Israel’s annexation juggernaut unlikely to be stopped
It was only a matter of when. It has always only been a matter of when. For years, Israeli leaders have craved the West Bank. Few hid their desire to annex it...
COP29 – A crucial step in global climate action
The COP29 climate change conference is a pivotal moment that will influence global climate efforts in the coming years. Three key issues are dominating the discussions.
First, a top...
Netanyahu chose ICC over GCC, and is likely to get what he wished for
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House, pivotal moments in the past few weeks make it abundantly clear that the climate for both US and Israeli foreign policy will...
What Arabs should expect from the new White House
Arab countries face the task of reevaluating their expectations and strategies for dealing with a new Donald Trump administration in the White House.
During his previous term, Trump reshaped...
Israel must realize that Palestinian dignity is nonnegotiable
As everyone was stuck either to a TV screen or their computer watching news about the US election, I chose to watch the “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” comedy show. This...
Will America elect the unknown or the unpredictable?
The world this week awaits the verdict of its most important democracy. This US presidential campaign, astonishing in so many ways, reaches polling day on Tuesday with the outcome still uncertain, a...
Harris needs to pull a rabbit from the hat if she is to beat...
As the US presidential election gets closer, the polls are getting scarier for Kamala Harris. She is losing the margin she had over her Republican opponent and, unless she pulls a rabbit...
Netanyahu has run out of excuses to extend his wars
The much-anticipated Israeli strike against Iran has ended, and so it appears the current showdown between the two countries — for now. Israel has claimed to have hit selected military sites related...
Rules not rivalries: adjusting to our multipolar reality
As Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine initially floundered in 2022, Western decision makers predicted that they could break Russia economically and that a flood of funds and weapons would decisively turn the...
How GCC, EU could partner to bring peace to Middle East
At last week’s EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit, the leaders present spent much of their time discussing how to hone their newly founded strategic partnership to stop the Middle East’s conflicts, especially those...