Israel

  • Nov 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

Trump’s Mideast allies and enemies will be cautious

Regional leaders are looking towards a Biden administration -- but also to navigate the next two months

Middle East
  • Nov 3, 2020
  • 7 min read

Post-pandemic ultra-Orthodox anger will split Israel

Failure to observe lockdown rules has deepened existing controversies over religious communities’ role within the state

Israel
  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 12 min read

Middle East outlook is poised on US election outcome

Iran and its allies, Arab Gulf states, Israel and the Palestinians all see a fork in the road

Middle East
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Clashing Mideast security visions may outlast Trump

The current US administration and the rest of the world promote radically different ways forward

Middle East
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 7 min read

Israeli political wrangles will worsen COVID-19 impact

New controversies during Israel’s second nationwide lockdown have increased government disarray

Israel
  • Oct 15, 2020
  • 2 min read

Fragile Lebanon cannot afford Israel ‘normalisation’

Maritime border talks are moving ahead, but subject to restrictions and broader Beirut elite stalling

Lebanon
  • Oct 14, 2020
  • 2 min read

Israel’s Netanyahu faces mounting popular opposition

COVID-19 restrictions that limited protests against the prime minister are set to expire

Israel
  • Oct 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Gulf-Israel thaw will entail regional adjustments

As Israeli-Emirati relations warm up, the split with Qatar is a complicating factor

Gulf states