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Sep 11, 2020

Wechsler quoted in USA TODAY on Israel-Bahrain normalization

Israel
Middle East

MENASource

Sep 11, 2020

Experts react: US brokers another deal in Middle East with Israel and Bahrain

By William F. Wechsler, Kirsten Fontenrose, Marc J. Sievers, Jonathan H. Ferziger, Barbara Slavin, Carmiel Arbit, Michel Duclos, Richard LeBaron, Mark N. Katz, Thomas S. Warrick, Sina Azodi, Joze Pelayo

Atlantic Council experts react to Bahrain agreement to normalize ties with Israel and what it means for the wider region.

Israel
Middle East

In the News

Sep 7, 2020

Mack quoted in Al Jazeera on UAE-Israel normalization

Arabic
Israel

In the News

Aug 27, 2020

Fulton quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek on China-Gulf relations

China
Chinese

In the News

Aug 26, 2020

Mack quoted in Al Jazeera on UAE-Israel normalization

Arabic
Israel

New Atlanticist

Aug 20, 2020

UAE Foreign Minister: Deal with Israel was made to save the two-state solution

By David A. Wemer

The normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was just “a matter of time,” according to UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, but the UAE finally struck the deal in return for the suspension of the Israeli government’s annexation plans, he said.

Conflict
Defense Policy

Transcript

Aug 20, 2020

Transcript: A Conversation with H.E. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

By Atlantic Council

One week after the UAE-US-Israeli joint statement announcing that the UAE and Israel have normalized relations, H.E. Anwar Gargash discusses how the two countries reached this historic agreement and explore the deal’s regional implications.

Defense Technologies
Israel

In the News

Aug 15, 2020

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: How 9/11 and the Coronavirus Pushed the UAE and Israel Together

Civil Society
Coronavirus

In the News

Aug 14, 2020

Warrick quoted in CNBC on UAE-Israel normalization

Israel
Middle East

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Aug 14, 2020

Handler in Lawfare: Normalizing Arab-Israeli Relations Through Cybersecurity Cooperation

By Atlantic Council

This diplomatic rekindling between Israel and the Arab world offers an opportunity for the United States to establish a regional cybersecurity cooperation center dedicated to the protection of critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity
Iran