“The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.”
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Trump’s Ultimatum Versus Iran’s Layered Insulation
In this analysis for ORF Middle East, I take stock of the events happening throughout the 2026 United Nations General Assembly, the 81st time member states have convened: US President Trump said that he is weighing whether to “annihilate” Iran, even as Tehran continues to build layers of problems to insulate the nuclear file that…
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The Board of Peace’s Unfinishable Business
Inspired by conversations at the Hili Forum, including by the segment featuring Nickolay Mladenov, the High Representative for Gaza, I argue the following in this piece for the Middle East Institute in Singapore: Hamas’s acceptance of the 15-point Gaza Roadmap is less a concession than a calculated manoeuvre — by dissolving its government and endorsing…
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Oman’s Quiet Return to the Region’s Center
Oman’s divergence from the other Gulf Arab states could help shape the postwar regional order and determine the future of the Strait of Hormuz, I argue in my latest piece for the DC-based Arab Gulf States Institute. Read the full commentary HERE.
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