Category: Security

  • Security as strategy? Israeli Arab Gulf states alignment

    A few months after the Abraham accords were signed between Israel, Bahrain and the UAE, the Pentagon announced the transfer of command oversight of Israel from the US European Command (EUCOM) to its key military command outpost in the Gulf, CENTCOM. While the transition may be seen to pave the way for an overt regional […]
    Nasser Khdour/
    May 22, 2024
  • Iran in a Shifting US Foreign Policy

    Following Biden’s election as President of the United States, many officials who served under the Obama administration returned to senior positions. With them, they brought familiar approaches to the same pressing issues which continue to plague the Middle East. Iran sees this as a golden opportunity for rapprochement with the U.S, but on its own […]
    Bassam Barabandi/
    May 22, 2024