The Globalist

If the Israelis and the Palestinians learned to live in peace, it would usher in a renaissance the likes of which has never been seen before.

Unlike its neighbors, Qatar has continued to do well ranked by perceived corruption.

The fall in the value of oil has far reaching knock-on effects.

Crisis puts future of Saudi reforms and GCC in doubt.

America’s much-vaunted checks and balances do not really apply to U.S. foreign policy. That is a big problem.

Prince Mohammed could well prove to be the figure that provides Saudi Arabia with a path to the future. But it is a very big gamble.

Donald Trump has no idea that the principal source of support, financial and ideological, that Salafist terrorists use has Saudi Arabia written all over it.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar both support insurgencies, but the Saudis want to enforce a regional order they direct.

In the Middle East, Iran, Israel and Russia — despite their rivalries — all share one goal: maintaining disunity.

Turkey steps into the Qatar fray to protect its turf against the Saudis in the fight over Sunni supremacy.