Starting from having a very close economic relationship with China, Saudi Arabia has now moved on to say: “I am an effective part of the Chinese-led world.”
Hugh Lovatt argues that any acceleration in settlements, which would also cross what the US and the EU consider a red line, could prove fatal to the two-state solution
He is trapped [in a coalition] at the moment, but one should never underestimate Netanyahu’s ability to use the Israeli political landscape to his advantage
Hugh Lovatt analyses the current policies of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu
Any effective EU response must recognise that the current democratic backsliding in Israel is a result of the illiberal policies pursued against the Palestinians for decades
Hugh Lovatt deciphers the latest events shaking the Israeli public squares on the one hand and the violence in the West Bank on the other
This is one of the main dossiers of discussion between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it is one of the arenas that could benefit from an effective détente between the two countries
Cinzia Bianco explains how the de-escalation between Riyadh and Tehran could benefit Yemen
The Saudis have long insisted that any restoration of diplomatic relations with Iran include an active and constructive Iranian contribution to end the war in Yemen
Cinzia Bianco argues that the renewed Saudi-Iran relations have the potential to reshape the dynamics of the Middle East
The Saudis are dealing with everyone — Israel and Iran, China and the US, Russia and the Europeans—and being quite ambiguous about what they want to do and what’s their ultimate goal
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