Is Israel emerging as new protector of the Gulf autocracies?
What the historic Negev Desert meeting this week says about the emerging power re-alignment in the region.
What the historic Negev Desert meeting this week says about the emerging power re-alignment in the region.
Interrupted wheat supplies from the world’s ‘bread basket’ will profoundly affect a region already in economic turmoil.
The idea that the international order is stronger than ever is not shared by those often on the receiving end of its coercive tactics.
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.’
In their approach to Iran, Western policymakers should think beyond non-proliferation to account for the country’s attempts at strategic balancing.
Increasingly, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and others are realizing their ability to hedge for their own interests is narrowing.
The US can take the lead on clean energy production while at the same time reducing its reliance on authoritarians with a lot of oil.
While all eyes have been on Ukraine, the US approved massive foreign military deals to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and Kuwait.
The bottom line is that neither Russia nor China is willing or able to replace the United States as the Gulf’s security guarantor.
Regional engagement is often justified in the context of great power competition but when push comes to shove, Washington is left hanging.
Two House members announced this week they’d be introducing a War Powers Resolution to put an end to America’s role in the Saudi-led conflict.
Leading arms exporters are exploiting regional hostility and sectarianism for their own geostrategic and financial agendas.
Trump recognized the wholesale annexation of one country by another. If Biden lets that stand, the global implications are deeply troubling.
It is kind of a non-doctrine that balances manifold priorities and values in ways that can be helpful and, at times, frustrating.
We have a good friend in Doha. But this status comes with new weapons and technology and will further cement the US footprint in the region.
You don’t realize how demonization – in the media and in politics – has poisoned the relationship until you step back and look at the history.
He is playing an intricate game to ensure that at the end of the day the military coup will be a “fait accompli.”
Tel Aviv has been canny about keeping its neighborhood undemocratic, and the balance of power in its favor.
Though separated by decades, both wars were driven by a doomed commitment to American exceptionalism and ever-expanding hegemony.
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 US should take heed of local demands for democracy and respect for human rights and cease underwriting local authoritarian governments.