New issue! Our 165th issue analyzes the Iranian perspective on war with Israel, the future of nuclear talks, pan-Arab fighters in Syria, and regional economics. @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social, Yagil Levy, Ali Bagheri Dolatabadi, many more onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...

New issue! Our 165th issue analyzes the Iranian perspective on war with Israel, the future of nuclear talks, pan-Arab fighters in Syria, and regional economics. @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social, Yagil Levy, Ali Bagheri Dolatabadi, many more onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...

IAEA chief demands Iran verify enriched uranium stockpile. Iran will not verify it readily b/c it aims to retain what I term a "fluid #nuclear regime" one that is not easily verifiable, I write for @mideastpolicy.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Ian Lustick in our special issue: The two-state solution begs the question of whether its rationale, achieving a “stable and peaceful end to the Arab-Israeli dispute...has vanished from inside Israeli political life.” Read his analysis for free: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Ian Lustick in our special issue: The two-state solution begs the question of whether its rationale, achieving a “stable and peaceful end to the Arab-Israeli dispute...has vanished from inside Israeli political life.” Read his analysis for free: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Free to read in our special issue: Unconditionally backing Israel, Chas Freeman writes, “has enabled egregiously contemptuous...ingratitude and disrespect for us from Israel itself.” Does that change with the Gaza war’s end? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In this early phase of the Gaza war agreement, @zivguy.bsky.social highlights the role of military reservists in pushing Netanyahu to end the conflict. This free article is part of our special issue, The October 7 Emergencies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Read our interview with the man who won a Nobel in part for an Arab-Israeli deal: Jimmy Carter. If there is progress on the 20-point plan, Trump could be considered another time. Carter waited over 20 years after Camp David. mepc.org/commentaries...

In this early phase of the Gaza war agreement, @zivguy.bsky.social highlights the role of military reservists in pushing Netanyahu to end the conflict. This free article is part of our special issue, The October 7 Emergencies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gaza 20-point plan says “technocratic” transition will be run by Donald Trump and Tony Blair. But Yagil Levy, in our new special issue, The October 7 Emergencies, argues Palestinians must be allowed “full humanity, political agency, and right to self-determination.” Open access! t.co/3bmuF4IObG

It is October 7, and my new article @mideastpolicy.bsky.social reviews what it means in terms of the #Trump administration's nuclear policy on #Iran and #Israel: "Perils of Nuclear Talks After The US-Israel War on Iran": lnkd.in/gEbVygy3

Middle East Policy marks October 7 with a special issue providing insights into which aspects of Trump 20-point plan have any chance. Featuring @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social @ianlustick.bsky.social @zivguy.bsky.social Chas W. Freeman Jr. and many others onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Middle East Policy marks October 7 with a special issue providing insights into which aspects of Trump 20-point plan have any chance. Featuring @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social @ianlustick.bsky.social @zivguy.bsky.social Chas W. Freeman Jr. and many others onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

A new analysis in the Fall 2025 issue of Middle East Policy features interviews with a forgotten group of mercenaries who defended the Assad regime in Syria: fighters attempting to revive the cause of Arab nationalism. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New open-access analysis in a sneak peek of our fall issue: @hannesbaumann.bsky.social and Alice Hooper trace the development of a pan-Arab corporate elite shifting demands on regimes toward “further neoliberal restructuring and regional economic integration.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Iran's Pezeshkian says UN General Assembly, his country does not seek to weaponize. To see if an inward-looking regime is more likely to seek to build nuclear weapons, read my latest analysis for @mideastpolicy.bsky.social : "The Perils of Nuclear Talks" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I argue for @mideastpolicy.bsky.social Iran is unable to autonomously shape the debate to build a #nuclear #weapon, due to lack of #elite consensus on the issue. In similar fashion, to maintain elite consensus, a requirement for regime survival, it will retain the option to weaponize.

Over 70 Iranian MoPs call for revising supreme leader's fatwa banning use of nuclear #weapons. They urge for building the weapon. For history of the fatwa & debates leading by 1998 to building nuclear weapons knowhow, see my article @mideastpolicy.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As Russia negotiates with Syria to preserve access to its naval base, an open-access article explores how the fall of Assad dealt a threefold blow to Moscow: strategic, reputational, and domestic. Early view of our fall issue! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As Russia negotiates with Syria to preserve access to its naval base, an open-access article explores how the fall of Assad dealt a threefold blow to Moscow: strategic, reputational, and domestic. Early view of our fall issue! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"In June, #Israel launched a preventive war against Iran. While Benjamin #Netanyahu declared his intention as destroying Tehran’s nuclear & ballistic-missile capabilities, the war aim began to shift toward regime change"-my piece @mideastpolicy.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1475...

I find it impossible to stomach college or university presidents who today … speak out in favor of hosting “controversial” speakers on campus after spending the last two years shutting down speakers and panels about Gaza.” abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/the-straight...

Writing @mideastpolicy.bsky.social I show how Tehran's "end of time" ideology drives a #nuclear program: "Mahdi represents a utopian quest for justice, if need be thru a nuclear program, even if it means persistent struggles in earthly dealings with the US". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

US Energy Sec Wright says at the IAEA Iran's enrichment program must be completely dismantled. My piece published @mideastpolicy.bsky.social explains root cause of why Iran ignores the demand, "The Perils of Nuclear Talks": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... www.reuters.com/world/china/...

US @secrubio.govpeeps.us says at press conf with PM Netanyahu max pressure on Iran continues till it changes behavior. My piece published @mideastpolicy.bsky.social shows why & how Iran will respond to change America's position: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... www.state.gov/releases/202...

