Will Palestinian issue upset emerging detente between Israel and Arab states?
Recent violence in Jerusalem is complicating normalization efforts in the Middle East.
Recent violence in Jerusalem is complicating normalization efforts in the Middle East.
What the historic Negev Desert meeting this week says about the emerging power re-alignment in the region.
It was odd that Blinken chose to meet with Middle East autocrats in Israel at the same time Biden was marshaling the forces of the ‘rules based order.’
While Manama is unlikely to reverse course on diplomatic ties with Israel, the Palestinian cause still has strong support in Bahraini society.
Well ahead of ‘normalization,’ Middle East elites were tapping into Tel Aviv’s influence in Washington, much to both’s advantage.
An intense lobbying effort had little effect in watering the measure down.
There’s an opportunity for Washington to reset relations and help steer the Gulf Kingdom toward a more inclusive society.
As with the UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan, the latest normalization agreement is a cynical short-term political move with lasting negative consequences.
The appointment of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad as Bahrain’s new prime minister could chart a new path for reform and communal harmony in Bahrain.
Maybe it’s time for everyone to move on.
The COVID pandemic has highlighted the social, economic, and sectarian divisions in Bahrain, which the ruling family has failed to address, and oftentimes has exacerbated, in recent years.
More than 1,000 acts of racism against Asian Americans have been reported since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
Nine years after Bahrain’s uprising, its human rights crisis has only worsenedIt’s been nine years since Bahrain’s February 2011 uprising. […]