The Strategic Challenges Facing the Next Israeli Government
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming coalition can expect to face a series of unprecedented security and social challenges. The immediate and most important test comes on the domestic front: namely, preserving Israel’s […]
Can the West circumvent the Iranian regime’s ultimate monopoly of the internet?
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The ongoing civil protests[i] taking place across Iran in response to the killing of Gina (Mahsa) Amini, which have been taking place since 13 September, have been accompanied by the […]
How the Middle East Thinks About Great Power Competition
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The UAE and Qatar’s Thawing Relationship
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In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been on a diplomatic spree, re-normalising relations with a host of countries in the region, including Syria, Iran and Turkey, as […]
‘Make Friends Not Foes’: Turkey Goes Back to Basics in the Middle East
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Since the Arab Spring, Ankara has dreamed of redesigning the region; an ambitious policy that showcased itself in Turkey’s relations with Egypt, as well as the Turkish intervention in the […]
Why Iran Doubts Joe Biden’s Jerusalem Declaration
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The Jerusalem Declaration on the US-Israel Strategic Partnership commits the United States and its top Middle East allies “to use all elements of their national power to prevent Iran from obtaining a […]