The Realignment of the Middle East
Executive Summary In the Middle East, reality can change in the blink of an eye. Misconceptions and...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Realignment of the Middle East
A nation must think before it acts.
Palestine
Biden’s National Security Strategy: America’s Search for Order in the Middle East
President Joe Biden’s National Security Strategy (NSS) addresses two trends in America’s Middle East policy that have been apparent...
Israel Moves on from Netanyahu
As always, politics in Israel is never boring. I wanted to dive in and get more clarity on exactly...
Pompeo and the Settlements: It’s the Politics, Stupid
On November 18, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that it was the view of the U.S. government...
Israeli Democracy Still Haunted by the Ghosts of Meir Kahane and Baruch Goldstein
As Israel prepares for its second election this year, there is one party that deserves extra attention—despite its relatively...
Israel’s Foreign Policy under Benjamin Netanyahu
The ways in which Prime Ministers of Israel have shaped Israel's foreign policy have often reflected a fairly balanced...
An Underdog’s Plaint and the Limits of Romantic Geopolitics in the Middle East
Khalid Elgindy served for several years as a European-funded technical adviser to the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah. He observed...
Neither Peace nor Prosperity: Jared Kushner’s Middle East Peace Plan Falls Flat in Bahrain
As navy patrol ships circled the Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain Bay, Manama, a group of finance ministers and...
The Peace Process is Back on the Agenda
The Trump administration has decided it needs a win and thinks it can achieve one most easily via the...
Another Gaza War?
Israel and Hamas are on the brink of war again. There were sustained conflicts between Israel and Hamas in...