US must reevaluate Mideast ties with terror enabling countries
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Sharm el-Sheikh, in 2022. ‘The US has leverage with Egypt, as Washington gives Cairo over a billion dollars…
What we keep getting wrong in the Middle East
On Israel’s northern border with Hezbollah expert. I am often confronted with a dual reality, conveying what I see and learn in the Middle East and what I teach to…
The US Must Change Its Iran Policy to Avoid a Middle East War
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is pictured during a Dec. 7, 2023, visit to Moscow. Getty Images A bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. House with 410 votes, the MAHSA Act…
Dr. Eric Mandel interview i24 News Part 4 – 6
Dear MEPIN Readers,Continued coverage of my interview on i24TV from Dec. 21, 2023, sharing my analysis of the war with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, “The Day After,” anti-Semitism on the…
Dr. Eric Mandel interview i24 News Part 1-3
Dear MEPIN Readers, Over the next two days, I will share with you segments of my interview on i24TV from Dec. 21, 2023, sharing my analysis of the war with…
Why Has Oman Not Normalized Relations with Israel?
Photo: National Interest Published on June 7, 2023 by the National Interest. Situated between Iran and Saudi Arabia, who are not threatening one another for the moment, Oman tries hard…
Saudi Arabia should normalize Israel ties to end Palestinian conflict
Published on June 7, 2023 in the Jerusalem Post. Photo: Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas is received by Prince Badr Bin Sultan, as he arrives to attend the Arab League…
The US-Qatar Relationship is More Complex Than Just ‘Friend’ or ‘Foe’
Photo: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani speaks at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 20, 2022.…
Annual MEPIN Seminar Recap: Israel, Qatar, Dubai, and Oman
From Dr. Mandel: I just returned from Israel, Qatar, Dubai, and Oman, with my annual MEPIN seminar in the Middle East, having had the privilege to meet with leading members…
Is Iranian-Arab reconciliation a mirage?
Published by JNS on March 27, 2023. Photo: A photograph released by Chinese state media showing officials Wang Yi, center, China’s top foreign policy official, with Ali Shamkhani, right, the…