Bahrain

January 9, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

The persistence of Israel’s ‘Periphery Doctrine’

The burgeoning relationship between Somaliland and Israel proves that the Jewish state is not hated and isolated in the region, despite the neighboring cluster of authoritarian states insisting otherwise.

December 30, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Peace with Israel: Lebanon’s Path to Economic Revival

Peace with Israel would dramatically reduce security risks, transforming Lebanon from a volatile “frontier market” into an attractive regional hub. An unconditional peace treaty with Israel,...

December 18, 2025 | Eran M. Teboul, Edmund Fitton-Brown

Europe is sleepwalking into the Muslim Brotherhood’s long game

The Muslim Brotherhood’s long-term strategy exploits democracy itself, and Europe is still refusing to confront the threat.

December 17, 2025 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

Florida Follows Texas, Brands Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order on December 9 designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as terrorist organizations. In doing so, DeSantis...

December 15, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

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. ...

December 11, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

From ‘Victory Only’ to Checkmate: Sudan’s Islamists Face Global Rejection

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — consisting of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait — has formally endorsed the U.S.-led vision for ending Sudan’s devastating...

November 21, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Inside Qatar’s $225 Million Effort to Court US Policymakers and Press

Qatar still thinks money can buy you love, and it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States to prove it. During the first Trump administration, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates,...

November 17, 2025 | Kenan Arkan, Isaac A. Harris, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Cdre. (Ret.) Peter Olive, Craig Singleton

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

November 11, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

To Combat Iran’s Assassination Attempts, the US Must Project Strength

“It is highly relevant that this was a cross-border crime,” declared US Federal judge Colleen McMahon, regarding an Iranian assassination attempt on US soil.  She added, “It is...

November 5, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Meet the Muslim Brotherhood

Working to reestablish the caliphate for almost a century

October 27, 2025 | David Adesnik, Mariam Wahba, Ahmad Sharawi, David Daoud, Natalie Ecanow, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Bridget Toomey

Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood

October 10, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

October 3, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

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.

October 1, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

US, Israel await Hamas answer after peace deal push

US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on September 29 and unveiled a 20-point plan to end the Gaza war during a joint press conference....

September 26, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How a New Arab Regional Order Is Taking Shape

A more integrated Middle East is also a Middle East more open to connections with neighboring regional powers.

September 16, 2025 | |

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...

September 16, 2025 | Bonnie Glick |

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...

September 9, 2025 | |

‘Top Terrorist Chieftains’: Israel Strikes Hamas Leadership in Qatar

Hamas Leaders in Doha Targeted: The IDF carried out a “precise strike” against senior Hamas officials meeting in the Qatari capital of Doha on September 9, where they were reportedly...

August 28, 2025 | Ari Ben Am |

A Year of Meming Dangerously: Iranian Influence Operations Targeting Israel Since October 7

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August 26, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

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...