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Jakob Timmermann

Oct 25, 2024, 6:33 PM

Kuwait Paradox: Why The Gulf’s Most Liberal Autocracy Rejects Ties With Israel

Skyline of Kuwait City, the emirate’s capital and largest city (Photo: Optical Chemist)

In the wake of the Abraham Accords and the growing trend of normalization between Israel and Arab states, the small emirate of Kuwait stands out as a notable exception that puzzles many observers. Since its liberation in the First...

Aug 31, 2024, 2:48 AM

Peace through mediation: Why Oman will not normalise relations with Israel

Sultan of Oman, H.M. Haitham bin Tarik, on a state visit in India last year. (MEAphotography/Flickr)

On a warm February night in Muscat, Oman, El Al flight number 81 entered Omani airspace. A few hours later, the aircraft landed in Bangkok - without incident, and two and a half hours faster than usual. 26th February...

About Me

Jakob Timmermann is an Associate Fellow at The Pinsker Centre, a campus-based foreign policy think tank that facilitates discussions on global affairs and free speech. Jakob studies at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and worked at a Tel Aviv-based think tank, focusing on the Israeli-Arab peace process. The views in this article are the author’s own.