BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,892, January 19, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Arab street and social media responded to the riot on Capitol Hill in Washington with a combination of gloating and appreciation for the relative restraint shown by American …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,886, January 15, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Jared Kushner, son-in-law and Middle east envoy of outgoing US president Donald Trump, was instrumental in ushering in the peace agreements between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,830, November 25, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The announcement of the opening of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on the disputed gas reservoirs near the territorial waters of the two countries surprised many, though this will …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,802, November 6, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s recent normalization of relations with the UAE and Bahrain changed the rules of the game in the region. The winners so far are Israel and Gulf Arab states. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,750, September 16, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The US-brokered Israel-UAE normalization agreement was swiftly followed by a similar agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, as well as an Israel-Bahrain agreement. The Trump administration has momentum as it …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,745, September 14, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Normalized relations between Gulf States and Israel function as a deterrent to Iran. Qatar, which favors Iran at its Gulf neighbors’ expense, opposes this trend. Qatar and its Aljazeera …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,731, September 6, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Decades after the achievement of a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, the peace remains cold. Egypt continues to be institutionally hostile to Israel. Egyptian citizens who reside in …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,713, August 27, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently converted Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque, a decision that apparently involved no consultation and was executed swiftly after a surprise …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,699, August 19, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: It took the Arab world 41 years to produce another Sadat. The UAE’s brave soldier and strongman prince Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan proved his diplomatic vision by …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,688, August 12, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Even as Lebanon tries to recover from the terrible wounds inflicted by the devastating explosion that took place at the port of Beirut on August 4, another explosion could …
