As Biden strides towards a nuclear deal, an anxious, diminished and increasingly isolated Saudi kingdom faces a grim outlook – and negotiation with the Iranian…
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Israel’s relationship with the U.S. has rarely been in such danger, write three former heads of its national security and intelligence agencies. With an Iran…
If Israel really did seek ‘revenge’ by attacking Iranian targets, then it’s changed the unwritten rules of the unacknowledged game, which could have grave consequences …
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Turkey needs U.S.-friendly allies. And Israel needs a solid regional front against Iran. Paying a modest ‘price’ to a needy Erdogan could gain Israel a…
Biden’s re-engagement with Iran will reverberate far beyond the Middle East, encompassing Bitcoin, the Taliban and Beijing’s ambitious regional influence game. The cost of failure…
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Modi’s relentless endorsement of Trump earned India few tangible benefits. And now he faces the mother of all political hangovers with a U.S. administration headed…
Peace by decree works for Gulf autocracies, but it is no model for Pakistan’s raucous democracy. Normalization faces formidable obstacles – but from Muslim scholars…
The U.S. has slapped sanctions on Turkey. Europe is losing patience with Erdogan. Relations with Russia and Iran aren’t rosy, and Ankara shouldn’t count on…
Source: https://www.haaretz.com
While one Saudi prince is slamming the Israelis, another is pummelling the Palestinians: The royals of Riyadh are now fighting a very public war over…
Iran has delivered its first real response to Joe Biden’s victory, announcing plans for a major escalation in its nuclear program. It’s a step-by-step guide…
When Israel weighed up the targeted killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, there are ten criteria it should have considered. Instead it appears that Netanyahu chose a…
There’s a better way for Biden and Israel to contain Iran’s regional meddling and its nuclear aspirations – with the added benefit of clipping the…
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Common wisdom asserts that Jews and Armenians are natural allies, bound by a ‘covenant of fate.’ But that’s not at all how Israel sees its…
Thanks to the Gulf, Israel no longer needs its oil-for-arms alliance with a Baku in bed with Erdogan’s ultranationalist military adventurism. For moral and strategic…