Middle East

Russia and Israel are locked in interminable wars of choice

Middle East Shlomo Ben-Ami - July 21, 2025.

Democracies and dictatorships have sharply diverging attitudes toward war. Whereas violent conflict was central to the ideologies that helped perpetuate the totalitarian regimes of the...

Fragile peace in Syria strained under the weight of internal tensions and external expectations

Middle East TA | AP Insight - July 19, 2025.

The conflicts in Syria have shown how fragile the transitional structure is after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The question of minorities remains open,...

Will the conflicts in Netanyahu's cabinet have an impact on the Gaza peace process?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - July 15, 2025.

The announced withdrawal of the ultra-conservative party from the coalition could leave PM Benjamin Netanyahu with only a razor-thin parliamentary majority. Even if the withdrawal of...

The cash brokers have become the masters of life in Gaza

Middle East TA | AP Insight - July 11, 2025.

After most of the banks in Gaza closed in the early days of the war, those with large reserves of cash suddenly had immense power....

Houthis remind the region they cannot be ignored

Middle East Sharmila Devi - July 11, 2025.

A resumption of attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial shipping in the Red Sea this week has focused attention on yet another festering sore...

Is Iran internally ready for a post-Islamist order?

Middle East Kian Tajbakhsh - July 8, 2025.

Speculation about the end of Iran’s Islamic Republic has surged in the wake of Israel’s astonishingly effective bombing campaign, which succeeded in degrading and destroying...

Can the non-oil sector become the main driver of Saudi Arabia’s growth?

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 6, 2025.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has made enormous efforts to reduce the economy's dependence on oil and promote the development of the private sector. The Vision...

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