Foreign Policy Drivers… The Israeli Interest in Ending the Blockade of Qatar 12 Feb 202120 Jul 2021 Posted originally to Antiwar.com on 12 February 2020. Jared Kushner’s role in the recent Qatar-GCC normalization is arguably its most noteworthy aspect. Given his profile and the context of his key role…
Foreign Policy Drivers… Why the Gulf Arab States Are Tailor-Made Allies for Israel 19 Aug 202014 Jun 2021 Posted originally to Antiwar.com on 19 August 2019. Israel-GCC ties were strategic even before the first official Israel-GCC diplomatic normalization took place recently with the UAE. For Israel, the mode…
Geopolitical… Yemen’s Houthis and the ‘Iran versus Saudi Arabia’ false binary 3 Jun 202019 Jun 2021 Posted originally to Strafasia on 2 June 2020. Notably in Pakistan, the notion of a regional ‘Iran versus Saudi Arabia’ struggle for influence is a popular framework adhered to by…
