What next for India in South Caucasus region?
US President Donald Trump on Friday took on a role in the ongoing Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process and presided over the signing of a draft peace deal by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and...
Factions pour fuel on the fire of regional maps
Can a country, no matter how large, contain two armies, two authorities and two “states?” Is obligatory coexistence just a form of truce until one army succeeds in defeating the other? Is...
The great corridor conundrum
It is a truth universally acknowledged — or at least universally marketed — that the Middle East is once again poised to be the beating heart of global commerce. Enter the India-Middle...
For Qatar, it’s not about 1967, it’s about 1948
How can a country that doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist mediate the Gaza conflict – Qatar is not a partner, it's a saboteur
Given the shift toward a...
Japan’s 80-Year Path, from Ashes to Achievement
Marks the 80th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in human history—the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. In just two searing moments, entire...
Mideast crises deserve more than amateurs
In 1997, I took part in an international conference hosted by an Arab country and organized by an American institute with global political interests. There, I had the chance to meet distinguished...
What is Netanyahu planning with Gaza’s ‘full occupation,’ and why is the IDF chief...
Israel already controls 75% of the Gaza Strip. The hostages are in the other 25%. So, too, are almost all of Gaza’s two million citizens
Israel’s key decision-making security...
Summit on two-state solution rekindles hopes of peace
As international momentum in support of the rights of the Palestinian people continues to grow, the holding of a summit on a two-state solution at the UN headquarters in New York —...
The future path of Gulf-Iranian relations
Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries are pursuing a foreign policy that is focused on de-escalation across the Middle East, urging an end to current conflicts and preventing future...
How the far right is weaponizing migration
Violent protests in the UK, such as those at a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping, Essex, in recent days, demonstrate how the far right is intensifying the use of misinformation, aided...