News on politics, security and defence in the Middle East and North Africa
By James M. Dorsey Predicting President Donald J. Trump’s Middle East policy and his attitude toward Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu amounts to reading tea leaves. The leaves are the…
By James M. Dorsey Israel may soon return tens of thousands of evacuees to their homes along the border with Lebanon, with or without a ceasefire with Hezbollah. The return…
By James M. Dorsey The Middle East may not preoccupy Donald J. Trump. Still, the president-elect preoccupies the Middle East as it attempts to figure out how he will handle…
Trump victory may have a long-shot silver lining By James M. Dorsey Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory promises to give Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a free hand, at least…
By James M. Dorsey United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed is manoeuvring to replace Qatar as the main Gulf player in post-war Gaza with the backing of Israeli Prime…
On October 21 two Hamas sources revealed to the media that the idea of appointing a leader to succeed Yahyar Sinwar, assassinated on October 16, had been ruled out, at least…
By James M. Dorsey Next week’s US election rather than a US-led push for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, is likely to determine the course of Israel’s wars, no more…
By James M. Dorsey Two incidents in the past week shine a spotlight on Israel’s loss of a moral compass. The incidents highlight the failure of Israel’s government, society, and…
By James M. Dorsey A version of this story first appeared on Channel News Asia. This weekend’s carefully calibrated Israeli retaliatory strikes at Iranian military targets could lower the risk…
By James M. Dorsey US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is jumping through hoops on his 11th Middle East tour in the past year. As he attempts to revive…