A most ignoble Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay deserves denunciation, not accolades
Camp David
Peace for Land, Not Land for Peace
“Land for peace,” the mantra since Camp David, has brought the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to a dead end, with Palestinian militias remaining active despite the promise of statehood. It’s now time to reverse this broken policy into “peace for land,” where Palestinian acceptance of Zionism earns them territory to govern themselves. A version of this model is being tested in Gaza as part of President Trump’s peace plan. Its success is imperative. Its failure risks more of the same.
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
Egypt’s Sisi: Camp David Is a Model for Lasting Peace
After months of threatening to discard its peace treaty with Israel, Egypt has shifted its tone dramatically. Speaking at the emergency Arab Summit on March 4, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi remarked...
Policy Briefs
Al Jazeera platforms Hamas’s “resistance” at annual conference
On February 15, the Qatar-funded news organization Al Jazeera gave a platform to two Hamas officials at its 16th annual Al Jazeera Forum. The event, “From the War on Gaza to Change in Syria: Shifting...
Op-eds
Missed Milestones
Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump
Legislative Testimonies
McMaster and commander
Thirteen months as President Trump’s national security advisor
Op-eds
Revitalizing America’s North Korea Policy
Kurt Campbell has been nominated as the next Deputy Secretary of State. Here are five recommendations for his possible successor as Asia Czar.
Op-eds
There’s only one way forward after Gaza. Israelis must accept it.
Reflecting on the Gaza war and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict more broadly, former president Barack Obama offered this regret: “I look at this, and I think back, ‘What could I have done...
Op-eds
The Miscalculation of Hamas
Hamas came at dawn and murdered with abandon. It had the element of surprise. Israel was unprepared. This was unprecedented. Israel’s security barrier breached; Israeli communities and military...
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They...
Policy Tracker
Israel’s 75th birthday
Despite endless war, the Jewish state survives and even thrives
Op-eds
Rob Malley visits the Gulf, with a bucket of old formaldehyde
A senior US delegation, led by Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley and other counterterrorism and defense officials, traveled to Saudi Arabia recently to participate in the US-Gulf Cooperation Council...
Op-eds
Andy Levin’s ‘Two-State Bill’ Won’t Support Middle East Peace
Levin’s bill, were it enacted, would never achieve its ostensible goal.
Op-eds
The Bizarre Positive Biden Spin on Afghanistan
No, the Taliban are not America’s partners
Op-eds
Twenty 9/11 anniversaries
The sleeping giant nods off again
Op-eds
The Afghan debacle will destroy the Biden presidency
Americans once supported military withdrawal, but they will punish a president who leads the US to defeat
Op-eds
Sheikh Jarrah is the latest ‘single point of failure’ fiction
This is certainly not the first time that the “single point of failure” narrative has been wielded to explain a campaign of organized Palestinian or Arab-Israeli violence.
Op-eds
Israel’s daunting decision
Calculating the benefits and risks of drawing permanent borders
Op-eds
Rock, Paper, Scissors in the Middle East
Trump’s is the latest play in a decadeslong game of trying to counter previous ‘peace process’ moves by each new American administration