Arab women want male guardianship
Britain has called for the abolition of the Saudi system of male guardianship for women, but have the women themselves been asked what they want?
Experts Opinion
Distancing Israeli Arab moderates instead of drawing them closer
This Islamic State madness has gone on long enough
An obsession with Israel that even trumps national self-interest
Who’s fighting who in the Middle East?
In the ever-shifting kaleidoscope of political, religious, economic, strategic and tactical considerations that mark the Middle East, little is clear-cut in deciding between friend and foe.
What Israel can learn from the Eurovision song contest
Israeli's PR focus on the peace process highlights the country’s failures rather than its successes; and people dislike failures.
Saudi Arabia’s new broom
In the few short months since he ascended the throne, Salman has shown himself to be a pragmatic man of action in both the domestic and foreign arenas.
Netanyahu's target wasn’t Israeli Arabs, but foreign-funded NGOs
The prime minister's election day faux pas has been deliberately misconstrued by omitting its second half
The Reshaping of the Middle East
A golden chance to shift the Foreign Ministry’s priorities
The new deputy minister won’t appeal to Europe, which might spur her to focus on an area long neglected: the non-Western world.
A new high in Sino-Indian ties
The leaderships in New Delhi and Beijing, presently, would do well to concentrate on improving their relations in non-political areas.
Netanyahu deals a setback to the cause of big-tent parties
After religious Zionists handed him victory, he spat in their faces – proving they really do need a party of their own.
Using a straw man to attack Supreme Court reforms
Likud’s proposed bills wouldn’t harm judicial independence, only the court’s excess powers.
Britain’s General Election and Israel-Palestine
Britain’s future Middle East policy hovers in the balance ahead of elections on May 7.
