Rosenblum in Politico: Improving Saudi-Israeli Relations Offers an Opportunity for the United States—and a Big Risk

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Jun 24, 2025

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

By
Allison Minor

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

Iran
Israel

Rosenblum in Politico: Improving Saudi-Israeli Relations Offers an Opportunity for the United States—and a Big Risk

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

Rosenblum in Politico: Improving Saudi-Israeli Relations Offers an Opportunity for the United States—and a Big Risk

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


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In the News

May 18, 2016

Rosenblum in Politico: Improving Saudi-Israeli Relations Offers an Opportunity for the United States—and a Big Risk

By Todd Rosenblum

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Israel
Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

May 12, 2016

Give (Arab) Peace (Initiative) a Chance

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deal would elevate Arab-Israeli cooperation to take on challenges posed by ISIS, Iran, says Atlantic Council’s Bilal Y. Saab In the absence of a credible Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, Gulf Arab states and Israel will find it hard to elevate their security cooperation to deal with the threats posed by Iran and the Islamic State of […]

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Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 5, 2016

Blanford in Now Media: ISIS on the Move in Lebanon?

By Nicholas Blanford

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Middle East

In the News

Apr 22, 2016

Blanford in Now Media: Israel and Hezbollah’s Deterrence Doctrine

By Nicholas Blanford

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Middle East

MENASource

Apr 13, 2016

Rebalancing International Forces to Safely Carry out Their Mission in Egypt’s Sinai

By Zack Gold

Amid deteriorating security in North Sinai, a Pentagon spokesperson acknowledged on April 12 that the Obama administration is reviewing options to minimize exposure of international peacekeeping forces to a growing threat in the peninsula. Despite unprecedented security relations between Israel and Egypt, both insist on the importance of the Multinational Forces and Observers (MFO); and […]

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North Africa

In the News

Apr 13, 2016

The East African Features Atlantic Council Event with Former Director of Israeli Counterterrorism Bureau

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Apr 6, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Bloomberg on Israel’s Energy Market

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Mar 30, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Daily Sabah on Turkish President Erdogan Meeting with US Delegations

By Brenda Shaffer

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Turkey

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by The Jordan Times on Trade with Israel and China

By Brenda Shaffer

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Israel

In the News

Mar 29, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by the Times of Israel on Israel’s Offshore Energy Industry

By Brenda Shaffer

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Deputy Director, Realign for Palestine

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Civil Society Extremism

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Itai Melchior

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

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Robert Fardi

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Samantha Sutton

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

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