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 for natural resources. But will a deal help ease historic hostilities between the two neighbors, thereby reducing the risk of another destructive war? The United […]
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 consolidating its own political standing in the Palestinian territories and by shifting Russia’s views on the merits of its security cooperation with Tel Aviv. Hamas’ […]
Climate Change and the Electric Future: Key Trends and Likely Winners
Introduction The region’s cross-border electricity trade efficiency deficits pose challenges. Climate change is driving transformations towards decarbonization. Almost all technical studies of decarbonized futures conclude that a clean future will be an electric one. In the near future, the world’s electric grids will need to store, and supply, double or triple the amount of electricity […]
Economic Relations Between Israel and the Gulf States
The Abraham Accords opened a new page in Israeli relations with Arab states. Besides military and security benefits, the process of normalization brought new possibilities for broad development of economic relations. These advantages are already being realised. The Israelis’ expectations from the agreements are quite high. So far, the greatest developments can be seen on […]
Iraq’s Educational System: History and Rebuilding Process Post-Daesh
Introduction Wars, conflicts and resistance campaigns not only destroyed the economy of Iraq, but also severely damaged the education system. The public education system is the backbone of any civil society and the development or progress of a nation is connected with as well as measured by the development of its educational system. Since its […]
The GCC has an opportunity to play a role in resolving the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Published in the Saudi Gazette
Why the Iran Nuclear Talks are Set up for Failure
Published in International Policy Digest