Middle East Briefing with Joshua Krasna

It has been 5 years since the Abraham Accords, which seemed to herald the possibility of a regional dynamic of cooperation rather than competition. It has been 2 years since the Hamas surprise attack on Israel, which led to the re-insertion of the Palestinian issue at the center of world politics, a bloody war in Gaza, dramatic shifts in the regional balance of power, and a rapid reversal of Israel's international and regional status.

 

The regional crisis has been globalized by the Houthis' expensive dislocation of world trade, by the US becoming directly involved in hostilities against Iran, and by the attacks by both Iran and Israel against Qatar, a Major Non-NATO ally of the US. The re-arrival of a disruptive, mercantilist, non-internationalist US Administration has also significantly impacted the region. 

 

Join FPRI's Joshua Krasna and Dr. Aaron Stein as they discuss the current situation and possible future scenarios regarding Israeli politics, Israel's relations with it's region, regional power politics, and the role of the US.