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Israeli Election Will Be The Most Toxic In Its History – OpEd

Israeli Election Will Be The Most Toxic In Its History – OpEd

By Yossi Mekelberg Key Takeaways: From the moment the sixth Benjamin Netanyahu government — and, one hopes, the last —

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Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Program And The Hard Questions – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Key Takeaways: There is much that can be said about the Saudi nuclear agreement with the US,

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How To Tackle The Houthis’ Expanded Threat – OpEd

How To Tackle The Houthis’ Expanded Threat – OpEd

By Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy Key Takeaways: It is easy to fall for the illusion that the Houthi threat to shipping

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French Voters Should Take Inspiration From De Gaulle – OpEd

French Voters Should Take Inspiration From De Gaulle – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro Key Takeaways: I recently dedicated six hours of my time to watching “La Bataille de Gaulle,” an

22.07.2026 5

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Becoming PM Was The Easy Part For UK’s Burnham – OpEd

Becoming PM Was The Easy Part For UK’s Burnham – OpEd

By Yossi Mekelberg Key Takeaways: The most predictable outcome of the Labour Party leadership contest — to become its next

21.07.2026 1

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At The White House, Aoun Seeks To Win The Peace He Is Selling – OpEd

At The White House, Aoun Seeks To Win The Peace He Is Selling – OpEd

By Osama Al-Sharif Key Takeaways: Joseph Aoun will on Tuesday become the first sitting Lebanese head of state to walk

20.07.2026 8

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Iran: The Charade Is Over – OpEd

Iran: The Charade Is Over – OpEd

By Jason D. Greenblatt Key Takeaways: For years, Tehran offered the Gulf quiet diplomacy and careful engagement, along with promises

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Defense Deals Signal Rise Of A New-Look NATO – OpEd

Defense Deals Signal Rise Of A New-Look NATO – OpEd

By Andrew Hammond Key Takeaways: The dust is still settling from the recent NATO summit in Turkiye, a key forum

18.07.2026 5

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Macron Gives Syria’s Reconstruction A Vital Boost – OpEd

Macron Gives Syria’s Reconstruction A Vital Boost – OpEd

By Zaid M. Belbagi Key Takeaways French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus last week was the first by an

16.07.2026 5

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Iran Threatens The Red Sea To Create A Second Chokepoint – OpEd

Iran Threatens The Red Sea To Create A Second Chokepoint – OpEd

By Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg Key Takeaways In its latest bid to escalate, Iran has gone all-out. After closing the

15.07.2026 7

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How To End The Strait Of Hormuz Crisis – OpEd

By Osama Al-Sharif Key Takeaways: More than four months after Israel and the US launched their war against Iran and

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Veneer Of Normality Developing In Syria’s Homs – OpEd

By Chris Doyle Key Takeaways: Syria has rarely featured in the news of late. Perhaps that is a relief. Syrians

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1,000 Days After Oct. 7, Israelis Still Wait For Answers – OpEd

By Yossi Mekelberg Key Takeaways To mark 1,000 days since the horrific surprise attack on Israeli border communities near the

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Why Macron Must Reject Any Role For Hezbollah In Lebanon’s Future – OpEd

By Khaled Abou Zahr Key Takeaways French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria obviously covered many files, from energy to

09.07.2026 10

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Could There Be A NATO Without The US? – OpEd

Key Takeaways By Mohamed Chebaro In a book published last year called “If Russia Wins: A scenario,” German academic Carlo

08.07.2026 9

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Falling Down The Houthi Rabbit Hole – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Key Takeaways Someone asked: Why do the Saudis not resolve the situation in Yemen and put an

06.07.2026 10

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The Gulf’s Delicate, Multilayered Approach To Iran – OpEd

By Hassan Al-Mustafa Key Takeaways Anyone observing Gulf-Iranian relations will find that, between June 25 and July 4, three significant

05.07.2026 10

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America At 250: Why The US Still Wrestles With Its Ideals At Home And Its Role Abroad – OpEd

By Jonathan Gornall On the occasion of its 250th birthday this July 4, amid the usual fireworks, state fairs, battle

04.07.2026 10

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The Need To Restore The Gulf Front – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The Arab Gulf states face security and existential challenges that may be greater than anything they have

02.07.2026 10

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Burnham Will Quickly Find That Real Solutions Are Not Easy – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro Will Labour MPs dare ask themselves whether they were too hasty in pushing outgoing Prime Minister Keir

01.07.2026 10

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How Burnham Might Approach The Middle East As PM – OpEd

By Chris Doyle Back in September 2012, I took Andy Burnham on a parliamentary delegation to the West Bank. It

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US-Israel Rift Has Been Brewing For Some Time – OpEd

