Naftali Bennett

Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Chaos has consumed Israel

Disaster merchants are holding the country hostage

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...

Biden’s Saudi Arabia Opportunity

The president’s first trip to the Middle East offers a chance to make meaningful gains.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May

How Israel’s Minority Government Can Stay in Power

The loss of a majority in the parliament is a damaging setback for both Bennett and Lapid. However, it is still too soon to count either of them out.

‘Caught Between a Hammer and an Anvil’

Israel’s in a difficult position when it comes to the war in Ukraine

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: April

The Challenge of Containing a Nuclear Iran

Barring a great surprise, the Islamic Republic will get its nuke. How will the U.S. respond?

Aligning U.S.-Israeli Cooperation on Technology Issues and China

Executive Summary The United States and Israel have a long history of working together as close allies. Theirs is a relationship based on common values and security interests. In recent years, the alliance’s...

Iran Approaches the Nuclear Threshold

Washington’s Narrowing Policy Options

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: March

The Houthi crisis is creating an Emirati-Israeli opportunity

Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates proved what many have known for a long time, that Arab solidarity is an imaginary concept. In Beirut, Hezbollah cheered on the strikes. In Gaza, Hamas politburo...

Bahrain chooses alignment with Israel over submission to Iran

Since the announcement of the Abraham Accords in August 2020, ties between Bahrain and Israel have grown steadily, reaching a milestone last week when an Israeli military aircraft, carrying Defense Minister...

Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw

The ground in the Middle East is shifting yet again.

Possible Netanyahu Plea Deal Could Shake Up Israeli Politics

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is mulling a plea deal that would spare him prison time but likely bar him from politics for at least seven years. While still unlikely, such an agreement...

A Year of Unforced Errors for Biden in the Middle East

Neo-isolationist trends raise troubling questions about the future of the U.S. commitment to order in the region.

How Israel Should Handle the US-China Rivalry

Israel recently pledged that it will notify Washington about certain deals it strikes with China, and promised to reexamine those deals if the US raises concerns. The announcement came amid a campaign,...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January

Normalization is the new normal for the UAE and Israel

Conventional wisdom holds that the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE is, at most, an expression of mutual antagonism toward Iran, driven by concern about Tehran’s nuclear program and...