Morocco

September 16, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The Abraham Accords at Six: How a New Paradigm Outpaced the Old Peace

Six years after the Abraham Accords were signed on the White House lawn, perhaps the clearest evidence of how profoundly they have changed the Middle East came not at another diplomatic ceremony, but behind...

September 11, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Board of Peace focuses on International Stabilization Force for Gaza

The Board of Peace, the body overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition, announced on September 7 that it had held a ceremony in Pristina as part of the signing of a Participating Country Agreement...

September 10, 2026 | Richard Goldberg, Ben Cohen, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly

September 3, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

IDF captures Hamas security chief, reports 29 Gaza ceasefire violations Aug. 19–Sept. 3

Israeli special operations forces captured Moein Muhammad al Arabeed, a senior Hamas security official, during a September 1 raid in the Katiba area of western Gaza City. Meanwhile, the US-backed...

July 31, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

Border Crisis Exposes Spain’s Self-Inflicted Migration Mess

Tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain’s enclave on the North African coast, on July 30, most swimming around a breakwater as Moroccan border controls lapsed. Dozens drowned. Within...

July 28, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel approves entry of International Stabilization Force into Gaza

On July 26, the Israeli government’s cabinet approved the entry of forces from the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza in the near future. The development envisions an...

July 17, 2026 | David May, Simone Rodan-Benzaquen

Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal

It won’t change Jerusalem’s policy, may cost Palestinians their jobs, further isolate Ireland's small Jewish community and provoke US sanctions. Apart from that, it is a fine piece of legislation

July 17, 2026 | Richard Goldberg, Roger Zakheim

Is Israel Actually More Isolated Than Ever?

“Support for Israel around the world is declining,” former Chicago mayor and potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel declared in Israel last week. “The only diplomatic achievement...

July 10, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Zineb Riboua

The Third World Wants You – Not In a Good Way

July 2, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

June 19, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Gaza peace plan sees slow progress after Hamas meets in Cairo

The US-backed peace plan for Gaza has continued to progress slowly, though ceasefire talks held in Cairo in the first week and a half of June appeared to stall over the issue of Hamas’s disarmament,...

May 27, 2026 | Clifford D. May

Farewell Fidelismo?  

Trump has a chance to liberate the Cuban people – and others

May 12, 2026 | Daniel Swift |

Modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

May 11, 2026 | Sophie McDowall, Ahmad Sharawi, Stefan Videnovic

Time to Stop the Music: How Terrorists Exploit Music Streaming Platforms

May 8, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

Europe is writing itself out of the Middle East

The case for suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement on grounds of human rights is a powerful argument – as long as one doesn't look at what else Europe is doing in the region

April 27, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kosovo military team evaluates Gaza deployment amid continuing ceasefire violations

The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) announced on April 26 that it had sent a team to Gaza to examine an area where its troops may operate in the future. “During this visit, the team will conduct a preliminary...

April 27, 2026 | Ari Ben Am |

Qatar Influence Operations: Unmasking a Suspected Network

March 17, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Blacklisting the Brotherhood

The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...

March 4, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Beware Turkey’s ambitions in the post-Iran power vacuum

The US military and the Israeli Defense Forces continue unleashing their might on the Iranian regime — and precise intelligence, overwhelming firepower and a bit of good luck could soon usher...

February 20, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, William Doran

Turkey Leaves Gaza Peace Board Summit Empty-Handed

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan left the inaugural Board of Peace summit in Washington without securing a spot for Turkish troops in Gaza’s International Stabilization Force (ISF). Turkey’s exclusion...