This publication, presented at the beginning of 2025, more than 16 months into the conflict, is an effort to examine the current state of the regional agenda on the background of the Gaza War, and the larger regional conflagration it has sparked. In bringing together experts from across the region we seek to explore what remains of the regional agenda and how it might contribute to drafting a "day after" plan that seeks to restore a partnership agenda in the Middle East.
Here are some of the articles featured in the publication:
Nir Boms and Stephen Cohen analyze the recent events in Syria following Bashar Al-Assad’s departure from Damascus on December 7th. Examining education and its role in shaping the new era of regionalism, Eldad Pardo (Israel) and Najat al Said (Saudi/UAE), both analyze the region’s various textbooks and educational philosophies, examining how they contribute to the political agendas and visions of the states in question. Josh Krasna (Israel) examines the economic progression which, although showing significant bilateral progress, had thus far failed to rise to the challenge of "regionalism" and produce multistate collaborations, despite those being planned. Mohammed Al Sayed (Bahrain) looks at both traditional media and social media in the Arabic language, examining how organizations, influencers, and other social media trends have shaped the discourse surrounding the war. Looking at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Nir Boms (Israel) and Sarah Aweidah (PA) propose a new paradigm for discourse on a possible solution for this question. Mujtaba Isani (Saudi/Pakistani) analyzes the Saudi response to the reemergence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and its ramifications on the Saudi approach to cooperation with Israel. Building on the historic insights of Ibn Khaldun, Einat Levi (Israel) presents a new model of "City Diplomacy" as a potential key to future progress within the framework of regionalism.