By Yossi Mekelberg There is perhaps nowhere further removed from the horrors of war unfolding across the Middle East than

29.06.2026 10

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Gulf States And The Handover Of Hormuz To Iran – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The Strait of Hormuz has been opened, and Iran has begun to act as its policeman, controlling

27.06.2026 10

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How Turkey Reads The US-Iran Deal – OpEd

By Dr. Sinem Cengiz Key Takeaways In 2013, Micheal Krepon wrote an essay in which he argued that the US,

26.06.2026 10

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Brexit At 10: UK’s Political Churn Intensifies – OpEd

By Andrew Hammond June 23, 2016 — the date of the Brexit referendum — remains a seismic moment in the

25.06.2026 10

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Is Iran Losing Hezbollah Or Playing It More Carefully? – OpEd

By Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy In the evolving landscape of the Middle East, where the Israeli-Palestinian conflict intersects with broader regional

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Hezbollah Will Never Choose Lebanon Over Iran – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro Lebanon this week remembered the outbreak of its civil war 51 years ago. If anything, April 13,

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Zero Sum: How The Iran War Failed Everyone – OpEd

By Osama Al-Sharif The ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran is facing serious challenges, just hours after it was

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All Eyes On Islamabad – OpEd

By Faisal J. Abbas It would not be an exaggeration to say that Pakistan pulled the proverbial rabbit out of

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The ‘No Kings’ Illusion In America – OpEd

By Dalia Al-Aqidi Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across the US on March 28. The scenes

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Breaking Point As US Allies Look Beyond Trump Era – OpEd

By Andrew Hammond US President Donald Trump’s first term of office strained relationships with much of the world, especially Europe.

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Preparing For The Post-Iran War Era – OpEd

By Hani Hazaimeh The Middle East stands at a dangerous inflection point. The confrontation involving Iran, Israel and the US

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Is The Far Right In Retreat In Europe? – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro As the world grapples with the ramifications of the US-Israeli war against Iran and all the uncertainties

01.04.2026 20

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The Prospects Of The European Right After France’s Local Elections – OpEd

By Eyad Abu Shakra French voters made their voices heard in the mid-March municipal elections, whose insights into the trajectory

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When Can American Bases Be Removed? – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz was a predictable possibility, present in every potential war scenario. There

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Iran Turning Nuclear Ambiguity Into A Wartime Weapon – OpEd

By Zaid M. Belbagi The world’s most consequential nuclear standoff is being conducted largely in the dark. The International Atomic

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Israel–Lebanon Border Security Calls For Cooperation, Not Control – OpEd

By Yossi Mekelberg With alarming frequency and rather quickly, the border between Israel and Lebanon can shift from calm to

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Why Some Arabs Still Justify Iran’s Aggression – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed In theory, at least, the Arab majority is expected to take a clear stance against Iran over

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Iran War A Five-Star Opportunity For West Bank Settlers – OpEd

By Chris Doyle Back in November 1989, Benjamin Netanyahu made a speech at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv. He argued

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Gulf States Building Trust Through Iran ‘War’ Response – OpEd

By Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib Many articles and social media posts have been published in the last two weeks covering

16.03.2026 20

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France Chooses The Nuclear Option – OpEd

By Yossi Mekelberg With the eyes of the world fixed on the Middle East, the recent announcement by President Emmanuel

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No Regime Change, No Exit: The Iran War’s Reckoning Begins – OpEd

By Osama Al-Sharif Almost two weeks after the US and Israel launched what they described as a preemptive strike against

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The End Of Iran As A Military Power – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Although only one week has passed since the outbreak of large-scale war, the imbalance in the balance

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Will Hezbollah Hear Lebanese Pleas For Peace? – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro It never ceases to amaze me how the Lebanese never seem to have enough of discord and

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Turkey Walks A Tightrope As US-Iran Conflict Escalates – OpEd

By Dr. Sinem Cengiz Turkiye has long paid a heavy price for being bordered by unstable states. Now, it faces

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Iran’s Own Goal: How Tehran Lost The Gulf – OpEd

By Faisal J. Abbas A famous proverb states: “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than

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Should We Fear A New Iran? – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed A new Iran means an Iran different from the one we have known for four decades. Perhaps

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Huckabee’s Positions Closer To Netanyahu’s Than Trump’s – OpEd

By Chris Doyle A single interview with an American diplomat has triggered a furious joint statement from 14 states, most

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Iran Must Not Be Allowed To Use Nuclear Talks As A Diversion – OpEd

By Nadim Shehadi We are back at it — negotiations over Iran’s nuclear weapons, possibly with a limited or even

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Tech Giants Need Reining In, But How? – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro Children and their use of social media is becoming an increasingly challenging topic for parents and authorities

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