Oded Eran, at The Blogs

Mar 22, 2022, 4:27 PM

Is Ukraine poised to join NATO and the European Union?

The United States and Europe must find a way to settle the tension between the moral obligation to a European country that has been attacked, and leaving Moscow a way out

Jun 11, 2021, 3:15 PM

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Smoke to the east of us: Is Jordan on fire?

Demonstrators lift flags during a pro-Palestine protest in the Jordanian capital Amman on May 16, 2021. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)

Israel's new government must take decisive measures to help douse the flames posing a grave threat to Hashemite stability

Nov 22, 2019, 12:47 AM

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At 52, UN Resolution 242 needs a facelift

The ‘Land for Peace’ document bundles intractable issues with easily solved ones, harming both Israeli and Palestinian interests

May 22, 2019, 3:00 PM

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The forecast for Jordan’s stability is rocky with considerable risk

Jordan's King Abdullah II attends the opening of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/ Pool photo via AP)

With the kingdom facing dire economic and political challenges, Israel's talk of annexing the West Bank could increase the turmoil

Oct 2, 2017, 3:03 PM

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Israel’s hollow support for Kurdish independence

An Iraqi Kurdish man poses as he carries a child wearing the Kurdish flag on his head during a celebration in the northern city of Kirkuk on September 25, 2017, as Iraqi Kurds vote in a referendum on independence. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

Benjamin Netanyahu's endorsement does nothing for Kurds in Iraq and may harm Kurds elsewhere

About Me

Amb. Dr. Oded Eran is a veteran Israeli diplomat and currently a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University.