The real lesson of the Afghanistan debacle Afghanistan provides a compelling reminder of the futility of fighting a proxy war while refraining from confronting the power supporting that proxy—a critical lesson for Israel. Jonathan Ariel Sept. 12, 2021
Russia, Saudi Arabia and the US: A slippery oil triangle Following a deadlocked OPEC summit in February, Moscow and Riyadh announced that they would ramp up production, sending already low oil prices tumbling. Jonathan Ariel May 6, 2020
America’s Middle East strategy might be fraying Egypt is uneasy about MBS, the Saudi kingdom’s de facto ruler, whom Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi seems to regard as a loose cannon. They are also put off by U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredictability, a trait most Arab leaders abhor. Jonathan Ariel May 22, 2019
Foreign intervention in Israel’s elections Labor meets all the Saudis’ criteria. The party of Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak is still a prime strategic asset in a blue-tinged Washington, irrespective of its current electoral weakness. Jonathan Ariel Feb. 17, 2019
