Israel/Palestin - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Securing 'Loose Nukes'

Toby Dalton, Matthew Rojansky, Deepti Choubey — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Different regional actors had different agendas and priorities for the recent Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.

Palestine: Economic Challenges and Political Implications

Robert Danin, Oussama Kanaan, Firas Raad, Marwan Muasher — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0000

The Palestinian economy made significant advances in recent years under Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, yet questions remain regarding the sustainability of such progress in light of the ongoing diplomatic stalemate with Israel.

Iran is the Great Distraction

David Rothkopf — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Israel and the United States have focused on the security threat from Iran's nuclear program, but this threat may be overstated. Indeed, both Israel and the United States may have bigger security concerns closer to home.

The Hamas-Fatah Deal

Nathan Brown — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

At this point, Hamas and Fatah have reached only an agreement to agree. It remains to be seen how much more, if anything, they can accomplish.

Russia's Strategy in the Middle East

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Russia’s approach to the Middle East is at a turning point, as the changes associated with the Arab Spring continue to destabilize regimes and alliances and Iran appears to be moving ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of Russia and the West.

Is Hamas Mellowing?

Nathan Brown — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Taking a cautious rather than a hostile stance when it comes to Palestinian reconciliation and Hamas’s baby steps toward evolutionary change would not erase the mistakes of the past decade. But it may lay the basis for eventually recovering from them.

Fourth Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed in Car Blast

Peter Topychkanov — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, department supervisor at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, was killed in a car bomb explosion in Tehran that Iranian officials have already accused both the United States and Israel in playing a part in.

The West's New International Security Challenges

George Perkovich — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Turmoil in Arab states and the U.S. nuclear weapons agenda constitute some of the most important developments in the international security environment since 2008, and both have serious implications for global security over the next decade.

The Death of the Arab Peace Initiative?

Marwan Muasher — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

As the tenth anniversary of the Arab Peace Initiative approaches, Israel's concern that a more hostile neighborhood is emerging risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy if the country does not try to find a serious resolution to the conflict.

Owning a Piece of Palestine: Syria’s Assad Regime and the Palestinian Question

Marina Ottaway, Hussein Ibish, Robert Danin, Ziad Asali, Radwan Ziadeh — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Since coming to power in 1970, the Syrian regime has had an uneasy relationship with the Palestinians. President Hafez al-Assad and subsequently his son President Bashar al-Assad have consistently claimed to champion the Palestinian cause, but in practice relations have often fluctuated.