Since Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, the Middle East has been the defining foreign policy issue of his administration. The region has become the most prominent testing ground...
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The Rubicon: Israel and Iran at War
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation "Rising Lion” - a major attack against Iran. The goal of the military operation was to severely downgrade and possibly eliminate Iran’s nuclear...
Lone Survivor: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, and Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Israel. The leader of the Likud party has broken this record thanks to a combination of pragmatism and a...
The Jenin conundrum and the plight of the West Bank
The January 19 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has so far provided some deserved relief for the families of many Israeli hostages and a moment of respite for the population...
From Gaza to Tehran: the new U.S.-Israeli vision for a transformative Middle East
The long-awaited meeting in Washington between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu took place with several unexpected developments. While the primary objective of the bilateral discussion was to outline strategies for...
The other Gaza tragedy. The economic consequences of the war between Israel and Hamas
The staggering human cost of the war in Gaza has been dominating the headlines for the last fifteen months. As the first phase of the latest ceasefire enters into effect,...
Back to the Future: The Middle East in a Trump 2.0 World
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election is destined to have very significant repercussions for the United States and the world. Although it is still too early for...
The Gaza Wars: The Regional Dimensions of the Israel-Hamas Conflict
The Israel-Hamas War is having tragic consequences that fill newsfeeds and dominate the headlines on a daily basis. So far, the impact of the war has been shocking and tragic...
Sei mesi di guerra tra Israele e Hamas: la solitudine di Netanyahu
La guerra tra Israele e Hamas va ormai avanti da più di sei mesi. Oltre ai seri rischi geopolitici che questo conflitto potrebbe implicare per il Medio Oriente e gli...
Gaza, il Sud globale e l’Europa
Equilibri precari infranti, normalizzazioni dei rapporti rimandate sine die perché i venti di guerra soffiano impetuosi sulla regione, un disastro che si è abbattuto sulle vite di centinaia di migliaia...