Kristupas Gavelis French President Emmanuel Macron visited Lithuania and Latvia. Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported that such visit during COVID-19 is a demonstration of solidarity with the Baltic States. But it seems as if it has more pragmatic reasons. “We are working together, and we want to move forward …

By James M. Dorsey The United Arab Emirates may have the upper hand in its competition with Turkey in efforts to shape Palestinian politics. Similarly, the UAE’s recognition of the Jewish state gives it a leg up in ensuring that its voice is heard in Israel and Washington …

 Saskia Glas and Niels Spierings September 11 attacks in New York City: view of the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty. Source: US National Park Service, Wiki CC In reaction to the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11, public debates droned an ongoing refrain …

Giancarlo Elia Valori Syria’s current prospects are no longer a return – albeit a laborious one – to an old pre-2015 unitary State, but the persistence of a very fragmented territory. This, however, responds to a logic of various countries’ future participation in the great reconstruction business. The …

Paul R. Pillar The political careers of President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have become increasingly linked. The linkage goes well beyond the parallel personal interests they have in such things as the hyping of recent diplomatic developments involving Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. …

J. Michael Cole Without a doubt, we have entered the most dangerous phase in cross-Strait relations since 2003-2004, if not the Taiwan Strait Missile Crisis of 1995-1996. It was a line at sea, separating two sides locked in a decades-long conflict. A gentleman’s agreement rather than an official …

Farzad Ramezani Bonesh Senior Researcher and Analyst of International Affairs Finally, after two years of consultations and negotiations, the peace agreement between the US and the Taliban was signed in Doha, Qatar. But regarding the negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, this is the first time …

Giancarlo Elia Valori The issue of the new relationship between Israel and Bahrain, following the agreement already signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, is particularly interesting. It marks a realignment of the Sunni world with the Jewish State, clearly against Iran, and hence indirectly with the …

Giancarlo Elia Valori The issue of the new relationship between Israel and Bahrain, following the agreement already signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, is particularly interesting. It marks a realignment of the Sunni world with the Jewish State, clearly against Iran, and hence indirectly with the …