Washington Institute

Leaders in Washington and Jerusalem are increasingly aligned on the objective of ending U.S. military aid to Israel, but the hard work of charting the next phase of the defense partnership remains, writes @dstroul. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

Cutting off aid to Israel would “definitely leave the Israelis scrambling, and it would be a significant unilateral change in the U.S.-Israel relationship," Michael Singh told @washingtonpost. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

The Houthis’ rapid march on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and punishing attacks on Saudi Arabia have opened another front in an expanding regional war, but U.S. officials are stuck in a time warp over how to respond, writes @LizyDent.

Read more: washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

The October 31 expiration of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) marks the beginning of a new phase in a long-running conflict, writes Sabina Henneberg.

Read more: washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

"A concerted US push could help Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates—two former partners who fell out over Yemen earlier this year—overcome their differences," writes April Longley Alley in @TheNatlInterest. "That would help anti-Houthi Yemeni forces to push back against the Houthis and ultimately forge a political path for ending Yemen’s spiraling war." nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-ea…