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November 9, 2023

Someone else’s problem. Rebuffing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remark about an indefinite Israeli security presence in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. proposed that the Palestinian Authority should administer postwar Gaza. Any such plan likely needs the buy-in of Jordan and Egypt, which border the West Bank and Gaza, respectively. But the Jordanian government will […]

Egypt’s Singular Role in Gaza

November 9, 2023

As the international community struggles to figure out what to do with Gaza after the war, Egypt is poised to play its biggest role...

Daily Memo: Turkey-Israel Relations, Saudi Summits

November 8, 2023

Discord. Ties between Turkey and Israel are deteriorating. On Wednesday, Turkey's energy minister said talks on energy-related projects with Israel would be conditioned on...

The World Aflame

November 8, 2023

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece titled “The World Begins to Reorder Itself.” There is certainly a new order coming, but unlike...

Daily Memo: China and Australia Mend Ties, Iran’s Meeting With Hezbollah

November 7, 2023

Reboot. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held talks in Beijing on Monday in another sign of easing tensions between...

The Gaza War Exposes Iran’s Empty Threats

November 7, 2023

Soon after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel, senior members of the Palestinian Islamist group anonymously claimed that Iranian security officials had ordered and...

Daily Memo: Russian Nuclear Inspections, Ukraine Peace Talks

November 6, 2023

No more inspections. Russia will not resume inspections under the New START arms control treaty with the U.S. unless Washington stops supplying Ukraine with...

Eastern Mediterranean Energy Hangs in the Balance of the Israel-Hamas War

November 6, 2023

As the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread, oil traders are paying a premium for their annual supply of most grades of Middle Eastern crude...

Daily Memo: Turkic Summit, Rebellion in Myanmar

November 3, 2023

Turkic unity. The Organization of Turkic States is holding a leaders' summit in Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called on Turkic states to unite...