While Hamas’s outrageous acts of terrorism should be condemned unconditionally, one must not confuse what is really at issue in the Holy Land. The choice is not one hardline faction or the other; it is between the fundamentalists on both sides and all those who still believe in the possibility of peaceful co-existence. Read More […]
The parallels from 50 years ago will shape the region’s battle today. Read More Here
The starting point for the new Middle East will be an Israeli reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, not an Israeli Embassy in Riyadh. Read More Here Also Read: Israel’s Intelligence Failure and Hubris Meets Nemesis in Israel
IMEC is a chance to translate the many declarations and diplomatic initiatives undertaken by the EU – including its focus on India – into concrete actions. Read More Here
The region’s four major countries have all forfeited Washington’s trust. Read More Here
Saudi Arabia’s turn toward China reflects its dissatisfaction with US policy. But while this is hardly the first time the Saudis have employed this approach to political bargaining, familiar does not mean harmless. Read More Here
Washington’s efforts to “pivot to Asia” have finally come back to bite it in the Middle East. Read More Here
India’s response to the earthquake emergency in Turkey and Syria is not just humanitarian. It’s strategic. Read More Here
The region’s leaderships are making a set of strategic choices as consequential as the ones their predecessors made earlier, and it has an opportunity to make much better strategic choices than it made in the past, and there are signs it is beginning to do so—but not in every case. Read More Here
The kingdom’s transformation has huge implications for the United States and Middle East. Read More Here
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