Contributors Articles

Ian Parmeter 25 Sep 2019 12:00

Israel’s Arabs awaken to their electoral power

Arab Israelis have been slow to realise their potential pivotal role in the nation’s politics. That’s changing.
Ian Parmeter 12 Sep 2019 11:00

Will Israeli voters give Bibi a “get out of jail” card?

The corruption allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are the subtext to the elections on 17 September.
Ian Parmeter 4 Oct 2016 13:40

Kerry abandons diplomacy’s golden rule – for now

A cardinal principle of diplomacy is never to allow frustration over failed negotiations to prevent their eventual resumption. US Secretary of State John Kerry now appears to have done this overnight following collapse on 19 September of the Aleppo ceasefire he had painstakingly negotiated with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The overnight rupture followed a last-ditch attempt to revive negotiations in a phone conversation between the two over the weekend. This effort may have become ca
Ian Parmeter 31 Aug 2016 09:00

Where the Russian intervention in Syria is headed

Russian President Vladimir Putin is well on the way to achieving several objectives of his military intervention in Syria. Russia has ensured the survival of the Assad regime, its only Arab partner, without loss of Russian personnel to the rebels or becoming mired in a ground conflict.

Ian Parmeter