Middle Orient

Key DevelopmentsFars reported that the US had secretly transferred personnel and military equipment to Camp Titin in Jordan in an effort to move them beyond potential threats.Iranian media said Washington apparently believed Tehran lacked detailed intelligence on the facility, describing the subsequent IRGC strike as an intelligence and operational success.The …

Key TakeawaysThe new issue, Palestine Fights Back, challenges the political and intellectual taboo surrounding serious discussion of Palestinian armed resistance.Six essays examine resistance through the experiences of Palestine, South Africa and the wider region, addressing strategy, culture, history and political agency.Contributors include Ronnie Kasrils, Tahrir Hamdi, Ramzy Baroud, Robert Inlakesh …

For years, Washington hoped it could reach one big deal with Saudi Arabia. The United States would strengthen rits security relationship with Riyadh and help the kingdom build a civilian nuclear program. In return, Saudi Arabia would recognize Israel. If it worked, Washington would bring Saudi Arabia closer to Israel …

At the end of August, Israel resumed active attacks on the positions of the Shiite Hezbollah movement. The reason was attempts to attack Israeli soldiers with FPV drones in southern Lebanon. Among the victims of the Israeli army’s strike were civilians, which, in turn, again called into question the progress …

Washington is changing some of its most reliable military partnerships in the Middle East because it believes states, markets, and diplomacy can deliver what American troops and Kurdish proxies increasingly cannot. The End of the Post-ISIS* BargainThe juxtaposition could hardly be more striking. On August 24, the United States removed …

For decades, Washington has justified its military presence in the Middle East as necessary to protect global energy security. American naval forces would safeguard shipping, military partnerships would deter attacks on oil-producing states, and sanctions would restrain governments regarded as threats to the US-led regional order. The promise was simple: …

Moscow continues its campaign of sabotage, cyberattacks, and other asymmetric tactics in an attempt to extend the battlefield and make it more painful for NATO countries to continue supporting Ukraine. Russian operations in Europe have become increasingly brazen with little concern about attribution. After Ukraine’s use of UK-made missiles, a …

The family of Majdi Nema, known widely by his nom de guerre Islam Alloush, says the Syrian Ministry of Justice has formally requested his extradition from France. The petition, submitted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeks the return of the former Jaysh al-Islam spokesman, who has been held in …

A broad consensus has taken shape across Israeli semi-official circles, military commentators and strategic research centers: Syria has entered a new chapter in its modern history. This assessment underlies U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to remove Syria from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, a designation imposed in …

The growing public discontent with the presence of American troops in Jordan, fueled by the regional conflict and Iran’s strategy, is putting the country’s government in a serious crisis of trust, forcing the authorities to choose between a strategic alliance with the United States and the internal stability of the …