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.
Commentary / World Oct 23, 2020
Arab states should avoid an arms race with Iran
by Hussein Ibish
The best way for the Saudis and other Arab states to respond to an armed Iran is to work with the U.S. to create an effective secondary sanctions regime.
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 ...
Asia Pacific Sep 10, 2020
South Asian migrants seek justice as wage theft worsens in pandemic
by Anuradha Nagaraj, Naimul Karim and Ban Barkawi
Migrants face difficulty seeking justice when things go wrong — as they have for large numbers in recent months as the pandemic has closed borders.
World Sep 4, 2020
Waves of Russian and Emirati flights fuel Libyan war, U.N. finds
by Declan Walsh
As war raged in Libya last winter, a dozen world leaders gathered in Berlin to talk peace. The contradictions surrounding the conference were no secret: Many of the global leaders who pledged to end foreign meddling in Libya’s conflict were themselves fueling it. Even so, ...
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 ...
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 ...