Normalization Through Strength? A Dual Israeli–Saudi Examination of Power, Perception, and the Limits of Military-Centric

This paper examines the concept of “normalization through strength” through a dual Israeli-Saudi lens, arguing that military power alone cannot generate sustainable regional integration.

Middle East realignment: Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan are reshaping US-Iran relations

Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan’s mediation between the US and Iran signals a new regional alignment with implications for Israel’s regional influence.

Crude conflict as energy becomes war weapon

The ongoing conflict with Iran has not led to acute energy shortages, thanks to a resilient global market and strategic reserves. The U.S. has become energy independent, while the International

Hormuz and the Globalization of the War

The war between Israel and the United States against Iran began much like the summer 2025 conflict: a campaign of airstrikes and targeted killings directed at Iran, met by Tehran’s missile

Featured Post To Ron Dermer ahead of your fateful talks with Lebanon

You are uniquely positioned to seize this rare diplomatic opening and spare the next generation the threats I grew up with and wars like the one I fought.

The Iran war is a severe blow to Shi’ite Islam

Strengthening regional stability in the Middle East is based on moderate Sunni-majority states and Israel's national interests.

Israel, Iran and the Laws of Motion

Escalation and Reaction in the Middle East’s New Regional War.

How the Iran war will reshape the Middle East economy

Operation Epic Fury is a stress test for the networks of connectivity that have grown over the last decade.

Is there still a Path for an International Security Force in Gaza

The US twenty-point peace plan that marked the end of Gaza War created an opportunity to break the political stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advance major moves. Yet, progress