In recent years, it has become customary in much analysis of the Middle East emerging from Israel to divide Middle Eastern countries into a series of alliances or ‘camps.’ These camps are identified in a variety of ways. But the most usual depiction notes a tight, hierarchical bloc of states and movements dominated by the […]
Video: Symposium in Honor of Prof. Barry Rubin: “Israel in a Changed Middle East,” Part 1: State-to-State Issues & the Changed Region
Session 1: State-to-State Issues and the Changed Region: Opening remarks Prof. Uriel Reichman, President and Founder, IDC Herzliya. Judith Colp Rubin, Honorary President, Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs, IDC Herzliya. Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Director, Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs, IDC Herzliya. Panel Chair: Dr. Jonathan Spyer, […]
Between Alliance and Rivalry: Egyptian-Israeli Relations Remain Solid, If Not Particularly Warm
The following article appeared in the Jerusalem Report, March 7, 2016 The ill-advised declaration on February 6 by Infrastructure and Energy Minister Yuval Steinetz that Egypt had flooded some of Hamas’s Gazan smuggling tunnels at Israel’s request brought attention to an important development: Israeli-Egyptian relations have over the last two years reached an unprecedented level […]
Coming of Age in Sinai
Jerusalem Post, 10/7 The Sinai-based Islamic State affiliate Wilayat al-Sina (Sinai Province) claimed responsibility for the firing of three Grad rockets at Israel on July 3. This attack, which caused no casualties, came closely after a large-scale assault by the group against … Continue reading →![]()
Fall of Eagles: The Eclipse of the Arab Nationalist State
Tower Magazine, June 2015. The most significant dynamic in the Middle East over the last decade has been the collapse of strong, centralized regimes in a series of Arab states and their replacement by chaos, civil war, and the proliferation … Continue reading →![]()
The Middle East Battle Lines Are Drawn
Jerusalem Report, 16/4. In the last decade, the Middle East has been living through a political convulsion of historic proportions. Regimes that once appeared immovable have been destroyed or have receded. New forces have risen up and are making war … Continue reading →![]()
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