Morocco

August 1, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. kills Al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri in drone strike

Al Qaeda emir Ayman Zawahiri was confirmed killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul on Sunday in the first air strike conducted in Afghanistan since U.S. forces completely withdrew from country last year....

July 21, 2022 | Enia Krivine, Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Hamas-Fatah reconciliation attempts are DOA

The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions – as well as of their Algerian hosts

July 19, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

Ayman al Zawahiri is alive; Taliban and Al Qaeda “remain close,” UN reports

Ayman al Zawahiri, the head of Al Qaeda who served as Osama bin Laden’d deputy on 9/11, “is confirmed to be alive” and is “communicating freely,” according to a report from the United Nations’...

July 15, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Mideast trip shows Biden choosing pragmatism, rejecting ‘Woke’ policy

'Progressives' dislike Saudi Arabia, Israel because they stand firm against ill-advised US policy on Iran

June 23, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Reality bites Biden

For a president who sought to walk away from the Middle East, focus American foreign policy toward its traditional alliances, and end America’s oil dependency, Joe Biden’s policy of treating the Saudis...

June 21, 2022 | Peter Doran |

Russia never faced punishment for its past crimes. This time must be different

Putin counts on the West’s negligence at holding his country to account. Until we do, atrocities will continue

June 14, 2022 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

War in Ukraine Is Destabilizing the Middle East and North Africa

The war in Ukraine is already setting the Middle East on fire.

June 2, 2022 | Orde Kittrie |

Israeli-Saudi Deal Over Two Islands Is a Step Toward Peace

Israel and Saudi Arabia have reportedly agreed on a security arrangement enabling Egypt to transfer to the Saudis two strategic islands near Israel. In return for Israel’s acquiescence, Saudi Arabia is...

April 13, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Bad neighbors

Russia is not the only nation threatening the existence of nearby nations

April 6, 2022 | David Adesnik |

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.

March 31, 2022 | Bradley Bowman, Ryan Brobst, Seth J. Frantzman

In Iniochos Exercise, Israel Rehearses Iran Strikes as Saudis Observe

The Greek-hosted Iniochos 2022 military exercise began this week, with Athens welcoming military contingents from the United States, Israel, Cyprus, France, Italy, and Slovenia. The exercise, which also...

March 30, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Blinken plays role of political activist at Negev summit

While the foreign ministers of the US, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and Israel held hands to show unity at the conclusion of Israel’s Negev summit on Monday, the gathering did not issue a joint statement....

March 24, 2022 | Aykan Erdemir, Ryan Brobst

Engines of Influence

Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan

March 12, 2022 | David May |

Israel’s rescue of Arabs from Ukraine undermines oppression narrative

Israel has done what it can to help its Arab citizens and other Arabs to whom it owes nothing to find safety in the conflict.

February 17, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Taiwan 194

Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China

February 11, 2022 | Aykan Erdemir |

Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw

The ground in the Middle East is shifting yet again.

February 1, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

November 12, 2021 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The May 2021 Israel-Hamas war was a stress test for normalization

With the signing of the Abraham Accords last year, a rare sense of optimism washed over the Middle East. Many in Israel believed that these agreements signaled that the Arab world had given up on the Palestinian...

October 6, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

September 16, 2021 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Egypt’s President Sisi is moving to thaw relations with Israel, reap economic rewards

For the first time in a decade, an Israeli prime minister is visiting Egypt. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is hosting Naftali Bennett at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, at a time when Cairo has...