Perspective Papers Archive

Israel’s Self-Imposed “White Paper”

Is Yemen the Next Frontier for the Turkey-Russia Conflict?

The Mysterious Explosions at Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

The Sovereignty Debate Has Changed Israeli Discourse

Racism Is Recognized as Intrinsic to Western Societies. Why Isn’t Antisemitism?

What’s in a Name? The Israeli-Palestinian Case

Facing a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up

The Mike Flynn Case: A Disgrace to the FBI, Not to Flynn

Qatar’s Anti-Saudi Seeds of the Islamist Quartet

The Benefits of Decreased Security Cooperation with the PA

Turkey and Qatar: Love in Bloom

Will the PA Erupt Over Israeli Sovereignty in the Jordan Valley?

UAE-Turkey Rivalry Wreaks Havoc in Libya and Syria

Will Kurdish Unity Talks Lead to a More Muscular US Policy on Syria?

As US-China Competition Unfolds, Russia Watches Closely

A Stand Must Be Taken Against the Promotion of Murder

Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program: Approaching Breakout

Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter—and That Could Be Tricky

The “Floyd Crisis” and How to Resolve It

Delhi Must Help Taipei Get Into the WHO

The West Bank’s Status Quo is More Dangerous than Applying Sovereignty

Red and Green Virtue-Signaling — An American “Intifada”?

Post-Coronavirus Societies: Where We Are Right Now

Israel and the Precision-Guided Missile Threat

Netanyahu’s Complex Dilemma

Thinking Beyond the EastMed Pipeline

Religious and Cultural Obstacles to China’s BRI in the Middle East

Iran’s Anti-Israel Bill: Desperation Masquerading as Legislation

Athens and Jerusalem Have a Diplomatic Opportunity

Whitewashing Achille Mbembe’s Antisemitism

Turkey: Are the Anni di Piombo Making a Return?

Palestinians Ramp Up Incitement to Murder Jews

Staring Into the Abyss of US-China Decoupling

Pompeo’s Visit to Israel and the Chinese Connection

The 1982 Lebanon War and Its Repercussions for Israel’s National Security

After New York

Turkey’s Selective Amnesia

Twitter Favors Dictator Khamenei over President Trump Against US Interests

The Shifting Boundaries of Antisemitism

Government Accountability Is Being Tested in the Age of Coronavirus

A Peace Treaty Is Not a License to Extort

Gulf Security: The Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options

Georgia’s Relations with Israel and the US

Opinion Polling During the Coronavirus Crisis

Michel Foucault and Iran’s Ayatollahs

Coronavirus and the Middle East

Mobile Nuclear Microreactor Development: A Military-Civilian Symbiosis

European Jewish Communities and the Coronavirus Crisis

Gantz’s Challenges and Agenda as Israel’s New Defense Minister

Israel’s Frustrating Experience in South Lebanon

The US-Israeli Campaign Against the ICC

The Abandonment of the South Lebanon Army: A Moral and a Strategic Failure

US Aid to Israel Is a High-Yield Investment

Israel’s Flight from South Lebanon 20 Years On

China and the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Return to the Era of Spheres of Influence in Eurasia

Middle Eastern Jewry as a Bridge Between Israel and the Arab World

Israel’s Image on Ramadan TV

How an Elite IDF Unit Is Mobilizing to Fight Coronavirus

Neo-Jacksonianism: US Foreign Policy at a Historic Crossroads

How Coronavirus Emergency Measures Threaten Civil Rights

Saudi Arabia’s Problems: Coronavirus, the Economy, and Geopolitics

Iran’s Nuclear and Military Efforts in the Shadow of Coronavirus and Economic Collapse

How Can We Help Foreign Journalists Understand Israel?

The Chinese View of Western-Russia Competition

The Battle of the Coronavirus Narratives

The Jordan Valley Annexation Dilemma: A Realistic Approach

How Coronavirus Policy and Environmental Policy Intersect

A Golden Opportunity to Develop the West Bank Communities

The American Public and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2000-2020

Are the Kurds the Next Kingmakers in Turkey?

Turkey: Post-Coronavirus Challenges Are Likely to Hurt

The Ineffectiveness of the FATF

Media Frenzy Notwithstanding, Kim Jong-un Is Apparently Still Alive

Coronavirus and the Modern State

The Turkish Sultan’s Dubious Charm Offensive

Coronavirus Could Revolutionize America’s China Policy

Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the USA: Slippery Oil Triangle

Coronavirus: Improvisation Is the Key to a Successful Response

Putin’s Religious Soft Power Hits Jerusalem

Coronavirus Threatens to Drive Wedge into US-Gulf Relations

Turkey and the Libyan and Syrian Civil Wars

Pandemic Sets the Stage for a Western-Asian Ideological Contest

How Society Will Change as the Coronavirus Crisis Abates

Coronavirus and the Arab Culture of Secrecy

Putin’s Coronavirus Crisis Is Not “Under Control”

A Tale of Two Leaders: Netanyahu During the Coronavirus Crisis and Ben-Gurion During the War of Independence

Monotheistic Religions and the Coronavirus Crisis

Despite Coronavirus, Hezbollah Remains a Dangerous Threat to Israel

Turkey and Coronavirus: Divided We Stand

Israel Is Fighting Spies at Home While It Battles Coronavirus

Coronavirus, Security, and the Cyber-Order

Coronavirus: A Sputnik Moment for Science Education

The Fauda Effect: Israeli Active Defense on the Screen

Coronavirus Is Hitting Russia on More than the Economy

Why Coronavirus Hasn’t Stopped Iranian Aggression

The Quds Force Commander’s Visit to Iraq

Coronavirus Reveals the Lack of Unity at the EU and the UN

UN Treaty Body Promotes BDS at Urging of Norwegian NGO

Political Leadership During the Coronavirus Crisis

Israel’s Self-Imposed “White Paper”

Is Yemen the Next Frontier for the Turkey-Russia Conflict?

