Middle East

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Nikkei Asia

Wen-Ti Sung spoke about China’s role thus far in the Israel-Hamas war. He explained that “China is still not willing to call Hamas out directly, and instead has tried to refer to them as combatants using language as ambiguous as possible, because it doesn’t want to be seen as betraying its developing world friends — […]

China Conflict

New Atlanticist

It doesn’t matter whether Iran planned the Hamas attack—Tehran is still to blame

By Jonathan Panikoff

For years, Tehran has provided Hamas the overwhelming majority of its funding, weapons, and training—all of which were leveraged for this attack.

Conflict Iran

In the News

Wechsler quoted in The National on how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting domestic politics in the US

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

EnergySource

COP28 and the growing Europe-MENA hydrogen connection

By Giampaolo Cantini

A key piece of the COP28 plan to double global hydrogen production by 2030 will be connecting hydrogen-hungry Europe to the potential green hydrogen powerhouse of the MENA region.

Africa Energy & Environment

In the News

Lipner on DW News: What role should the US play in the Israel-Hamas conflict?

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Citrinowicz in The Telegraph: Israel sets its sights on destroying Nukhba, the mysterious Hamas commando squad

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

MENASource

Gaza under siege: A doctor recounts the humanitarian cost of war

By Arwa Damon

Dr. G is no stranger to war zones. He’s a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who often volunteers when bombs and disasters strike.

Civil Society Israel

New Atlanticist

Hamas wants the world (and especially Iran) to watch it take Israelis hostage

By Jennifer A. Counter

For Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, high-profile attacks against Israeli targets help to justify continued support from Iran.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Wald was quoted in Bloomberg’s Surveillance on the state of the US brokered Israel-Saudi deal

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

Inflection Points

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Israel, Ukraine, and how Biden should connect the dots

By Frederick Kempe

When Biden does get around to making his speech on Ukraine, he should discuss the attacks on Israel and how the US and its allies face the greatest threat to global order since the 1930s.

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Experts

Expert bio

Newton Howard

Nonresident senior fellow

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Fellow

Hany Ghanem

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

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Fellow

Thomas Storch

Distinguished fellow, N7 Initiative

Nonresident senior fellow, N7 Initiative

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Len Khodorkovsky

Deputy Director, Realign for Palestine

Arabic English

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Melanie Robbins