Early View of Fall 2025 issue examines dehumanization in Gaza, what’s next after the US-Israel war on Iran, pan-Arab corporate elite, regional trade and conflict. Analyses by Yagil Levy, @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social, @hannesbaumann.bsky.social, many others. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754967...

Gaza Catastrophe by Gilbert Achcar lays bare “Israel’s path toward maximalist aims, alleged war crimes, and perpetual conflict,” says our review. Achcar differs with @erikskare.no’s Road to October 7 on Hamas’s rationality. Early view: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

My review compares Achcar's Gaza Catastrophe to @erikskare.no's Road to October 7. Skare offers a compelling list of Hamas's reasons. Achcar is adamant that Hamas's Islamism has led it to adopt irrational strategies, not just in launching al-Aqsa Flood but in many actions after taking power in Gaza.

Gaza Catastrophe by Gilbert Achcar lays bare “Israel’s path toward maximalist aims, alleged war crimes, and perpetual conflict,” says our review. Achcar differs with @erikskare.no’s Road to October 7 on Hamas’s rationality. Early view: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The new "modalities" deal b/w Iran-hashtag#IAEA remains vague and loose. Iran says it will break the deal if attacked. My forthcoming piece @mideastpolicy.bsky.social details what's at the root of the problem, entitled: "Perils of Nuclear Talks with Iran after the US-Israel War" lnkd.in/g7gXk24Q

A really thorough review of Road to October 7 (@versobooks.bsky.social) in Middle East Policy (@mideastpolicy.bsky.social) , and I appreciate the comparison of my analysis with that of Gilbert Achcar: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fun fact: Qatar, whose capital Israel just bombed, is a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States.

Amid reports of explosions in #Doha, this analysis by Ariel Admoni explains the state’s relationship with Israel and its objections to the Abraham Accords. Qatar has consistently opposed annexation of the West Bank. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New report from Iran on the June war, with insider interviews: "Officials are acutely aware of the military asymmetry between Iran and Israel, recognizing weaknesses in the air force...outdated and unsophisticated equipment, and the absence of a powerful strategic ally." doi.org/10.1111/mepo...

Early View of Fall 2025 Issue: Amid reports that the US is preparing plans to cleanse Gaza of Palestinians, Yagil Levy explores how the dehumanization of disregard affects human rights and Israel’s own security. One of our many free articles! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As a key group of scholars accuses Israel of genocide, a new article by Yagil Levy contends “that acknowledging Palestinian humanity is...an essential precondition for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New piece contends Iran and Saudis, as middle powers, practiced limited balancing early in Gaza war. Will this continue? By contrast, @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) argues they could not overcome their enmity and cooperate. Open access! tinyurl.com/MidPowers

Iran and Saudi Arabia ceded the Gaza endgame to the US due to their continuing enmity, @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social argues. Kertcher and Hitman (tinyurl.com/MidPowers), by contrast, see such limited balancing as a tendency of these middle powers. Open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Turkey closes airspace to Israel over Gaza war, ramping up tensions. Şaban Kardaş shows how Assad’s fall also plays a role. Ankara “is expanding its position as protector of a new Syria,” he writes. Open-access analysis: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New piece contends Iran and Saudis, as middle powers, practiced limited balancing early in Gaza war. Will this continue? By contrast, @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) argues they could not overcome their enmity and cooperate. Open access! tinyurl.com/MidPowers

Iran and Saudi Arabia ceded the Gaza endgame to the US due to their continuing enmity, @banafshkeynoush.bsky.social argues. Kertcher and Hitman (tinyurl.com/MidPowers), by contrast, see such limited balancing as a tendency of these middle powers. Open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Israel is engulfed in antiwar protest as @netanyahu backs away from a peace deal he previously supported. @zivguy.bsky.social's examination of the role of reservists is now outside the paywall. Read this vitally important analysis for free: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mepo.12810

Israel is engulfed in antiwar protest as @netanyahu backs away from a peace deal he previously supported. @zivguy.bsky.social's examination of the role of reservists is now outside the paywall. Read this vitally important analysis for free: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mepo.12810

Open access to my journal article @mideastpolicy.bsky.social #SaudiIran role in #IsraelGaza #war: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Delighted to announce that the Middle East Policy Journal @mideastpolicy.bsky.social is publishing my forthcoming paper entitled: "The Perils of Nuclear Talks after the #US-#Israel War on #Iran"--available through open access--in the forthcoming issue of the highly regarded academic journal.

As the US pushes Israel to ease bombings of Lebanon so it can disarm Hezbollah, Iftah Burman and Yehuda Blanga trace how Hezbollah and Syria engaged in drug trafficking and money laundering, repatriating earnings. Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As Israel prepares the Gaza City offensive, reservists are taking to the streets to demand an end to the war. An article by @zivguy.bsky.social in the new issue of Middle East Policy shows how these service members have emerged as a domestic political force. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As Syria struggles to impose order, a new article in our summer issue features the voices of 123 members and supporters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, their conflicting visions of religion and politics, and what they expect from external powers in the neighborhood. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Free to read in our summer issue: “Netanyahu has not abandoned his pursuit of absolute victory and continues to seek domination through escalation and noncooperation,” argue Emir Hadžikadunić and Marko Ćuže. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Free to read in our summer issue: “Netanyahu has not abandoned his pursuit of absolute victory and continues to seek domination through escalation and noncooperation,” argue Emir Hadžikadunić and Marko Ćuže. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...