With Israel’s October 27 election approaching, voters face a consequential choice over who should govern the country, but a less obvious one over the direction in which it should go. The main opposition parties are campaigning against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership and record, promising greater competence, institutional repair, and improved relations with international partners.… Continue reading Israeli Elections are Wide Open, But Strategic Choices are Narrower than Ever

For decades, the middle class has served as the backbone of stability in Arab societies. It is the class that produces the teachers, doctors, engineers, civil servants and small-scale entrepreneurs whose income allows local markets and businesses to flourish. However, since the turn of the millennium, it has faced successive crises, from the domestic upheavals… Continue reading Two Decades of Crisis Erode the Arab Middle Class

The October 10, 2026, attack on King Khalid International Airport, and the casualties it caused, reveal how far the Houthi threat to Saudi Arabia has evolved. Described as the deadliest attack on the kingdom in more than a decade, it marks the latest stage in a military transformation that began 22 years ago in the… Continue reading How the Houthis Built a Wider Arsenal