- What Mao Taught Woke by Forrest Marion
- What House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Agreement Means for Defense
- Defense Industry Dodges a Bullet in Debt Compromise
By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “The defense industry isn’t like other industries. It only has one customer that matters—the government—and that customer’s behavior is often shaped by political rather than economic considerations.' - Can China Escape the Malacca Dilemma?
By Ho Ting Hung, The National Interest: “Beijing is quite conscious that the Strait of Malacca can act as an effective chokepoint in China’s economic network, and is trying to find a solution to this thorny geopolitical problem."
The Sahel’s Mercenary Economy
Prove It Before You Use It: Nuclear Retaliation Under Uncertainty
Pakistan may have postponed an anti-Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operation to focus on suppressing protests in early May. The removal of counterterrorism pressure on the TTP may permit the group to conduct attacks against sensitive targets in Islamabad, where the government is holding meetings to discuss the protest crisis. READ MORE >>
CENTCOM commander visits Israel, observes multifront war exercise
Egypt’s mounting debt raises doubts amid stalled reforms and inflows
Israel raises interest rates to highest level since 2006
Iran tests ballistic missile with 1250-mile range, capable of hitting Israel
How Erdogan’s reelection will shift Turkey's foreign policy goals
Russia’s Tatneft makes new oil discovery in Libya
Egypt’s economy braces for new hit from Sudan conflict
Sudan war complicates Russia's port plans, strains Wagner ties in Libya
Israel-Middle East trade soars, spurred by Abraham Accords and energy
Petrochemicals take center stage in Gulf’s new oil playbook
Will Telecom Egypt stake sale help country achieve IMF reforms?
Israel's Netanyahu willing to pay 'heavy price' for normalization with Saudi Arabia
Erdogan vs. Kilicdaroglu: What to expect in Turkey's first ever election runoff
Egypt’s tourism sector continues to lure private investors despite economic difficulties
with Oren Kessler
by Marilyn Stern
Middle East Forum Webinar
May 22, 2023
https://www.meforum.org/64481/itamar-marcus-on-rejectionism-in-palestinian
Telecom Egypt sale foreshadows Cairo's uncertain privatization path
With Saudi Aramco's $50 billion deal, Turkey seeks less dependency on West
IRAN IS PUSHING ISRAEL TOWARD A MULTI-THEATER CONFLAGRATION
FDD, ISRAEL NEW SECURITY ENVIRONMENT