Press Reports Suggest Blair Will Lead the Gaza International Transitional Authority, Which Will Oversee Gaza for Five Years Under a United Nations Mandate
If Israel’s Unilateral Actions Have Even Temporarily Blunted Moscow’s Designs, the West Must Capitalize, Not Congratulate and Withdraw
Barrack Approaches Middle East Diplomacy like a Business Deal
The World Suddenly Looks Very Different than It Did for Israel—And for Hamas—Only a Week Ago
The S-400 Cannot Be Waived Away and Is Not Easily Moved, Even If Russia Purchased It Back
Group’s Statement Confirms Captivity, Interrogation, and Eventual Release
Use of Sudan’s Coastline Would Allow the Houthis, and Iran, to Deflect Attention from Battered Houthi Areas in Hodeidah and Sana’a
Conflicts Do Not End Through Negotiation or Compromise When One Side Is an Implacable, Ideological Foe
Spotlight: Disappearing Christians of the Middle East
Christians in the Middle East have been been on a steady and dangerous decline for decades. They have survived for two thousand years in the lands where their religion first took root.
Now their very existence in most of the region is in question. Inhospitable governments and openly hostile, even violent, Islamists have driven them out or just slaughtered them. Will they be able to survive?
Now their very existence in most of the region is in question. Inhospitable governments and openly hostile, even violent, Islamists have driven them out or just slaughtered them. Will they be able to survive?
The Trigger Was Familiar: Rumors Alleging a Romantic Liaison Between a Young Coptic Man and a Muslim Woman
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Fall 2025 Volume 32: Number 4
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Israel and Its Sunni Arab Allies Must Take the Lead to Implement Programs to Contain Radicalism -
Israel Believed Hamas Had Already Revealed Most of Its Own Potential Threats, and That These Were Largely Under Control -
The IDF and the Home Front Are Weary, and a Military Offensive Against Hezbollah Won’t Defeat the Terror Organization -
The Visibility of Ties with Bahrain, Morocco, and the UAE Has Changed Since Hamas’s Attacks on October 7, but Israel’s Newest Arab Partners Remain Committed to Strategic Choice
