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Expand the Abraham Accords to Central Asia December 19, 2024

One of President-elect Donald Trump's greatest foreign policy achievements was the 2020 signing of the Abraham Accords, in which four Arab states agreed to normalize ties with Israel. ...

Abraham Accords

Could Trump Herald a New Era of Peace in the Middle East? December 13, 2024

Donald Trump’s astounding return to the White House has the Middle East bracing for change. In Gaza, the West Bank, and beyond, Trump 2.0 could spark a major peace and reconstruction effort backed by regional Arab allies as part of a new series of Ab...

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Palestine

Trump Must Curb the Houthis December 02, 2024

When the second Trump administration takes office next month, it will face a thoroughly crowded Mideast agenda. Near-term priorities for the new White House include helping Israel to wind down its war in Gaza, resuscitating the Abraham Accords, and r...

Getting Back to the Abraham Accords October 07, 2024

If Israel hopes for peace, it should refocus its efforts on expanding and consolidating the Abraham Accords. ...

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Israel

Gaza Should Be Made an Abraham Accords Protectorate October 05, 2024

A successful, peaceful, and vibrant Gaza, in the image of the UAE, Bahrain, and Israel itself, would be the model not only for a better Middle East but also for the wider world. ...

Gaza

Time to Launch Abraham Accords 2.0 September 14, 2024

Four years ago, the historic Abraham Accords between the UAE, Bahrain, and Israel were signed on the White House lawn. Morocco and Sudan soon followed. In the midst of the extremely challenging COVID-19 pandemic, a ray of light heralding a new era of...

October 7 Couldn’t Kill the Abraham Accords September 13, 2024

The Gaza war posed a major challenge to the Abraham Accords Arab member states, many of whom have faced criticism from a slew of Arabs and Muslims for maintaining their relations with Israel. ...

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The Abraham Accords Quietly Turns Four September 12, 2024

As Canada’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2019 to 2022, I had a diplomatic front-row seat and occasional behind-the-scenes views into the quiet yet consistent progress that eventually led to the Abraham Accords. While I wasn’t sur...

Middle East

‘Ending in Rabat’: France's Moroccan Pivot and the Future of Western Sahara September 09, 2024

A saying oft repeated in discussions of French diplomacy stipulates that “a French president's mandate begins in Algiers and ends in Rabat.” This axiom has proven strikingly prescient. Consider the letter French President Emmanuel Macron recently sen...