Shay Attias
ARTICLES BY: Shay Attias
Trump Handed Syria to Turkish Dictator Erdogan and Helped ISIS in the Process
Former US president Barack Obama promised that if evidence emerged proving that Bashar al-Assad had used chemical weapons on the Syrian people, the US would...
Putin’s Imperialism Comes to Jerusalem
In January 2020, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin struck a deal that rescued Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar from a Russian prison and brought her safely...
The Soleimani Killing: A New Approach to the War on Terror?
In 2001, President George W. Bush launched the Global War on Terror doctrine, articulated in his “overcome darkness with the light of hope” speech at...
The WhatsApp Crisis: Cracks in Iran’s Soft Power Strategy
The “WhatsApp crisis” in Lebanon revealed a crack in Iran’s grand diplomatic strategy of using its proxies to push ideological soft power concurrently with hard...
Israeli Arabs Welcomed in Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Breakthrough or Cynical Ploy?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS)’s calls to invite Israeli Arabs to live and work in Saudi Arabia could be either a diplomatic breakthrough...
Is America ‘First’? Not Anymore
In the third year of Donald Trump’s presidency, the US continues to suffer from a negative global image. The world views Chinese and Russian leadership...
Russia Is Outmaneuvering Trump, and Using the Middle East to Benefit Its Power
For some time now, Russia has been striving to establish itself as the Middle East’s pre-eminent external great power. Through its military involvement in the...
Israel Needs American Jewry, Now More Than Ever
The Jewish Diaspora in the US is becoming increasingly estranged from Israel. American Jewish youth are being pushed away from any affiliation with the Jewish...
Barring Eurovision From Jerusalem Is a Win for the BDS Movement
The refusal of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to allow the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest to take place in Jerusalem exposed the gap that remains...
‘Soft Power’ in the US, Israel, and Around the Globe
The term “soft power” entered the lexicon in the 1990s, but its use has accelerated dramatically in recent years, reflecting the explosion of the digital age. Soft power...
