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Far from producing a melting pot of coexistence and equality, forcing Israelis and Palestinians into a single state would only inflame the conflict and trigger an endless struggle over dominance.

The second season of the Decision Points podcast with host David Makovsky focuses on key Israeli and Arab leaders.

Some Gulf governments have welcomed the paradigm-changing Israel-UAE agreement while others have not, and those who follow Abu Dhabi’s path will do so based on their own interests and timetables.

Statements and actions by Israel and the UAE show how much regional decisionmaking is still shaped by U.S. assurances that enable parties to calibrate their cost-benefit analyses—an approach that could serve as a template for potential future Israel-Gulf ties.

Emirati leaders apparently understood that this move would preserve the two-state option and preempt Iran from exploiting the annexation issue—while also opening access to previously off-limits U.S. weaponry.

با توجه به معضلاتی که تلافی اقدامات خرابکارانه اخیر‌ و مرگ قاسم سلیمانی به وجود خواهد آورد، ایران احتمالاً هرگونه اقدام نظامی قابل‌توجهی علیه اهداف ایالات متحده را تا کمی پیش از انتخابات نوامبر یا بعد از آن به تعویق خواهد انداخت.

Most parties would be happy maintaining the status quo, but staying course on the current security trends is unsustainable and may lead to escalation unless the Security Council revises its peacekeeping mission and procedures.

As Riyadh aims to revamp the kingdom’s place in the international community, its near-term approach to Iran and Israel will have much to say about the Gulf neighborhood’s future trajectory.

Political, social, and epidemiological missteps have left the country with limited options short of an onerous national lockdown.