In late June, MBS conducted a regional tour in an attempt to burnish his leadership credentials in advance of U.S. President Biden’s July 16 visit to the Kingdom. MBS visited two key allies, Egypt and Jordan, both of which seek financial support and additional investment from the Kingdom. King Abdullah II| The Soufan Center
Israel is facing both internal and external challenges as the country comes under enormous pressure from multiple escalating situations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to subvert Israel’s democracyin a move straight from the authoritarian playbook| The Soufan Center
A recent poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR) identified a dramatic surge in Palestinian support for Hamas following last month’s violence between Israel and Gaza| The Soufan Center
As of mid-August, international diplomats and proliferation experts have begun to consider Iran a “threshold nuclear state,” based on the significant advances its nuclear program has made since President Trump withdrew the United States from the multilateral Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018| The Soufan Center
As a consequence of early November national elections, and after five elections in less than four years, Israel appears set to have the first stable government in several years. The elections have produced an unlikely comeback for Binyamin Netanyahu, who has been Prime Minister of Israel| The Soufan Center
At the White House on September 15, 2020, the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain signed the “Abraham Accords”, a joint statement pledging the normalization of relations between the signing parties| The Soufan Center