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Although Trump’s 20-point plan does not say much about Gaza’s economic reconstruction and recovery, what is known raises significant concerns. Yet there are better alternatives on the table that can still be incorporated.
Mohamed El Dahshan
With Lebanon’s government facing immense pressure on all sides, it is increasingly relying on negotiations to navigate its perilous and rapidly shifting environment.
Souhayb Jawhar
The UN-mandated International Stabilization Force for Gaza is likely to entrench rather than alleviate Gaza’s crisis—offering a vague, one-sided framework that sustains Israel’s control, limits aid and reconstruction, and risks trapping the territory in perpetual political and humanitarian purgatory.
Rob Geist Pinfold
Israel’s 12-day war with Iran achieved dramatic tactical successes—including assassinations, sabotage and U.S. military involvement—but ultimately failed to trigger Iran’s internal collapse or strategic defeat, instead galvanizing Iranian national unity, advancing its nuclear ambiguity and raising the risk of deeper regional escalation in a future.
Sajjad Safaei
The past two years of conflict in Gaza and the wider Middle East have put considerable strain on the Israel-China relationship but have not led to a considerable break. After a ceasefire in Gaza will ties return to how they were or is that moment gone for good?
Giorgio Cafiero
Israel's September attack on Qatar, the host of mediation talks over a ceasefire in Gaza and the exchange of captives, brought home the vulnerability of mediators as they carry on an increasingly vital task in international diplomacy.