Why is Saudi Arabia doubling down on its relations with the US?
Gulf expert Gregory Gause explains what Saudi Arabia wants from Washington and what Washington wants from Riyadh.
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US political scientist Stephen Walt argues the US is staging a ‘half-hearted’ intervention that won’t lead to peace.
French official Pascal Confavreux says the two-state solution has been saved from ‘the moral danger’ it was in.
US political analyst John Mearsheimer argues that Israel attacked Qatar to preclude any closure to the war on Gaza.
How India’s refusal to acknowledge Trump’s mediation during the brief war with Pakistan led to a trade war with the US.
Author Joan Williams argues that elitism has weakened the party and pushed people towards populism.
Journalist and author Jeremy Scahill argues that Israel is feigning ignorance if it thinks Hamas will surrender.
Has Israel created a predicament it can’t escape with its zero-sum path for the Palestinians and regional overreach?
Western nations discuss Palestinian statehood, but Israel’s policy to starve the Palestinians in Gaza remains intact.
Why are US professors suing to challenge the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism?
Former African Union diplomat Arikana Chihombori argues that Trump’s Africa policy is ‘a step in the right direction’.
