Since 2012, the Week in Review keeps you ahead of the curve with in-depth analysis of the trends in the region, based on AL-MONITOR’s world class reporting.
Does Hamas have a future after Gaza war?
Also: Qatar’s outsized diplomacy and we need to talk about Iran.
US senator calls for holding Israel accountable if it doesn’t limit civilian casualties
In an interview with Al-Monitor, US Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat from Maryland, says Biden should go over Netanyahu’s head, speak directly to Israeli people about post-conflict vision.
Fear shouldn’t overtake rationality in approach to artificial intelligence, says UAE AI minister
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, UAE AI Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama discusses how states should govern the technology and whether fears about machine intelligence are founded.
Not your parents’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A new generation has found connection and solidarity in opposition to the Israel-Hamas war.
Hezbollah's Nasrallah signals restraint, keeps options open in Gaza war
Israel likely to agree to US request for humanitarian pause; Blinken gets ‘clear commitment’ from Israel on West Bank violence; Gaza war casualties include over 30 journalists; Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO bid still isn't done.
Gaza needs integration, not isolation, after Israel-Hamas war
Also, our exclusive reporting from Lebanon, Iraq and the West Bank.
On Israel-Hamas war, Biden puts Iran on notice as it bides its time
The US president linked Russia and Hamas in their desire to "annihilate" neighboring democracies, and their relationship with Iran; Israel rethinks deterrence; Biden foreshadows a post-war future.
'We are living a real doomsday': Gaza residents with nowhere to hide from Israel’s looming incursion
Al-Monitor correspondent in Gaza says “no one is able to help anyone” as Israel prepares for ground assault; our reporting from Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Iran and more; why China sees the war as a net negative.
Israel-Saudi normalization falls casualty of Hamas attack
The US-brokered talks were making progress; that’s probably why Iran gave Hamas the green light.
Iran may be last stop for Saudi-Israel normalization
Negotiations continue in multiple capitals to address the many obstacles to establishing diplomatic relations.
Iran, misreading Trump’s resolve, escalates conflict in Yemen ahead of US midterms
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Trump links Iran to the war on terror, vowing it will “never, ever have a nuclear weapon.”
Barzani calls for enhanced air defense for Kurdistan Region to counter drone attacks
Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani backs US-led regional economic integration efforts and lauds US partnership in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor.
Trump’s strategy on Iran may be paying off
Through far-sighted diplomacy and a durable new regional architecture, Trump has cornered Iran between alignment and atrophy.
Iran-linked militias seek to draw Iraq into regional war
“Iran’s logic is the logic of war,” a Gulf regional official tells Al-Monitor.
