War Goal Is Destruction of Hamas, Not Gaza Occupation Says Israel
When asked to describe post-war Gaza, “Hamas will be gone. We’ll destroy Hamas,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 9. He added, “What we have to...
Abu Dhabi
UAE Building Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip
Latest Developments The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, sending a total of 16 cargo planes full of supplies, equipment, and building material to Egypt as of...
Flash Briefs
Did Hamas just prove the Abraham Accords right?
Four days after Hamas began its massacre of Israeli civilians, King Abdullah II of Jordan addressed his country’s parliament, telling lawmakers that Jordan’s “compass...
Op-eds
U.S. warship intercepts missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthis
A U.S. warship intercepted three missiles over the Red Sea that were fired from Yemen by the Iran-Backed Houthis today. The Houthis have threatened to attack both the U.S. and Israel as the latter retaliates...
Op-eds
The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah
Here’s why things are changing so fast in Arab-Israeli relations
Op-eds
Israel, Jordan Move Ahead on Water-for-Electricity Deal
Senior Israeli and Jordanian officials met in Abu Dhabi on August 14 to move forward on a trilateral water-for-electricity deal that is an outgrowth of the Abraham Accords. Representing Israel at the...
Flash Briefs
The Saudi-Iran Agreement: Should Washington Be Worried?
While a few statements and photo ops here and there might suggest that Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) is in the process of replacing Saudi Arabia’s traditional partner,...
Op-eds
Cooperation Between Israel and Its Neighbors Can Defeat Shared Cyber Threats
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week launched a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform, dubbed Crystal Ball, to help combat ransomware and other cyberattacks. The joint effort demonstrates...
Policy Briefs
Iran Intensifies Ties with Syria
Tehran and Damascus signed long-term cooperation agreements related to oil and other sectors on May 3 during a visit to Syria by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The deals marked...
Flash Briefs
Can COP28 Expand Israeli Water for Arab Peace?
Iraq needs water. Israel has mastered desalination and other water-saving methods. Cooperation in this regard could achieve great things.
Op-eds
Assad Will Return to Arab League Summit, Courtesy of Saudi Invite
Saudi Arabia, which will host the annual Arab League summit next month, plans to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the gathering in Riyadh. The pending invitation marks a major reversal in Saudi policy and a milestone for Assad as he seeks diplomatic rehabilitation despite his ongoing atrocities. According to Reuters, which first reported the news, Prince Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, will travel to Damascus in the coming weeks to personally deliver the invitation.
Flash Briefs
Jordan’s King Asks for U.S. Help Combating Iran-Backed Militias
Latest Developments Jordan’s King Abdullah II is asking for U.S. assistance to combat Iran-backed militias from Iraq and Syria involved in an escalating drug war on Jordan’s border and attacking inside...
Flash Briefs
Arsenal
Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Monographs
Captagon: Assad’s Deadly Drug Of Choice Expands To Israel
Israel’s Ministry of Defense thwarted an attempt to smuggle thousands of captagon tablets into the Gaza Strip last week. The news was overshadowed by soaring tensions, amidst continued unrest in the...
Op-eds
Israel and Arab Allies Conclude Negev Forum Without Jordan
Latest Developments Senior officials from the United States, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wrapped up two days of meetings on Tuesday as part of the Negev Forum in...
Flash Briefs
Neither Here Nor There
Jordan and the Abraham Accords
Memos
How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs
“We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...
Insights
A New Iran Deal Would Empower the Houthis
Iran would receive approximately $275 billion in sanctions relief during the first year of a new nuclear deal and more than $1 trillion by 2030, according to an FDD assessment. If past is prologue, a significant portion of these funds would flow to Iran’s network of terror proxy groups, including the Houthis in Yemen.
Flash Briefs
With US distracted, Tehran and Beijing tighten embrace in the Middle East
The US pivot to the Pacific may be all about China, but it misses Beijing’s moves to fill a US void elsewhere, write a team from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Op-eds
The Ruthless Realpolitik of the United Arab Emirates
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed has cozied up to Bashar al-Assad, and relations with the U.S. are at an all-time low.