As Iran-backed proxies continue targeting Israeli and U.S. interests, mounting public anger in the Gulf states might spur leaders to announce production cuts at this week’s cartel meeting.

Nov 20, 2023

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• Simon Henderson

Despite reassuring U.S. officials during recent meetings, it is unclear whether Prime Minister Sudani can indefinitely placate an angry public or prevent Tehran’s militia proxies from further escalating the situation.

Nov 19, 2023

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• Bilal Wahab

Although Washington and its partners have kept the war from spreading so far, the lack of clear rules on some fronts—particularly Syria—has created a dangerous environment in which any actor might inadvertently cross someone’s red lines.

Nov 17, 2023

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• Andrew J. Tabler

Maps & Graphics

The combination of highly motivated young extremists on the ground, supportive far-right politicians back home, and ineffective local security measures may stoke a full-scale uprising if authorities continue to look the other way.

Nov 16, 2023

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• Neomi Neumann

The post-attack shutdown of the Tamar gas field had highlighted the vulnerability of Israel’s energy infrastructure.

Nov 15, 2023

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• Simon Henderson

Video

Four experts and former officials discuss the evolving military operation against Hamas, the status of the Lebanon front, the political plight of Arab governments, and the steps Israel must consider to balance its goals with growing international pressure.

Nov 9, 2023

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• Zohar Palti
• Hanin Ghaddar
• Ghaith al-Omari
• Dennis Ross

The antiaircraft system poses a manageable risk to Israeli operations along its northern border, but Washington must show Moscow and its associates that any benefits to such escalation are not worth the costs.

Nov 3, 2023

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• Andrew J. Tabler
• Anna Borshchevskaya

Fikra Forum

Without clearly stated goals and a well-defined exit strategy, Israel risks its counteroffensive becoming a punitive effort that costs immense civilian deaths while failing to establish lasting stability and peace in its southern sector.

Nov 3, 2023

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• Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

The country must come to terms with the fact that this war is deeply different from those it has fought in recent decades, and commit unwaveringly to transforming its security approach.

Nov 3, 2023

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• Assaf Orion

Changing the minds of anti-Semites is a lost cause, but Israel can win over other critics by committing more effort and ingenuity to the task of saving innocent Palestinian lives.

Nov 2, 2023

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• Robert Satloff
• Dennis Ross

Maps & Graphics

The energy sector is one indicator of the heavy costs the region will pay in the event of a wider conflict, with some effects already measurable in certain countries.

Nov 1, 2023

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• Noam Raydan

What Hamas unleashed on October 7 was so jarring that it is only natural to seek the comfort of historical examples to put Israel’s response in some digestible context.

Oct 30, 2023

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• Robert Satloff

Much optimism attended the continental response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion, but the October 7 Hamas attacks and their aftermath could dampen aspirations for European unity on the international stage.

Oct 30, 2023

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• Selin Uysal

◆ Tracking International Reactions to the Hamas-Israel War

For years, Hamas was lambasted by leading Arab voices as a terrorist group that worked against Palestinian interests. And then October 7 happened.

Oct 30, 2023

◆ Tracking International Reactions to the Hamas-Israel War

A former Lebanese journalist shares her experience growing up in Lebanon, her insights on Hezbollah, and her views on how associated threats might evolve amid the Gaza war.

Oct 27, 2023

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• Hanin Ghaddar

A perceived victory by the group will validate its ideology of rejection, give momentum to Iran and its collaborators, and foreclose the possibility of peace with Israel.

Oct 27, 2023

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• Dennis Ross

The belief that Hamas would abandon ideology for economic gain led to disastrous consequences.

Oct 27, 2023

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• David Makovsky

Palestinian residents of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, along with Arab Israelis, have not yet taken up Hamas’s call to join the fight, but amid increasing tensions, all sides must work diligently to preserve the fragile calm.

Oct 26, 2023

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• Neomi Neumann

◆ Tracking International Reactions to the Hamas-Israel War

The conflict will make it more difficult for Washington and Israel to preserve—let alone expand—the diplomatic progress they have made with North African governments in recent years, particularly as public opposition intensifies.

Oct 25, 2023

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• Sabina Henneberg

◆ Tracking International Reactions to the Hamas-Israel War

Cairo has understandable concerns about unsustainable refugee flows, Sinai terrorist threats, and longer-term Palestinian political aspirations, all of which need to be taken into account when pushing for humanitarian corridors into Gaza.

Oct 24, 2023

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• Ghaith al-Omari
• David Schenker