The follies of Biden’s upcoming Middle East trip Responsible Statecraft | July 12th 2022

President Biden’s trip to the Middle East is in danger of delivering a moment of self-mockery, taking to a new high the incredulity of the administration’s own efforts to cast its reactions to Russia’s Ukraine invasion as based on universally applied principles of law and democracy.

Israel’s Governing Coalition Crashes, Setting Stage for New Elections Joint USMEP-ICG briefing | July 5th 2022

The fragile hybrid government in Israel lasted one year and seven days before falling apart. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Laure Foucher and USMEP’s Daniel Levy explain why a more homogeneous right-wing coalition is a likely outcome of fresh polls.