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Bad neighbors

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

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.

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...

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....

Engines of Influence

Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan

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.

Taiwan 194

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

Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw

The ground in the Middle East is shifting yet again.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

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...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

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...

U.S. transfers Guantánamo detainee who allegedly led forces at Tora Bora

The U.S. State Department announced on July 19 that Abdul Latif Nasir, a detainee held at Guantanamo since 2002, had been transferred to his native country of Morocco. Nasir’s transfer from Guantánamo...

Palestinian Organizations at the United Nations

Israel’s New Government Is a Rebuke of Left-Wing Nonsense

It’s impossible to say whether Israel’s new government will fail or succeed, whether it will long endure or fall apart, and whether its first steps this week will come to be seen as a dramatic...

Un conflicto territorial congelado

¿Por qué la soberanía del Sáhara Occidental continúa siendo una disputa abierta? El confl icto continúa embravecido porque Naciones Unidas y la mayor parte de la comunidad internacional occidental,...

Hamas violence meets Gulf silence

Excerpt Eight months since the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain shocked the world by announcing formal relations with Israel, diplomatic ties are facing their most severe test after the eruption of war...

The Realignment

On Iran, Biden is finishing what Obama started. And his top advisers are all on board.

New Zealand’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Divests From Israeli Banks

New Zealand’s $36 billion sovereign wealth fund divested $4 million from five Israeli banks last month because of their West Bank operations. This could cause reputational and financial problems for New...

Diplomatic Arson in the Middle East

The Biden administration’s torching of U.S.-Saudi relations