The recent war between Israel and Hamas has already sent shockwaves through the Middle East and beyond. Clashes intensified along the Israel-Lebanon border. US President Joe Biden has made an urgent plea for a major US aid package to Israel. Russia was able to wage the Ukraine war without much global scrutiny.
The recent war between Israel and Hamas has already sent shockwaves through the Middle East and beyond. Clashes intensified along the Israel-Lebanon border. US President Joe Biden has made an urgent plea for a major US aid package to Israel. Russia was able to wage the Ukraine war without much global scrutiny.
Flashpoint examines how war has affected and may continue to affect countries around the world, and the world order itself.
On May 6, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping accompanies Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Fong Lee/Getty Images
Israel-Hamas war tests China’s diplomatic strategy
Beijing’s “pro-Palestinian neutrality” could help mediate the conflict, writes Lili Pike.
Abed al-Hafiz Nofal, the Palestinian ambassador to Russia, and Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy leader of Hamas in exile, hold a press conference with representatives of other Palestinian political parties and movements in Moscow, January 17, 2017.Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
What is Russia’s position on the Israel-Hamas war?
Moscow may temporarily benefit from the West’s focus on the Middle East, but navigating relations in the region will be difficult, writes Hannah Notte.
(From left to right) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain. US President Joe Biden. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar. Kuwait’s Crown Prince Meshaal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah attends the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 16, 2022. Mandel Gunn/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
The end of Biden’s Middle East mirage
The regime’s concept of regional security has collapsed, writes Matthew Das. Does the president know about it?
A Lebanese female protester holds a national flag as she walks along Fouad Chehab Street near Martyrs Square in the center of the capital Beirut on October 29, 2019, the 13th day of anti-government protests. Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images
Lebanon knows it is on the edge of the abyss
War in Gaza could quickly spread to countries that cannot afford any form of war, writes FP’s Anchal Vohra.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not visible) after talks in Ramallah, West Bank, on February 10, 2018. Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
PM Modi’s comments on changing war signals between Israel and Gaza
In openly expressing its solidarity with Israel, India is distancing itself from its long-standing approach towards the Palestinians, write FP’s Sumit Ganguly and Nicholas Braller.
