Vitaly Bilan
02.11.2012
The Irrepressible Qatar, US Ambitions and the Fight for Hamas
A visit by the “big backer” Something happened on October 23 that could have a significant impact on further developments in the inter-Palestinian dialogue, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the geopolitical…
26.10.2012
The Israeli elections, Netanyahu and the Iranian factor
Knesset dissolved On the evening of October 16, after convening for its winter session, the 18th, Israel’s Knesset finally voted to disband, something long awaited by many of the country’s…
15.09.2012
The “Islamic Quartet” and Syria
Mursi’s new regional aspirations At the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit held in Mecca in mid-August, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi made a tremendous effort to restore Egypt’s image as the…
03.08.2012
Syria and the “real” French policy
To achieve its Middle East ambitions, Paris has apparently decided to take full advantage of its chairmanship of the UN Security Council. On July 30, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that as soon as his country takes the presidency in the UN Security Council on August 1, it intends to call for an emergency ministerial Security Council meeting on the ongoing armed conflict in Syria in order to “try to stop the massacres and prepare a political transition.” It seems that pride of...