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Israel and the UNIn UN Address, Netanyahu Compares Iran to ISIL
In 2012, Benjamin Netanyahu urged the United Nations to draw “a clear red line” to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capability, pointing to a homemade, cartoon graph of a bomb illustrating the threat. At the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, the Israeli prime minister continued the penchant for theatrics that have come to define his speeches to the annual caucus.
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ISIS and Abd al-WahhabOpinion: How Saudi Arabia is distancing itself from the Islamic State
In debates about terrorism and extremism in Saudi Arabia, extremism is repeatedly attributed to the era of Juhayman Ibn Muhammad ibn Sayf al-Otaybi, who in 1979 led extremists to take over the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The government at the time met the radicals’ demands and allowed them to implement their brand of conservatism through the media, education and other forms of public life. This era in Saudi history is called the Awakening, and Wahhabism at the time was not described as a source of extremism. Today, however, because of IS, there are discussions on the connection between Sunni jihadist extremism and Wahhabism inside and outside Saudi Arabia. This might eventually change the way Saudis see themselves.
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AfghanistanHistoric, anxious handover as Afghanistan swears in new leader
Afghanistan inaugurates its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.
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Qatari Foreign PolicyQatar and the Arab Spring: Policy Drivers and Regional Implications
During the Arab Spring, Qatar moved away from its traditional foreign policy role as diplomatic mediator to embrace change in the Middle East and North Africa and support transitioning states. Regional actors viewed Qatar’s approach as overreaching, and skepticism of Doha’s policy motivations increased. Qatar’s new leadership, which came to power in June 2013, is adapting by reverting to a more pragmatic foreign policy and addressing the fallout from its support for Islamist movements in the region.
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Islamic StateUS Airstrikes Target the Islamic State’s Seized Syrian Oilfields
At least 19 people were killed on the third day of a US-led air campaign targeting the Islamic State in Syria. Strikes focused on one of the group's main revenue streams — the region's captured oil fields.
- NPR - Islamic State Defector: 'If You Turn Against ISIS, They Will Kill You'
- Guardian - Parliament to be recalled to endorse UK air strikes in Iraq
- Defense One - The Campaign Against ISIL Could Cost $1.5B a Month
- Breaking Defense - Arab Allies Take Lead In Syria Airstrikes; F-22s Fade From View
- McClatchy - CIA-vetted Syrian rebels battling Islamic State say airstrikes haven’t helped
- AFP - Lebanon army raids Syria refugee camps as tents torched
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United NationsThe Surprising Truth About the UN
The key to using the UN correctly is to be realistic about where it can, by nature, make a difference, and where it risks being sandwiched between so many competing interests that its leaders are forced bend over backwards to please all sides and end up pleasing none.
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Saudi AirmenSaudi pilots receive online death threats after air strikes on Isis
Saudi pilots who conducted air strikes on jihadis in Syria have received online death threats after photos were published of those involved, among them a son of the crown prince. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released photographs of eight airmen it said were involved in Tuesday’s US-led operation, carried out with Gulf allies.
- After the Revolution: Sitting Down With Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi
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PLO and the UNWill Abbas walk the walk on his threats to Israel?
He added, "The political clash with Israel will be represented by joining 520 conventions and international institutions; heading to the International Criminal Court [ICC] and filing complaints against Israel and its leaders; escalating the popular resistance in the Palestinian territories against the occupation and the settlers; repudiating all obligations and agreements; and canceling security coordination with Israel."
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Houthis in SanaaHouthi rebels take near-total control of Sanaa
Observers say the Houthis' battlefield success reflects a major change in Yemen's political landscape, with traditional sources of power - Sunni Islamists, allied army generals and tribal chiefs - losing their grip as the central government gave in to the Shiite rebels to avert a full-blown civil war, according to Associated Press.
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