The Mysterious Explosions at Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

The Sovereignty Debate Has Changed Israeli Discourse

Racism Is Recognized as Intrinsic to Western Societies. Why Isn’t Antisemitism?

What’s in a Name? The Israeli-Palestinian Case

Facing a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up

The Mike Flynn Case: A Disgrace to the FBI, Not to Flynn

Qatar’s Anti-Saudi Seeds of the Islamist Quartet

The Benefits of Decreased Security Cooperation with the PA

Turkey and Qatar: Love in Bloom

Will the PA Erupt Over Israeli Sovereignty in the Jordan Valley?

UAE-Turkey Rivalry Wreaks Havoc in Libya and Syria

Will Kurdish Unity Talks Lead to a More Muscular US Policy on Syria?

As US-China Competition Unfolds, Russia Watches Closely

A Stand Must Be Taken Against the Promotion of Murder

Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program: Approaching Breakout

Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter—and That Could Be Tricky

The “Floyd Crisis” and How to Resolve It

Delhi Must Help Taipei Get Into the WHO

The West Bank’s Status Quo is More Dangerous than Applying Sovereignty

Red and Green Virtue-Signaling — An American “Intifada”?

Post-Coronavirus Societies: Where We Are Right Now

Israel and the Precision-Guided Missile Threat

Netanyahu’s Complex Dilemma

Thinking Beyond the EastMed Pipeline

Religious and Cultural Obstacles to China’s BRI in the Middle East

Iran’s Anti-Israel Bill: Desperation Masquerading as Legislation

Athens and Jerusalem Have a Diplomatic Opportunity

Whitewashing Achille Mbembe’s Antisemitism

Turkey: Are the Anni di Piombo Making a Return?

Palestinians Ramp Up Incitement to Murder Jews

Staring Into the Abyss of US-China Decoupling

Pompeo’s Visit to Israel and the Chinese Connection

The 1982 Lebanon War and Its Repercussions for Israel’s National Security

After New York

Turkey’s Selective Amnesia

Twitter Favors Dictator Khamenei over President Trump Against US Interests

The Shifting Boundaries of Antisemitism

Government Accountability Is Being Tested in the Age of Coronavirus

A Peace Treaty Is Not a License to Extort

Gulf Security: The Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options

Georgia’s Relations with Israel and the US

Opinion Polling During the Coronavirus Crisis

Michel Foucault and Iran’s Ayatollahs

Coronavirus and the Middle East

Mobile Nuclear Microreactor Development: A Military-Civilian Symbiosis

European Jewish Communities and the Coronavirus Crisis

Gantz’s Challenges and Agenda as Israel’s New Defense Minister

Israel’s Frustrating Experience in South Lebanon

The US-Israeli Campaign Against the ICC

The Abandonment of the South Lebanon Army: A Moral and a Strategic Failure

US Aid to Israel Is a High-Yield Investment

Israel’s Flight from South Lebanon 20 Years On

China and the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Return to the Era of Spheres of Influence in Eurasia

Middle Eastern Jewry as a Bridge Between Israel and the Arab World

Israel’s Image on Ramadan TV

How an Elite IDF Unit Is Mobilizing to Fight Coronavirus

Neo-Jacksonianism: US Foreign Policy at a Historic Crossroads

How Coronavirus Emergency Measures Threaten Civil Rights

Saudi Arabia’s Problems: Coronavirus, the Economy, and Geopolitics

Iran’s Nuclear and Military Efforts in the Shadow of Coronavirus and Economic Collapse

How Can We Help Foreign Journalists Understand Israel?

The Chinese View of Western-Russia Competition

The Battle of the Coronavirus Narratives

The Jordan Valley Annexation Dilemma: A Realistic Approach

How Coronavirus Policy and Environmental Policy Intersect

A Golden Opportunity to Develop the West Bank Communities

The American Public and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2000-2020

Are the Kurds the Next Kingmakers in Turkey?

Turkey: Post-Coronavirus Challenges Are Likely to Hurt

The Ineffectiveness of the FATF

Media Frenzy Notwithstanding, Kim Jong-un Is Apparently Still Alive

Coronavirus and the Modern State

The Turkish Sultan’s Dubious Charm Offensive

Coronavirus Could Revolutionize America’s China Policy

Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the USA: Slippery Oil Triangle

Coronavirus: Improvisation Is the Key to a Successful Response

Putin’s Religious Soft Power Hits Jerusalem

Coronavirus Threatens to Drive Wedge into US-Gulf Relations

Turkey and the Libyan and Syrian Civil Wars

Pandemic Sets the Stage for a Western-Asian Ideological Contest

How Society Will Change as the Coronavirus Crisis Abates

Coronavirus and the Arab Culture of Secrecy

Putin’s Coronavirus Crisis Is Not “Under Control”

A Tale of Two Leaders: Netanyahu During the Coronavirus Crisis and Ben-Gurion During the War of Independence