In the Middle East, impacts of Sino-American rivalry remain minimal
Recent regional developments are being driven by local dynamics, not great power rivalry. But China’s role in the Middle East is sure to grow.
Recent regional developments are being driven by local dynamics, not great power rivalry. But China’s role in the Middle East is sure to grow.
The tremors of Putin’s geopolitical crisis is reaching into the Middle East, where Moscow wants influence.
The security establishment is becoming increasingly vocal about the need to prevent the JCPOA from collapsing.
Regional responses have been unclear, reactionary, and in some cases supportive of the recent military coup.
With JCPOA talks not looking promising, Israel is pressuring Biden to turn to a military option that will only make things worse.
It’s not the nuclear deal that’s the problem for Tel Aviv, but the very idea that Washington and Tehran would reach any detente at all.
The group is a who’s who of discredited hardliners who haven’t had an original foreign policy idea in 20 years.
The security establishment in the Jewish state is getting increasingly vocal as prospects dim for a return to the JCPOA.
Nothing good can come for Tel Aviv if it carries out an attack, or threatens and never does.
As talks resume to return to the JCPOA, unlikely voices are emerging to support its revival.
How Damascus could become the next arena for geopolitical competition between the region’s Arab power centers and Iran.
Reports indicate the attack on a US base last month was retaliation for recent Israel strikes. It didn’t kill anyone, but it’s only a matter of time.
The NSO Group is starting to face consequences for malicious cyber activity tied to its military-grade software, Pegasus.
2024 candidates know what the billionaire donor wants, and that’s a hawkish pro-Israel U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Washington must not allow anyone to suck it into self-serving strategies of confrontation in the Middle East or elsewhere.
Unless he holds everyone to the same level of accountability, Biden will end up holding the bag for Tel Aviv’s latest Palestinian crackdown.
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.
This week the secretary of state seemed to encourage Yair Lapid’s talk about using force. Is diplomacy dead?
Unfortunately too much time has passed and there may be no compelling reason for either side to return to talks.
A New York-based group linked to AIPAC organized a meeting there promoting diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.