Commentary / World Oct 28, 2020
The Middle Eastern past is never dead
by Mark Leonard
If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to develop a viable Palestinian state, his escape from history could prove very short-lived.
World / Politics Oct 24, 2020
Sudan to normalize ties with Israel in new breakthrough for Trump
Sudan on Friday became the latest Arab nation to agree to recognize Israel in a diplomatic triumph for President Donald Trump announced days before U.S. elections. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed an accord at the White House last month to normalize relations with ...
Commentary / World Sep 27, 2020
Selling advanced fighter jets to the UAE is all about Israel
by James Stavridis
The problem with providing the F-35 to Arab states is it might erode Israel’s QME, a U.S. assurance that it will not sell its most advanced arms to Israel’s opponents.
Commentary / World Sep 23, 2020
It’s time for Palestinians to make their own peace plan
by Hussein Ibish
The main strength of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative for the Palestinians was that it could be presented as an Arab consensus. That is now broken, giving them no leverage.
Commentary / World Sep 16, 2020
The Arab betrayal of Palestine
by Daoud Kuttab
UAE leaders argue that engagement with Israel will improve the chances of achieving an acceptable peace settlement and ending the occupation in Palestinian claimed lands.
World / Politics Sep 16, 2020
In break with past, UAE and Bahrain sign U.S.-brokered deals with Israel
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements on Tuesday to normalize ties with Israel, becoming the first Arab states in a quarter century to break a longstanding taboo, in a strategic realignment of Middle East countries against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the ...
World / Politics | ANALYSIS Sep 12, 2020
Bahrain deal a win-win for Trump and Israel in a changing region
Bahrain announced Friday it would become the latest Arab state to recognize Israel, a triumph both for the Jewish state and U.S. President Donald Trump who is looking for pre-election wins. The deal is another step in a cherished dream by Israeli and U.S. conservatives ...
World / Politics Sep 12, 2020
Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize relations with Israel on Friday, a move forged partly through shared fears of Iran but one that could leave the Palestinians further isolated. U.S. President Donald Trump posted the announcement on Twitter after he spoke ...
World / Politics Aug 30, 2020
Israel expects to sign a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates before the Jewish New Year, which begins Sept. 18, Minister of Regional Cooperation Ofir Akunis said Sunday. "It’s supposed to happen, I hope it will happen, before Rosh Hashanah,” Akunis said in an ...
Commentary / World Aug 19, 2020
Military reasons to celebrate the Israel-UAE deal
by James Stavridis
This could be the first step toward a strategic coalition to check aggression from Iran.
World Aug 14, 2020
Trump claims foreign policy win he craves with UAE-Israel accord
by David Wainer, Glen Carey and Jordan Fabian
U.S. President Donald Trump hasn’t yet delivered the "deal of the century” he’s long sought in the Middle East, but his administration’s efforts have produced an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that even opponent Joe Biden is calling a historic step. It’s ...
World Aug 5, 2020
Lebanon, a small multiconfessional country which endured a devastating 15-year civil war, has often been caught in the crossfire of regional conflicts. The tragic explosions at the Beirut port on Tuesday struck with the country mired in its worst economic crisis for decades, marked by ...