Ahwaz (Khuzestan): A Strategic Region at the Intersection of Identity, Energy, and War | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai.
1. History: From Arab Rule to Iranian Control
Ahwaz — today Iran’s Khuzestan province — lies...
The Ledger Is Open: The War Reveals Fractures in the Arab World | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai.
Avi Melamed highlights another important dimension of the war: intra-Arab discourse.
The war has once again exposed...
Beneath the Surface: Egypt, the Gulf, and the War with Iran | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai.
Avi Melamed shares an incident in Egypt that reverberated across the Arab discourse and fueled tensions that...
Israel More Doubtful About Saudi Accord After Strategic Shifts | BLOOMBERG | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in the article by Ethan Bronner for BLOOMBERG.
Israel is increasingly doubtful it can normalize relations with Saudi Arabia any time soon, dismayed by...
Gaza Begins To Reopen to the World, Testing Israel’s Postwar Strategy | THE MEDIA LINE | Find Avi Melamed's insights quoted by Waseem Abu Mahadi in this article for the THE MEDIA LINE.
Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE,...
Gaza Begins To Reopen to the World, Testing Israel’s Postwar Strategy | THE MEDIA LINE | Find Avi Melamed's insights quoted by Keren Setton in this article for the THE MEDIA LINE.
“Rafah is important for all sides –...