Positive signs continue to emerge in US-North Korea conversations, but the US administration has to understand that it won’t get what it wants for nothing
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Will Arab countries have any say on the Middle East regional alliance Trump is imagining, and which will include Israel, regardless of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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North and South Korea continue to edge closer to a comprehensive peace, which both sides want Washington to seal and support
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Trump has upturned all traditional reference points in the Middle East peace process, but this doesn’t mean that peace can be imposed
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While US positions have somewhat firmed up on its engagement in Syria, the question of Bashar Al-Assad still lacks a last word
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The endgame is in sight for the Syrian Civil War. But after the guns fall silent, the task will still remain of managing the aftermath
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The United States and Russia are pushing for a major new alignment of forces in the new Middle East
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Is an American-Iranian presidential summit on the cards? If so, what would each side stand to gain
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The period of Nasser has come in for unprecedented criticism of late. Learning from the past is one thing, but it is perilous to oblige a nation to break from it
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It seems that Israel got from the American-Russian summit the assurances it wanted. The Palestinians and the Arabs, so far, got nothing
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Russia appears to be consolidating its Middle East influence, balancing Iran and Israel while the United States watches in the background
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The advances of the Syrian government, unopposed by Washington, in regaining control over Syrian territories signal a shift in international balances, with peace in Syria now a viable prospect
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Trump and Putin are to meet, one-on-one. Each side will have its agenda, but hopes are that Syria will be a beneficiary of a new détente between the US and Russia
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The disappointing performance of Arab teams at the World Cup should spur a period of reflection on why the Arabs underperform on many levels
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The Sentosa Summit appears to have laid the ground for avoiding a possible nuclear escalation in northeast Asia, though many details remain to be ironed out
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Off one minute, on the next, the road to the Singapore summit between the US and North Korea is strewn with uncertainties
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Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal has sent shockwaves across the region. But it doesn’t mean that the JCPOA is dead in the water
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The historic meeting of the North and South Korean leaders paves the way for peace on the Korean Peninsula, which the Trump administration should focus on facilitating
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Last week’s Western attacks on Syria were meant as a warning that the West is still capable of weighing in on the future of Syria and the Middle East region
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North Korea will need Chinese support in its negotiations with the United States, with China taking an active role in finding solutions to the security challenges on the Korean Peninsula
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