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🇮🇱 Israel votes on October 27. What's at stake?
Our new interactive visual guide breaks down the parties, projected Knesset seats, coalition dynamics, and key policy divides, from Gaza to West Bank annexation.
📊 Interactive charts + downloadable PDF
✍️ @Rachel_LNelson | @SSiminoff | @HankLlewRogers
Explore here: bit.ly/4dHaX5p
✍️ [#Report] Can disarmament alone curb the influence of Iran-backed armed factions in Iraq?
A new MEPC Policy Blueprint by @MohammedASalih examines how the fasail have expanded their reach across Iraq’s political institutions, security sector, and economy, and why U.S. policy must look beyond military solutions.
🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/4yrYvxP
Pleased to share my detailed report for @MidEastPolicy, published today.
It’s the product of weeks of research and writing. The report examines the full scale of the challenge Iran-backed Shia armed factions pose to Iraq and explains why current efforts at “disarmament” are likely to fail-- and may produce the opposite effect: legitimizing these groups’ role in Iraq’s political process and state institutions.
Give it a read -- I’d be glad to hear your thoughts.
mepc.org/policy-blueprint/re…
🗞️ Why did Saudi Arabia stop issuing public warnings before deadly airport attacks?
@sultaan_1 tells @Reuters' @timourazhari that Riyadh is seeking to balance military action with reassuring the public and international stakeholders.
Read more here:
reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
🗞️ [#InTheNews] Seven months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, can military gains lead to lasting stability?
In @Forbes, @KamranBokhari examines why diplomacy is critical to reshaping Middle East security.
Read more here ⤵️
forbes.com/sites/kamranbokha…
Middle East Policy Council retweeted
“October 7 Legacies: Regional War, Global Crisis” is the new special issue of Middle East Policy Journal, examining the far-reaching consequences of Oc 7.
Pleased that my article, “Beyond Symbolism: The Effects of Palestinian State Recognition,” has been selected for this issue—bringing Palestinian rights, sovereignty, and self-determination into a critical debate about the region’s political future.
How can recognition translate into meaningful change beyond diplomatic symbolism?
The article is free to read for at least 30 days. I welcome colleagues, policymakers, and students to read & share it.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
«إرث السابع من أكتوبر: حرب إقليمية وأزمة عالمية» هو العدد الخاص الجديد من المجلة العلمية الأكثر تأثيراً في صناعة السياسة Middle East Policy، الذي يتناول التداعيات الواسعة للسابع من أكتوبر.
يسعدني اختيار مقالي «ما وراء الرمزية: آثار الاعتراف بالدولة الفلسطينية» ضمن هذا العدد، بما يضع الحقوق الفلسطينية والسيادة وتقرير المصير في صلب النقاش حول المستقبل السياسي للمنطقة.
كيف يتحول الاعتراف بالدولة الفلسطينية من موقف دبلوماسي إلى أثر ملموس على الأرض؟
المقال متاح للقراءة مجانًا لمدة لا تقل عن ٣٠ يومًا. أدعو الزملاء والباحثين وصنّاع القرار والطلبة إلى القراءة.
رابط المقال 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
#فلسطين #الاعتراف_بالدولة_الفلسطينية #دلال_عريقات
@MidEastPolicy
#Palestine #StateRecognition #MiddleEastPolicy
Middle East Policy Council retweeted
I joined @Express247PK to discuss the ramifications of Oct 7, its effect on U.S. grand strategy, and the future of Republican politics.
If you'd like to learn more, see the link below.
🔗 youtu.be/k0dUmuKVUw4?si=RHlO…
Middle East Policy Council retweeted
New article on the Iran wars out in a special issue of @MidEastPolicy Journal focusing on the legacies of October 7. Free to read for the next thirty days.
doi.org/10.1111%2Fmepo.70105
🧵 The latest fighting in Yemen may look like a struggle for control of Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea.
But the more important contest is over leverage ahead of future negotiations.
