Middle East
Iranian-Saudi deal: They didn't do it for love
Taking stock after six months: 'The decision to restore relations was made by both sides with cold calculation.'
September 08, 2023
normalization
Middle East
It's a bad idea for Biden to broker Saudi-Israeli normalization
Washington shouldn’t be in the business of trying to bribe one client state for the benefit of another.
May 19, 2023
Asia-Pacific
Sino-US engagement was never 'normal,' but it wasn't a failure either
Nixon's detente with Beijing 50 years ago, despite lurches between optimism and hostility over the decades, is not unredeemable.
February 22, 2022
Middle East
How Arab autocrats benefit from newfound friendship with Israel
Well ahead of 'normalization,' Middle East elites were tapping into Tel Aviv's influence in Washington, much to both's advantage.
October 18, 2021
Africa
Trump sells out future of global food security for Morocco-Israel normalization deal
Morocco is now the third largest producer of phosphates, but given its massive reserve, it stands to dictate the world’s future ability to grow food crops.
December 11, 2020
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