A Palestinian Narrative
One way to read the current Palestinian-Israeli impasse is to look at it through a conceptual triangle. On the base of the triangle are the two political tribes of Fateh and Hamas. The PLO, with its...
View ArticleWhy the crisis between Turkey and Israel is hurting everyone
WASHINGTON — The United Nations’ recent report investigating the deaths of nine Turks when Israel stopped a flotilla trying to break a Gaza blockade has brought an end to a suspenseful episode in...
View ArticleU.S. military: Is Iran the next target?
The bad news from the global economy keeps coming. The Eurozone is still temporizing and hoping that the appointment of technocrats as Prime Ministers in Greece and Italy will ensure implementation of...
View ArticleWhile the world waits, the clouds of war are gathering over Iran
While Europe remains preoccupied with its own slow-motion crisis, and other global powers continue to be mesmerized by the bizarre spectacle of European officials’ myriad efforts to rescue the euro...
View ArticleWhy the New “Emphasis on Asia” in U.S. Policy?
In his remarks to the Australian parliament on November 17, President Obama declared that the U. S. was making the Asia-Pacific region a top priority. While promising a continued U.S. military...
View ArticleBrace for the coming Arab winter
One year after a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in an act of defiance that would ignite protests and unseat long-standing dictatorships, a harsh chill is settling over the Arab world. The...
View ArticleIndia’s Relations with Iran: Much Ado about Nothing
In the last few years, India’s policy toward the Middle East has often been viewed through the prism of Indian-Iranian relations. The international community, and the West in particular, has been...
View ArticleAsia’s Energy, Asia’s Security
As Asia’s rising powers seek to sustain growth and ensure stability, energy security has moved to the forefront of Asian geopolitics. The recent visit by China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Saudi...
View ArticleWhat Iran’s election means for India
The threat of a military attack against Iran has grown ever more imminent. At the same time, the country is fast approaching a ninth parliamentary (Majles) election March 2, 2012. As the first...
View ArticleBadi Soch: France’s bid for relevance
The second Geneva round of the P5+1 talks with Iran that begins on November 20 comes with high hopes for a breakthrough deal. The U.S. and Iran have acknowledged the need for an agreement to end...
View ArticleIndia-Israel: A renewed confluence?
In February this year, Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya’alon visited India—a first since diplomatic ties between the two countries were established more than two decades ago. Ya’alon met Indian prime...
View ArticleWest Asia: Distortions Revealed
The Saudi Arabian bombing on Yemen last week has revealed clearly the distortions in the wars in West Asia, all of them proxy battles for supremacy between the Saudis and the Iranians. The Saudi air...
View ArticleArak nuclear reactor neutered
The March 2015 negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme have produced some positive outcomes, including on the long-pending issue of the Arak nuclear reactor. Arak had remained a cause of concern...
View ArticleU.S. military: Is Iran the next target?
The bad news from the global economy keeps coming. The Eurozone is still temporizing and hoping that the appointment of technocrats as Prime Ministers in Greece and Italy will ensure implementation of...
View ArticleWhy middle powers matter to India
By the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his first year in power on May 26, he had spent an unprecedented 53 days outside India—or almost twice as many as Manmohan Singh’s 30 days overseas in...
View ArticleIndians At Herod’s Gate: A Jerusalem Tale
The holy city of Jerusalem has always been the most fought over city in world history, ever since King Solomon built the first Jewish Temple in 957 BCE.[1] Subsequent events, big and small, have...
View ArticleTurkey: Europe’s new gas hub?
Germany announced on July 8 that it will ‘temporarily’ restart 16 power plants that run on coal and oil and will extend operating permissions for 11 more[1]. This news comes days after the Nord Stream...
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