A short thread by @HankLlewRogers ⤵️
3/ Neither side has an easy military path forward.
Saudi air power makes further Houthi territorial consolidation difficult.
But the Houthis’ organization and geography make any campaign into their mountainous stronghold prohibitively costly.
4/ That creates stronger incentives for compromise.
The recent fighting is therefore not simply about controlling territory or the Red Sea.
Both sides are positioning themselves for the likelihood of future negotiations, and trying to enter them with as much leverage as possible.
✍️ Henry Rogers, Associate Analyst, Middle East Policy Council
🎥 Three years after October 7, how has U.S. policy toward the Middle East changed?
In this special MEPC InSight, @NicholasAHeras, @MuqtedarKhan and @HenryRoger34691, each share a brief perspective on the shifts that have shaped U.S. policy toward the region since October 2023.
🗞️ [#MEPCJournal] How did Israel fail to anticipate the October 7 attack despite multiple warning signs?
@ruthsantini and @NovellisAndrea examine how entrenched assumptions, institutional dynamics, and technological overconfidence shaped Israeli intelligence assessments of Hamas.
🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4y6HcCa
Middle East Policy Council retweeted
How is America’s global strategy changing and where does Pakistan fit?
On the latest Geopolitical GupShup, Dr. Kamran Bokhari (@KamranBokhari) joins us to unpack shifting US priorities, a changing West Asia, great-power competition and the choices Pakistan faces in navigating this new geopolitical landscape.
Watch: youtu.be/ySVZvYE5RlY
@MidEastPolicy @NewlinesInst @OtherImranKhan @khansheharyar @jumainasiddiqui @KaleemImam @NDF_Pak
Middle East Policy Council retweeted
I spoke with @themworldnews on the U.S.-Iran conflict.
We discussed:
The current U.S. strategy for Iran, Long-term regional U.S. strategy, the evolving pressure of the midterms on U.S. decision-making, the Mecca pact, Israel, and much more
🔗:youtube.com/watch?v=cw2u2O20…
Middle East Policy Council retweeted
How is America’s global strategy changing—and what does it mean for Pakistan?
In this episode of Geopolitical GupShup, we sit down with Dr. Kamran Bokhari (@KamranBokhari), geopolitical analyst, Senior Resident Fellow at the Middle East Policy Council (@MidEastPolicy) and Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy (@NewlinesInst) in Washington, D.C.
The conversation explores shifting U.S. priorities, the evolving strategic landscape in West Asia, and Pakistan’s choices in an increasingly contested world. From regional rivalries to great-power competition, we examine how Pakistan can navigate uncertainty, strengthen its diplomatic position, and respond to emerging risks and opportunities.
Like, share, and subscribe to Geopolitical GupShup for more conversations on geopolitics, security, and international affairs.
@OtherImranKhan @khansheharyar @jumainasiddiqui @KaleemImam
youtu.be/ySVZvYE5RlY?si=InWw…
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Middle East Policy Council retweeted
🗞️ [#InTheNews] New @ArabBarometer findings featured in @ForeignAffairs show a notable shift in Palestinian public opinion: support for a two-state solution is higher today than it was around October 2023.
Read the analysis by Michael Robbins, @AmaneyJamal and Mark Tessler here ⤵️ foreignaffairs.com/palestini…
🔎 [#StrategicExaminer] A decade after Saudi Arabia launched its intervention in Yemen, the balance of power has shifted.
In their latest analysis, Safa Al-Saeedi and Christina Bouri examine four Saudi strategic miscalculations that they argue helped strengthen the Houthis, and the implications for Red Sea security and regional stability.
Read more here: mepc.org/strategic-examiner/…
📰 [#Journal] How much leverage does Turkey really have in post-Assad Syria?
@bar_caglar examines the SDF’s integration into the Syrian state and argues that U.S. security, financial, and diplomatic influence continues to shape what outcomes are possible.
Read here: bit.ly/3TkB8HT
