Communications

The EU decision to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas has created the need for alternative sources, and the East Mediterranean was “discovered.”

The EU should seize the historical opportunity of the Israel-UAE agreement to propose bold, new ideas for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing peace to the Middle East. Recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East yet again exposed the inherent weakness of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar.

Paradigm shifts in the course of history need, in our view, at least one of two conditions – a colossal crisis and bold, inspirational political leadership. The Second World War led to one such shift, as Europe emerged ruined, losing millions to death, poverty and homelessness. Outstanding leadership was provided by the German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, the French Prime...

The Trump administration—like the administrations that came before it—is currently unwilling to consider a phased approach. And therein lies its biggest mistake.

While the INF decisions do not impinge directly on the Middle East, the implications for the arms control regime, including the NPT, raise the question of what all of this means for Israel and for strategic stability in the Middle East. Israel certainly does not have an interest in a nuclear and ballistic missile arms race in the Middle East. Nor does it have an interest in a...

After having sought negotiations with previous U.S. administrations on civilian nuclear cooperation, Saudi Arabia has recently renewed these efforts with the Trump administration, for the development of nuclear energy, power plants and desalination reactors.

The ultimate resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains the two-state solution, reached in a different manner. If the EU has a better alternative, let them present it—but do so quickly. The Israeli-Palestinian “peace process” will soon be 25 years old—yet there is no process, and there certainly is no peace.

No ‘moderating' dialogue is possible with Europe’s populist, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim 'axis' - only collaboration. And that’s what Israel has chosen.

Everybody in Germany got the message: the outcome of last Sunday's elections meant more than just adding another new political faction to the Bundestag. That a radical right-wing party, Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD), entered the Bundestag is an alarm signal, an unprecedented challenge to post-Nazi Germany. For 68 years the German political system warded off all...

The past years have seen positive winds blowing from the Gulf states toward Israel, in particular from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These states are signaling their willingness—fueled by a common interest in confronting Iran—to step up cooperation with Israel, including elevating it to the public domain. The new willingness of these states to explore expanded...