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Missiles Hit Riyadh: Iran’s Warning to the Gulf Countries

Judging by recent events, Iran appears to be heading towards a new escalation with the Gulf countries. The stalemate between the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition persists, as neither of the parties has managed to strike a decisive blow. However, the Houthis have discovered a weak point in the Saudi defense-the vulnerability of […]

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Saudi Reset with Iraq

Iraqi Shi’i leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s July 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia is evidence of a paradigmatic shift in Saudi policy. Aware that the Shi’a comprise the majority in Iraq, the kingdom appears to be abandoning its previous sectarian stance and is reaching out to the Shi’a population there. The Saudis have thus made use of […]

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The Mirage of the Mid-East “Moderate Alliance”

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 […]

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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, […]