Implementing Phase Two
Will the Gaza ceasefire deal survive its first phase? That was the unanswerable question hanging over the formal end of phase one on March 2 and the scheduled start of…
Netanyahu’s reshaped Middle East aligns neatly with Trump’s new world order
By James M. Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s effort to reshape the Middle East aligns neatly with US President Donald J. Trump’s notion of big power geopolitics. In 2023,…
With his right hand not knowing what his left hand is doing, Trump plays with fire
By James M. Dorsey US President Donald J. Trump may be a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. Mr. Trump’s dealings this…
The logic in Trump’s madness
By James M. Dorsey There is logic to Donald J. Trump’s madness. Irrespective of the merits of the US president’s ethics, policies, and style, Mr. Trump’s grenade-throwing shock-and-awe approach has…
Israel joins Russia in laughing its way to the bank after Trump-Zelensky spat
By James M. Dorsey Russia is not the only country laughing all the way to the bank after US President Donald J. Trump’s war of words with his visiting Ukrainian…
Hamas and Israel jockey for position with Gaza hanging in the balance
By James M. Dorsey Israelis and Palestinians jockey for position and attempt to move the goalposts as the fragile Gaza ceasefire teeters on the edge of collapse. Any number of…
Israeli security demands threaten to upset Syria’s apple cart
By James M. Dorsey Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reduced his security toolkit to overwhelming military force and landgrabs. Following on the heels of Israel’s devastation of Gaza, weakening of…
Keeping the Gaza war on a low boil may suit both Netanyahu and Hamas
By James M. Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is about scoring political points, if need be, at the expense of the lives of Hamas-held Israeli hostages and innocent Palestinians.…
US President Trump’s Gaza shock therapy rocks Arab boats
By James M. Dorsey US President Donald J. Trump’s shock-and-awe Gaza therapy appears to be working. Infuriated by Mr. Trump’s assertion that the United States will take ownership of the…
How Israel could boost Saudi Vision 2030
A symbiotic relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel is within reach. It could be of huge mutual benefit. Often overlooked in discussions about a possible Abraham…