Middle East

Biden should maintain and strengthen the broad U.S.-Israel diplomatic, military and intelligence relationship.

American University of Beirut | Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB)

The next U.S. administration should use the historic convergence of interests between Israel and the Arab-majority states to help place the region on a much stronger footing and greatly enhance the U.S.' economic and security interests for the long term.

Normalization promises to bring peace and prosperity to a region destabilized by radicals for far too long, and should inspire us to treat each other with greater respect in America.

In its early stage, and especially if properly appreciated and managed, Saudi/Qatari rapprochement is a gift from the outgoing administration to the incoming one.

The mushrooming of Soleimani posters across the region on the anniversary of his death is a typical Iranian public relations onslaught.

Erdogan has made Israel an offer that Jerusalem would be foolish to accept.

The recent tests were a clear message to Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.

End COVID-19 totalitarianism, confront the rise of Communist China, continue President Trump's Middle East breakthroughs and push for creative solutions that defy stale neoliberalism.

It feels like a revolution is happening in the Middle East.

Israel's defense strategy is intended to keep professed enemies at bay with the minimum of visibility.

Tepid American policy towards Turkey only emboldens an autocratic Islamist ruler in Ankara.

By supporting U.S. allies and opposing U.S. foes, Trump empowered the forces of peace and moderation in the Middle East to stop waiting for America, and to defend themselves and build peace together for their peoples.

In all cases, it would be better to capture war criminals alive, but if that is not possible, it is entirely lawful and moral to neutralize them and the threats they pose, while limiting the collateral damage to others.

This holiday season, let's remind ourselves how we can be partners together, striving for prosperity, peace, safety and security.

While Qatar's ties to Iran might be tolerated, given its geographic realities, its financial support for terrorist organizations and Islamist insurrections cannot be accepted.

It's time for Saudi Arabia to take control of its future. That starts by normalizing relations with Israel.

Israel is putting Iran's nuclear scientists on notice that their chosen vocation could turn out to be downright hazardous to their health.

This arc of transnational partnerships from Greece to India is part of an alliance that includes economic ties and geostrategic discussions about common interests and security, as well as the need for stabilization in the face of terror and extremist threats.

The Florida representative also said China had become "more ambitious" as the U.S. was "messing around" in the Middle East.

Joe Biden wants to restore a U.S. approach to the region that relies on increasingly out-of-date assumptions.

Rather than paving the way for Israeli-Lebanese peace, Beirut's officials are seeking to reap an economic windfall from offshore hydrocarbon deposits.

The Delaware senator said he was "gravely concerned" about an "abrupt" withdrawal from the countries at a think tank event in 2019.

The Arab consensus on "Palestine" may soon split, as Arab countries weigh continued rejection of the state of Israel against the realities of life in the Middle East.

The coalition between the pragmatic Arab states and Israel is off to a running start. It has the potential to expand—in terms of both numbers and influence.

A heavy smoker, Abbas is now 85 and has no clear successor and few, if any, limits on his power.

American society is moving into a post-democratic reality.

Let us hope Biden does not return America to the inadequate Iran Deal, setting the region back on a path to war.

Friendly governments today can become enemies or adversaries tomorrow.

The signing of the Abraham Accords and the reframing of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a localized dispute between Israelis and Palestinians has shattered a policy paralysis and a cycle of failed mediation and negotiations that has lasted for a century.