Policy Analysis

Respondents in local surveys are increasingly expressing pragmatic views on Israeli normalization, Iranian nuclear issues, religious moderation, and other hot topics.

The new Israeli government, with Naftali Bennett at the helm, has once again demonstrated a flexibility and willingness to compromise in its approach to resolving crises.

After the signing of the Abraham Accords, Morocco stands uniquely positioned to help with any negotiations between Hamas and Israel.

Yemen's Islah Party and Saudi Arabia have enjoyed a special relationship for over a decade, but now internal politics threaten to tarnish this unique partnership.

Iraq needs stability before it can invest in projects like a planned nuclear power plant.

As Turkey begins to realize the strategic potential of closer ties with Israel, it could rely on Azerbaijan to help facilitate a rapprochement.

While plagued by difficulties and divisions, the hope created by the Hirak movement is still alive, and Algerians should work to cultivate it.

One underlying issue should be of particular concern during this trip: the ongoing Syrian crisis and the humanitarian and security burdens shouldered by Jordan.

If the United States will not provide Egypt with greater air to air capabilities, Egypt will risk sanctions in order to acquire them.

Entrenched corruption in Iraq's health system is costing people their lives.

A settlement on the site of the Eviatar outpost could pose a major obstacle to any plans for a Palestinian state.

Without an exerted international peace effort, the siege on Marib could destroy the possibility of a unified Yemen.

In spite of recent attempts to reinvigorate the Arab world, the failure to effectively address the region’s polarization remains a major obstacle to development.

The removal of Iranian militias from Syria could be a source for cooperation between the United States and Russia.

The Islamic State's strategic understandings of geographic territory, time, and victory are critical elements in its potential for a resurgence.

Starting in early October 2019, when Iraq witnessed a swell of large protests in the capital, Baghdad, along with other cities in the south, protesters were violently repressed—the harshest crackdown on protesters since the downfall of Saddam’s regime in 2003.

In order to understand the recent surge in migrants to Spanish enclaves in Morocco, one must understand the lopsided economic relationship between the EU and African countries.

Reforms are needed to open greater opportunities for Iraqi women's political representation.

The Abraham Accords seem to have neither obfuscated not strengthened the Palestinian cause.

Without genuine, serious introspection, any resolution to the current tensions between Arabs and Jews in Israel will likely be superficial.