Analysis

From the rise and fall of major religions to the very structure of society, mass outbreaks of disease have challenged paradigms that appeared set in stone. It is likely that COVID-19 will, too.

Jerusalem and the IDF hope that Hezbollah internalizes the risk that it would be taking by attempting another border attack, while bringing attention to its use of Lebanon’s embattled civilians as shields for a dangerous industry of guided missiles.

President Emmanuel Macron has been trying to push through a roadmap outlining political and financial reforms he believes Lebanon needs to adopt to prevent the country from sinking further into crisis and economic despair.

Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan seek to develop a regional bloc in the geographical center of the Arab world. But all three countries are poor and dependent in for economic largesse on more wealthy partners, so their regional aspirations and strategies will necessarily be limited.

A warning of impending war is much more complicated than simply the passing of a “golden" piece of intelligence." It’s just as important to deal with the broad perceptual complex, and despite the efforts to prevent it, the failure of those days can happen again.

Unlike its Gulf neighbors, the UAE does not have the problem of religious extremism, has a clear succession for the presidency and has resolved most of its border problems.

The Saudi king has often said he will only pursue rapprochement with Israel after peace is reached with the Palestinians. But Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signaled he sees no reason to wait.

“The new peace agreements between Israel and the UAE, and Israel and Bahrain, are the product of a profound geopolitical shift that has taken place in the region over the past several years,” says senior American Foreign Policy Council official.

Israel has the opportunity to work with Arab state partners on how to use normalization to impact the territorial configuration in a peace settlement with the Palestinians.

“Many, many” pro-boycott NGOs and activists were involved in the creation of the UN database, and the international body did not investigate any of the targeted companies, says BDS activist.