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Dispatch from Beirut: Israel-Hezbollah talks risk falling into a failed, decades-long pattern
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (104+ words) May 5, 2026 " 12: 28pm ET Nicholas Blanford is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East Programs. He is also a Beirut-based defense and security consultant. Tue, Apr 28, 2026 Dispatches By Jennifer Gavito and Bianca Rosen But the two sides still need…...
Why Israel is responding to protests in Iran with caution
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) Reports from the front lines of global policy'by the experts shaping it. JERUSALEM'Since the outbreak of mass protests in Iran, Israel's public response has been unusually muted." Cabinet ministers were instructed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from…...
After Israel's recognition of Somaliland, what comes next?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (520+ words) Reports from the front lines of global policy'by the experts shaping it. Economically, recognition reduces political risk for investment and long-term cooperation. Israeli engagement in sectors such as water management, agriculture, health technology, and logistics now rests on a formal…...