The battle for Libya: The UAE calls the shots
The inauguration of a new Egyptian naval base on the Red Sea was a symbol of the rivalries shaping the future of the Middle East, as well as north and east Africa.
Analysis
In post-caliphate era, does ISIS still threaten Israel?
It went from being a hybrid terror organization that controls its own territory to a classical decentralized terror network. Yet the ISIS branch in Sinai remains one of the most effective in the world.
Hezbollah's pursuit of precision missiles fateful for 2020
The Iran-backed terrorist organization remains deterred by Israel’s military might, but pursuing precision missile factories would be taking an enormous risk of escalation. The coming months will reveal whether Hassan Nasrallah realizes the extent of the danger and decides to step back from the brink.
What would happen if a nuclear bomb fell on Tel Aviv?
A small bomb on Tel Aviv would kill 84,000 instantly and wound 250,000, an interactive map shows.
A powder keg that could engulf the world
Iran has two naval forces – its official one, and the secret maritime forces of the Revolutionary Guards Corps. How far is it willing to push the envelope in the Persian Gulf to retaliate for the death of Qassem Soleimani?
The 'year of 3 elections' has changed us, and not for the better
It often seems as if the Jewish people have stopped acting as a collective, and that huge groups are showing more loyalty to themselves than to Israel as a whole.
Soleimani death won't dim Iran's regional hegemony aspirations
Israeli observers say that despite some damage to its short-term capabilities, Tehran is expected to keep up activities in Iraq and Syria, and that alongside a new clash with the United States, a parallel Israeli-Iranian shadow war will continue.
For Israel, Iran strike could be back on the table
While Israel has kept a low profile since the US killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last Friday, it will be difficult to remain on the sidelines if Iran follows through on its pledge to step away from the nuclear accord.
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
Both the Obama and George W. Bush administrations passed on the prospect of taking out the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, widely considered a terrorist mastermind. Even Trump's advisers acknowledged the move could pull the US and Tehran into direct military conflict, but Trump decided it was time.
Immune from slogans
The Left’s insistence on focusing on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictments only proves that it has little to offer voters on its own merits.