Gold Quoted by Telegraph on the Possibility of an ISIS Attack on Israel’s Southern Border

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Dispatch from the Gulf: Finding middle ground amid Israel-Iran war

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Allison Minor

Congressional delegation visit coincided with Israel and Iran squaring off in a direct military confrontation.

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Gold Quoted by Telegraph on the Possibility of an ISIS Attack on Israel’s Southern Border

MENASource
Jun 18, 2025

Dispatch from Jerusalem: Inside Israel’s bunkers as Iran war erupts

By
Sarah Zaaimi

The stakes are higher as two opposing rhetorics about the region’s future are at play: Pan-Abrahamism and Revolutionary Islamism.

Civil Society
Iran

Gold Quoted by Telegraph on the Possibility of an ISIS Attack on Israel’s Southern Border

Inflection Points
Jun 14, 2025

Israel’s Iran strike provides a historic chance for Middle East realignment

By
Frederick Kempe

History will remember this moment less for the Israeli strikes themselves and more for what follows.

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Israel


Israel-Hamas war

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Sep 9, 2016

Gold Quoted by Telegraph on the Possibility of an ISIS Attack on Israel’s Southern Border

By Zack Gold

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Israel

In the News

Sep 6, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Bloomberg on Israel’s Plan for Gas Exports

By Brenda Shaffer

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Israel

In the News

Sep 1, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by the New York Times on Israel’s Energy Sector

By Brenda Shaffer

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Aug 30, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Sachsische Zeitung on Israeli-Turkish Relations

By Brenda Shaffer

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Israel
Turkey

New Atlanticist

Aug 25, 2016

Energizing Ties in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Gina Cohen

Offshore natural gas discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean have created critical opportunities for cooperation among countries in the region, especially Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Of these five countries, Cyprus and Israel have discovered more gas than either can consume over the next thirty years. Turkey and Jordan have no indigenous gas and need […]

Energy & Environment
Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Aug 22, 2016

Saab and Blanford in The National: Ten Years After, the Threat of Another Conflict Is Real

By Bilal Saab and Nicholas Blanford

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Israel

In the News

Aug 21, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Bizportal on a Possible Settlement to the Cyprus Conflict

By Brenda Shaffer

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Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Aug 21, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Bloomberg on Israel and Turkey’s Energy Geopolitics

By Brenda Shaffer

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Turkey

Report

Aug 1, 2016

Hydrocarbon developments in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Charles Ellinas, with John Roberts and Harry Tzimitras

The Eastern Mediterranean’s hydrocarbon discoveries have massive consequences for the region, even though when considered on a global scale they are relatively small. What are the the technical and geopolitical obstacles to and opportunities for creating a vibrant hydrocarbon market in the Eastern Mediterranean?

Energy & Environment
Geopolitics & Energy Security

MENASource

Jul 18, 2016

A Middle East Agenda for Hillary Clinton

By Nabeel Khoury

As Hillary Clinton emerges as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2016 presidential elections after an endorsement by rival Bernie Sanders, challenges loom ahead, both as policy issues and as strategies that need to be planned for when a potential presidential term begins.

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Jean-Loup Samaan

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Daniel B. Shapiro

Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative

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