Officials still ‘don’t know’ if US arms were used to kill Yemeni civilians
It’s not that the military and state department lack the capacity for tracking their weapons, it’s just that such inquiries tend to get in the way.
It’s not that the military and state department lack the capacity for tracking their weapons, it’s just that such inquiries tend to get in the way.
The winners and losers of this latest round of Middle East poker will depend on how each country plays its cards.
The LIV tournament kicked off last weekend with nothing much good coming out of it other than bigger bank accounts for the players.
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder appears to be fading into rearview as both Riyadh and Ankara turn toward deescalating tensions.
MBS is playing hardball with the United States, and the White House is just letting him win. Why?
Both sides have up held parts of the bargain but the reprieve in violence is fragile. Washington cannot ignore its own role moving forward.
Recent violence in Jerusalem is complicating normalization efforts in the Middle East.
The high level delegation sent to Abu Dhabi in the wake of Sheikh Khalifa’s death shows where the administration’s priorities are.
The Middle East Institute has recently been calling for a greater US role in Middle East security without mentioning its key benefactors.
Israeli officials admit that they’ll have little choice but to toe the Western line — and the Gulf states may soon face a similar choice.
It’s time for rightsizing and realignment. Washington can continue to cooperate, but only if it’s in our national interests.
With a War Powers Resolution looming in Congress to end the US role, the Saudi-led coalition may be seeing the writing on the wall.
What the historic Negev Desert meeting this week says about the emerging power re-alignment in the region.
Turkey, economically squeezed and looking to mend ties, suddenly turns the case over to Riyadh.
The Kingdom has spent $100 million dollars over the course of the 7-year war to make you think they are all about ‘peace.’
It’s been seven years, but the Biden administration seems less likely than ever to follow through with its pledge to help end the war.
CENTCOM Commander McKenzie unofficially announced the sale of F-15s to Egypt, despite congressional criticism.
Increasingly, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and others are realizing their ability to hedge for their own interests is narrowing.
Washington is desperate for more OPEC oil production and our ‘friends’ know it. Some might call this extortion.
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.