While tensions in the region are reaching alarming levels, and the increasing pressure on Iran is having wider impacts, there is still little appetite in the region for war.

Developments in recent years across the region, especially the crises in Iraq and Syria, have facilitated a wide network of criminality.

The possibility of agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis is usually met with pessimistic sentiment. The practical possibilities to achieve the two-state solution are fading away and the Palestinian cause is no longer the centre of attention in the Middle East.

While attending a joint military exercise between the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army and the UAE Armed Forces in Abu Dhabi last week, His Majesty King Abdullah and Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan delivered a clear message on the shared goals between the two countries, and the s

The tension between the US and Iran has escalated recently, but there are indicators that suggest it is unlikely to lead to open confrontation. The US approach to Iran, in addition to the effective economic sanctions, has been to isolate Iran politically and diplomatically.

The Bahraini capital of Manama will be the centre of attention for most of the region this week.

Most postwar US administrations have made attempts to impose a peace plan on the Middle East.

The revision of the role of the security establishment is necessary to address mistakes and highlight the risks that the establishment might face.

The level of frankness in highlighting the professional mistakes of several institutions is very noticeable in His Majesty King Abdullah’s letter to the newly-appointed director of the General Intelligence Department (GID) Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni.