In addition to imperiling U.S. public support for regional relationships, neglecting human rights issues can blind policymakers to the brittleness of certain partner states.
Katherine Bauer, Hanin Ghaddar, and Assaf Orion
This new paper examines Tehran's objectives in Syria, Russia's regional goals, and the way these translate to long-term threats and short-term risks for Israel, particularly in relationship to Hezbollah and advanced precision weapons.
New findings from a reliable Egyptian public opinion poll reveal very divided popular attitudes, both about the country’s domestic direction and about its outside partners. Yet Egyptians mostly agree with their government on several key foreign policy issues.
The cartel’s uncertain future may be shaped by any number of economic and diplomatic wildcards, including Russian outreach, Qatari gas exports, and U.S. turmoil over the Khashoggi murder.
Barbara A. Leaf and Elana DeLozier
To jumpstart the moribund peace process and ensure Emirati influence in postwar Yemen, Abu Dhabi seems willing to swallow its distaste for certain Islamist parties, at least for now.
Anna Borshchevskaya and Hanin Ghaddar
The assistance package is small but symbolically important, demonstrating Moscow’s growing influence in Beirut while potentially throwing Hezbollah and Iran for a loop.
Policy Alert
He seems to have calculated that keeping his coalition together is the best way to rebuild public support for the Gaza ceasefire policy, but his political margins are narrowing.
PolicyWatch 3044
Ghaith al-Omari and Assaf Orion
Israel and Hamas cannot advance their current strategic goals through intensified fighting, but the Cairo dialogue could enable important short-term gains in Gaza.
PolicyWatch 3042
Netanyahu’s government has splintered following a new round of violence, raising questions about the utility of escalation versus reinstating the ceasefire with incremental infrastructure improvements in Gaza.
Articles & Op-Eds
Netanyahu outmaneuvers rivals, heads off early election.
