AlbertBootesaz

U.S. and Middle East Expert

Articles

Jul 4, 2026

The New Geometry of Gulf Diplomacy

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

Jun 25, 2026

Why Washington’s Iran Calculus Is Quietly Shifting

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

Jun 16, 2026

Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Limits of Normalization

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

Jun 7, 2026

Oil, Sanctions and the Coming Energy Realignment

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

May 29, 2026

Inside the Quiet Talks Reshaping the Levant

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

May 20, 2026

What Tehran Reads in Washington’s Silence

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

May 11, 2026

The Abraham Accords, Five Years On

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

May 2, 2026

Energy Corridors and the Politics of Chokepoints

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

Apr 23, 2026

How Sanctions Rewired the Region’s Trade Map

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more

Apr 14, 2026

Diaspora Voices and the Future of Iranian Politics

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.Read more