The risk faced by the United States in the Strait of Hormuz mirrors Israel’s War of Attrition against Egypt: What presents as a contained skirmish may actually be setting the stage for a future regional war.

The risk of a new round of Israeli strikes against Iran is shaped less by a discrete ‘decision’ than by an unstable equilibrium left unresolved by diplomacy, deterrence signaling, and regional de-escalation.

After decades of pogroms, anti-Jewish government policies, and institutionalized antisemitism, new leadership has emerged in Syria that could help restore the Syrian Jewish community – but it won’t be easy.

Israel’s decision to formally recognize Somaliland represents a strategic recalibration with consequences that extend far beyond northern Somalia. The move places Israel on a potential collision course with Türkiye and challenges long-standing assumptions about borders, legitimacy, and influence.

The world must choose the path that safeguards the critical work of negotiators, because the alternative is the slow decline of the very channels that prevent war from becoming permanent.

Israel’s ‘David’s Corridor’ project would undermine the Axis of Resistance, secure access to critical resources, and fundamentally reshape the demographic and political realities of the Levant in a way that’s favorable to Israeli strategic interests. But realizing the vision will not be easy.

Israel’s looming reoccupation of Gaza risks prolonging the conflict, weakening Israel's international standing, and destabilizing an already volatile regional order, all while reinforcing divisions within Israeli society over the war’s conduct and objectives.

Examining how Israel’s nuclear program came to be shrouded in secrecy, and what strategic ambiguity means in the present geopolitical context.

Escalating turmoil on Israel’s northern border underscores an urgent need for leaders who can transcend entrenched positions and envision a future free from perpetual conflict.

Joe Sacco’s Footnotes remains a profoundly relevant work in the context of the ongoing conflict between the Israeli regime and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups.

Iran makes a naval foray into the Atlantic, the EU takes aim at multinational tax avoidance, and security in the Sahel continues to deteriorate.

What’s next after Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest victory?

The Israel election is coming down to the wire.

Bibi is falling back on old tactics as he faces a new challenge to his decade-long rule.

The word describes a sovereign entity that simply doesn’t exist.

Some of the world’s more intractable conflicts demand a legal rather than a political solution.

Examining Hezbollah, the paramilitary group at the heart of the Saudi-Iran contest for the Middle East.

As is often the case in the Middle East, third-party bilateral relationships are driving Turkey and Saudi Arabia further apart.

Tensions left to simmer for most of the war are now boiling over as Israel grapples with the possibility of a long-term Iranian presence in southern Syria.

The Trump administration’s threats against the Palestinian Authority might impact the peace process in ways that were never intended.