Washington’s Looming Middle Eastern Quagmire
The war in Gaza, American overstretch, and the case for retrenchment. Read More Here
Category: Middle East
Why Netanyahu finally agreed to a hostage deal
Two things have been constant throughout Netanyahu’s long stint in power. He is notoriously indecisive, especially when it comes to military and security matters, and he is obsessed with his political survival. Those characteristics coloured his approach to hostage diplomacy, and to the broader war in Gaza. Read More Here
The Danger of Working with Religious-inspired Proxies
Hamas is a Cold War creation and was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (and funded by Israel) in 1987, at the start of the First Intifada, to oppose the secular, nationalist Fatah organization, run by Yasser Arafat. The group is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. Read More Here Also Read: The Ghosts of Lebanon
What the War in Gaza Means for Saudi Arabia
Although an Israeli-Saudi deal is off the table for now, the incentives that brought Saudi Arabia to consider recognizing Israel have not gone away. Read More Here
Why Iran Is Gambling on Hamas
Tehran’s strategy to weaken Israel and divide the region… Read More Here
Saudi Arabia’s empire of sand
As war breaks out, MBS is racing to build his dreams. Read More Here
Four nations that can contain or inflame the Gaza war
Will Israel-Hamas war spiral into a regional conflict? Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar and Syria will be pivotal to war’s trajectory and scale? Read More Here
What Friends Owe Friends
Why Washington Should Restrain Israeli Military Action in Gaza—and Preserve a Path to Peace. Read More Here
The World Can No Longer Sideline the Israeli-Palestinian Issue. But the U.S. Doesn’t Have to Be the Only Broker.
For years, the U.S. pushed the issue to the sidelines in foreign policy. Insiders say it needs to take center stage again, and there might be a better way to do it this time. Read More Here Also Read: Hamas Has Fractured the Arab World
The Real Dividing Line in Israel-Palestine
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 […]
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