Why Iran Doubts Joe Biden’s Jerusalem Declaration

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 […]
The Shaping of the Persian Gulf Security Order

The Persian Gulf is of great importance, both in terms of energy resources and because it is a strategic passage for regional trade. Fundamentally, the internal security of countries in […]
Book Review – “Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey” by Elise Massicard

Elise Massicard, Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2022) During the last century, Turkey has seen the abolition of the Caliphate in 1924, the […]
Can Lebanon and Israel avoid war by solving their maritime border dispute?

Lebanon and Israel are stuck in indirect negotiations over where the lines should be drawn with respect to their maritime borders and the scope of each state’s rights to explore […]
Why Hamas’ Russian diplomacy initiative could bother Israel

In early May, Moscow accepted the request of a visiting Hamas delegation to mediate between rival Palestinian factions. This diplomatic achievement gives Hamas new ways to challenge Israel; both in […]