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Aug 11, 2026, 10:49 AM

Normalization from the Saudi Perspective: Part III

Learning the Grammar of Regional Legitimacy One Cup of Tea at a Time Memory in the Middle East is not archived in digital databases or bureaucratic files; it is encoded slowly, deliberately, one cup of tea at a time. Long...

Aug 10, 2026, 8:17 AM

Israel Is Surrounded Today. Are You Aware of What Comes Next?

Since October 2023, Israel has fought on six fronts: Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Five of them were not countries in any useful sense. They were militias holding ground inside countries, armed and paid from the same...

Aug 10, 2026, 7:57 AM

Normalization from the Saudi Perspective: Part II

Crown Prince Abdullah and Kissinger's realpolitik miscalculation During my tenure as an American defense contractor working in support of the Saudi Air Force, I found myself in a detailed conversation with Dr. Henry Kissinger. The region was transitioning through a...

Aug 9, 2026, 5:34 PM

The Coming Sunni Encirclement

While Trump vacillates between total war and détente with Iran, Turkey has moved quickly to fill the regional vacuum. Last week, Hakan Fidan announced the Mecca Agreement, a defensive pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The pact was...

Aug 9, 2026, 6:33 AM

Normalization from the Saudi Perspective: Part I

The Definition of a “Normal Country” and the Ghost of King Faisal In a rare, paradigm-shattering engagement with the Israeli media via The Times of Israel, Prince Turki al-Faisal—the long-serving former chief of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate—issued a conceptual...

Jul 25, 2026, 6:12 PM

Houthi Threat Bringing Saudi Arabia and UAE Closer, Will Israel and IMEC Benefit?

The renewed escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen, alongside growing tensions between the United States and Iran, may be reshaping relations between the Gulf's two most influential powers—Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In recent months,...

Jul 25, 2026, 9:39 AM

Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Non-Deal: What Riyadh’s Non-Response Reveals

On July 23, 2026, the United States announced a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. The Department of Energy's own release did not include any requirement that Riyadh normalize relations with Israel. Within hours, President Trump declared on...

Mansoor H. Laghari

Jul 22, 2026, 9:32 PM

A US–Saudi Nuclear Deal Must Be a Peace Deal

The Middle East is approaching another historic crossroads. Reports that the United States and Saudi Arabia are preparing to conclude a civilian nuclear agreement have already sparked debate in Washington, Jerusalem, and across the region. Some see an economic opportunity....

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 22, 2026, 8:05 PM

Saudi Enrichment Would Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race

Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman has condemned the proposed American nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia. In his view, a deal allowing Riyadh to enrich uranium on its territory represents a red line that will eventually trigger an unsustainable...

Jul 20, 2026, 8:51 AM

The deeper obstacle for the Abraham Accords: Political Theology

The Twin Pillars of Peace Two structures were supposed to carry the region past endless war: the Board of Peace, authorized under UNSC Resolution 2803 and launched in January 2026, and the prospect of an expanded Abraham Accords built on...

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