Afkār is a publication of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, providing short-form analyses, insights, and perspectives on regional issues and developments from the Council's experts and outside contributors. Afkār is published in English and Arabic, and is edited by Omar H. Rahman.
A crisis is brewing in the Mediterranean, as Türkiye and Greece exploit Libya’s political instability to advance rival claims over offshore gas and maritime zones.
In this Council Views, Middle East Council experts react to the unprecedented Israeli move and its implications for the Gulf, its relationship with the U.S., and for the region.
Dalia Ghanem, Omar H. Rahman, Rashid Al-Mohanadi, Ranj Alaaldin, Nader S. Kabbani, Adel Abdel Ghafar
Rather than Cold War anti-imperialism, today’s support for the Palestinian cause is rooted in a more recent history of Israeli complicity in Latin American state repression and violence.