Following the dismissal of John Bolton last week, President Trump has appointed his new Security Advisor today – his fourth in twenty months. It raises questions not only in terms of strategies but on the degree of influence a Trump...
Neither Likud nor the Blue and White Party succeeded in gaining a majority in this week’s Israeli election, and now the fates of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz rest in the hands of potential coalition...
“There are three million of us and we are all cousins, we know everything about everyone here”. It is like a collective mantra which you hear often when travelling through Albania. And yet, even in the best of families, there...
Maverick technology mastermind, or serpentine subordinate of the Chinese state? Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, splits opinion. He’s grown the telecom firm to a $100bn behemoth, but his ties to the Communist Party are clear, and he – like any...
Today Israeli voters enter the booth to pass judgment on the country’s longest-running prime minister and his more rightwing and aggressive policies with regards to the West Bank. Having failed to secure a coalition in April, Benjamin Netanyahu and the...
On early Saturday, September 14, explosions lit up the predawn sky in Eastern Saudi Arabia as two of the monarchy’s major oil plants were bombed in drone strikes. The raids knocked out what accounts for more than half of Saudi...
Jason Greenblatt, US special envoy to the Middle East, announced he will retire at the end fo the month. He revealed his intentions on Sept. 5 and while doing so, explained that the timing of his departure lines up with...
As the world watches in fascinated horror at America’s repeated mass shootings, President Donald Trump makes noise about tougher gun controls, then subsides into silence, fearing the loss of financial and political support of the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA)....
Congress has returned after its summer break and with it, the i-word Democrats have been utilising so generously since 2016: impeachment. And the House is seeking answers. On Thursday a roadmap for potential proceedings was finalised. Nonetheless, the chances of...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to the Black Sea city of Sochi on September 12th for his 13th meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to ostensibly discuss Iran and the “harm” it does to Israel’s security. However, Netanyahu was...