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Jonathan Ariel

Hezbollah and Lebanese flags. Credit: Arthur Sarradin.

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.

September 12, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, July 16, 2018. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

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.

May 6, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

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.

May 22, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a meeting at the Pentagon, June 16, 2016. Credit: U.S. Department of Defense Photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz.

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.

February 17, 2019