An Arab Domino syndrome in Algiers and Cairo Algerian anxiety and Egyptian fear of a re-enactment in their midst of what has happened in Syria reflect a painful reality of how pivotal countries… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Assad’s failure to understand was fatal Iran and its leaders have never lived through such a bad day as December 8, 2024 and the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime Haitham El-Zobaidi
Qatar’s Syrian endgame One must decide to what extent such notions as reconciliation, appeasement or friendship have any reliable meaning when dealing with Qatar or Türkiye Haitham El-Zobaidi
From Tbourida to drones: Morocco shows the way Morocco has been for centuries the weapons manufacturer of the western Mediterranean Haitham El-Zobaidi
Riyadh’s extended hand to Tehran The Iranian Revolutionary Guards can look at the Saudi ladder extended to them in order to climb down from the top the tree from which they do not… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Qatar’s marriage of convenience The Qataris understood from the outset that what Hamas did with the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack could not be politically undone Haitham El-Zobaidi
Iran’s hubris is prescription for failure One has presumed that Iran must have learned from its bitter experience of the eighties. It seems however that this is not case, and that Tehran is… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Hezbollah and Hamas left twisting in the wind A resounding defeat is in offing, and accepting it will be psychologically and politically painful Haitham El-Zobaidi
Israel has a score to settle with Qatar Israel has an open score to settle with Qatar, while Iran has enough regional experience to figure out that it cannot trust the Qataris nor take what… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Egypt’s risky bet in the Horn of Africa Opportunistic Turkey did not shelve its plans for intervention in the Horn of Africa for without a reason. Afwerki is the embodiment of… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Iran’s fading proxy belt The “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation was a major turning point in the region, with no less impact than the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Haitham El-Zobaidi
Why Iran will not avenge Nasrallah There will be those both inside and outside of Lebanon who will shed many tears for Hassan Nasrallah, but all revenge-seekers are unlikely to see… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Looking beyond conspiracies and assassination plots in Algeria We do not know exactly why General Djebbar M'henna was dismissed and whether his dismissal was related to the alleged conspiracy Haitham El-Zobaidi
Electronic propaganda fills Gulf’s media vacuum The call launched by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Hamed may be the first serious attempt to curtail the electronic propaganda clusters, especially through the… Haitham El-Zobaidi
What Burns and Moore failed to tell us The two “grandmothers,” Burns and Moore, sat in the centre of London trying to instil in us fear of the Iranian big bad wolf whose eyes betray evil… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Egypt not serious about Somalia Ethiopians can see how with its “intervention” in eastern Libya and Sudan, and most importantly in Gaza, Egypt’s action faltered even after speaking… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Algeria’s conspiracy theories blur realities Algeria wanted to mark its support for Hezbollah without exposing itself to reproach by the West Haitham El-Zobaidi
Exit Turkey and Qatar, enter Iran No one today is seeking Erdogan’s opinion nor asking him to influence Hamas during the Doha negotiations Haitham El-Zobaidi
Washington’s ad hoc Saudi policy The US administration has recently announced the reversal of its previous decision to halt the supply of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia. Haitham El-Zobaidi
Qatar’s tale of two funerals What happened indicates that the Qataris are quick, as always, to dispense with a burnt card and move on to a new stage Haitham El-Zobaidi
