Saudi Arabia

Dubai became a genuine destination for vacationers as well as for professionals making decisions about where to plan their lives. Saudi Arabia embarked on its own lofty ambitions with Vision 2030.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar signaled that diplomacy with Iran remains possible, even after renewed missile attacks on Israel.

The Gulf is drifting toward Israel faster than any normalization summit could have achieved, but internal American politics is lowering the pressure on Iran.

As the region’s most influential Arab and Muslim state, Saudi Arabia's choices will shape the trajectory of normalization far beyond its own borders.

Gulf leaders are using their growing influence in Washington to press President Trump away from Netanyahu’s war footing and toward a regional settlement tied to the Palestinian issue.

From deterrence to diplomacy, the Iran war upended long-held beliefs about security in the Middle East.

From ancient persecutions to modern conflicts, antisemitism continues to shape attitudes toward Israel.

Future wars with Iran are likely to be longer in duration, while Israel's defense sales record breaks its record again, reaching USD 19 billion.

“Sunni axis” is a term that is gaining currency. It refers to a new security alliance of Sunni states that seems to be emerging, with the SMDA at its heart. Turkey and Qatar will probably join.

Despite the crisis, the conditions for a diplomatic breakthrough may be emerging beneath the surface – if Washington is willing to rethink the sequencing and political assumptions behind its strategy