as the...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Replaces Comprehensive Sanctions on Syria With More Targeted Tools
The United States rolled back decades-old comprehensive sanctions on Syria on June 30, but the story is not as simple as either media reports or the administration itself makes it seem. The executive order...
Policy Briefs
‘Striking All Components of the Axis Iran Has Built’: IDF Captures Iranian Operatives in Southern Syria
Israeli Forces Capture Iranian Terrorist Cell: The Israel Defense Forces announced the capture of an Iran-affiliated cell in southern Syria. The terrorists were apprehended at night...