Erdogan’s reset with Egypt and the Gulf won’t be smooth The Turkish president wants a change in relations, but his efforts are seen as the result of a failed regional strategy and poor ties with the Biden administration. Week in Review | Turkey | May 8, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) is trying to reengage with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.
Nile Dam dispute could be heading to Security Council With Ethiopia threatening to proceed with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s second filling, Egypt and Sudan look for a goodwill gesture and ramp up diplomacy. Week in Review | Egypt | Apr 30, 2021
A tale of two elections: Netanyahu, Abbas face the abyss The Israeli prime minister and Palestinian president are both losing control of their traditional coalitions. Week in Review | Israel | Apr 22, 2021
Surprising economic upside seen for Egypt, Morocco and Iran Reports this month by the IMF and the US intelligence community also underscore troubling trendlines. Week in Review | Egypt | Apr 16, 2021
Syria’s agonizing decade: Crisis and stalemate A US-Russia showdown over humanitarian border crossings stymies the UN peace process after 10 years of misery. Week in Review | Apr 9, 2021
Blinken warns Nile Dam talks could ‘boil over’ Biden’s nominee to be secretary of state promises "fully engaged” US policy in Horn of Africa, as the crisis between Ethiopia and Sudan escalates. Week in Review | Egypt | Jan 22, 2021
Is Israel’s Arab Joint List breaking up ahead of March elections? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigns in Nazareth for the Arab vote. Week in Review | Israel | Jan 15, 2021
Hamas scrambles for relevance in post-normalization Middle East Egypt urges Palestinian reconciliation in midst of diplomatic surge, as Hamas keeps options open with Iran and Syria. Week in Review | Gulf | Jan 8, 2021
Four must-read books on Trump’s Middle East policies What we learned from Michael Wolff, John Bolton and Bob Woodward about the Trump administration and the Middle East. Week in Review | Saudi Arabia | Dec 31, 2020
Sudan’s fragile transition boosted by turnaround in ties with US, Israel Khartoum is also a key broker in the Nile River dam talks with Egypt and Ethiopia. Week in Review | Originals | Dec 24, 2020
Iraq, KRG, Turkey find common ground in response to PKK Kurdish group increasingly isolated; meanwhile, Syrian Kurds boxed in by Turkey, Russia and Assad. Week in Review | Iraq | Dec 18, 2020
Rouhani, Biden hint at pathways to resume Iran deal The Iranian president wants Biden to reverse Trump policies, not start a new round of talks; the US president-elect makes clear US regional partners will also have their say. Week in Review | U.S. | Dec 11, 2020
No relief in sight for Mideast hotspots after catastrophic 2020 Conflict, disease, famine compound crises in Gaza, Yemen, Syria. Week in Review | Regional | Dec 4, 2020
Erdogan weighs new reality in US-Turkey ties under Biden The Turkish president, after backing Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabagh, could feel emboldened to move in Syria, but anticipating the next administration may give pause. Week in Review | Turkey | Nov 26, 2020
Biden will face matrix of conflicting influence campaigns in Africa, Mideast Egypt seeks to check Turkish influence in North Africa and the Horn, while its priority remains Nile Dam talks with Ethiopia. Week in Review | North Africa | Nov 20, 2020
Turkey’s reaction to Biden’s recognition of Armenian genocide more bark than bite for now Al-Monitor Staff | Turkey | Apr 24, 2021
Fighting between Syria's Kurdish forces, pro-Assad militia enters fourth day Jared Szuba | Syria | Apr 23, 2021
Erdogan furious as his Islamic ambitions stumble in Turkish Cyprus Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | Apr 23, 2021
Middle East Scholar Arzu Yilmaz says limits of Turkish military activity in Iraq are mostly set by Iran
Political correspondent Tal Schneider: Israel unlikely to see Capitol-style violence if anti-Netanyahu government forms
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) is trying to reengage with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.
