Will geoeconomics carry Saudi-Israeli relations into the future?

11 Nov 202114 Dec 2021

Posted originally to The Cradle on 11 November 2021. Saudi-Israeli relations presently stand in sharp contrast to the full normalization Israel achieved with the UAE via the August 2020 Abraham…

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…

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…

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…