News on politics, security and defence in the Middle East and North Africa
By James M. Dorsey US President-elect Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may soon diverge in their approaches to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, the…
By James M. Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may welcome two Middle East policy goals articulated by US President-elect Donald J. Trump in response to the Gaza ceasefire but…
By James M. Dorsey Iran’s newly minted strategic partnership treaty with Russia may not be more than a bargaining chip if the first five years of Iran’s 25-year, US$400 billion…
By James M. Dorsey The Gaza ceasefire negotiations, coupled with recent opinion polls, suggest the time may be ripe for more than an end to the Gaza war. They raise…
Afterthe Syrian people themselves, it is Turkey that has emerged as the biggest winner from the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As soon as Assad fled…
By James M. Dorsey Decimating Hezbollah and ousting President Bashar al-Assad were the first steps in a Middle Eastern power struggle that is likely to define not only who wields…
By James M Dorsey Saudi Arabia brings out the worst in the world of international sports in terms of politics and greed. FIFA’s awarding Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup…
Four of Iran’smain anti-Israel instruments are effectively out of action. Hamas is a shadow of the fighting force it once was; Hezbollah has been neutered…
By James M. Dorsey With Donald j. Trump two weeks away from returning to the White House, Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fear that recent setbacks could…
By James M. Dorsey Israel’s once-vaunted military faces an uncertain future. Not just because the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to judge Israel’s Gaza war conduct and the…