Joshua Krasna
@jkrasna.bsky.social
Teach at NYU CGA. Director, Forum for Regional Cooperation; political and strategic analyst at FPRI. Former diplomat.
"'It's felt for some time like the Israelis have buyer's remorse,' a WH official said... Witkoff & Kushner met with PM of Qatar, head of Egyptian intelligence & Turkish foreign minister...
1 of the goals of the meeting was to map out demands for Netanyahu ahead of mtg with Trump".
1 of the goals of the meeting was to map out demands for Netanyahu ahead of mtg with Trump".
Netanyahu's Mar-a-Lago visit "crucial" for future of Gaza deal
"It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. Bibi has lost them. The only one he has left is the president."
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December 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"'It's felt for some time like the Israelis have buyer's remorse,' a WH official said... Witkoff & Kushner met with PM of Qatar, head of Egyptian intelligence & Turkish foreign minister...
1 of the goals of the meeting was to map out demands for Netanyahu ahead of mtg with Trump".
1 of the goals of the meeting was to map out demands for Netanyahu ahead of mtg with Trump".
Under (not very clear) Israeli law, five states are mentioned **by name** as enemy States: Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen. Jordan and Egypt were, but were removed after the peace treaties. Important to remember because some Israelis accuse Bibi staff folk of "working for an enemy state".... /1
December 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Under (not very clear) Israeli law, five states are mentioned **by name** as enemy States: Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen. Jordan and Egypt were, but were removed after the peace treaties. Important to remember because some Israelis accuse Bibi staff folk of "working for an enemy state".... /1
Thought about this today. This guy, whose career proved Peter Principle, counted his chickens before they hatched. The sheer idiocy-naming countries you think will to come next in a controversial and sensitive move... But it was during a very long election season
www.ynetnews.com/article/SkSV...
www.ynetnews.com/article/SkSV...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar slated to establish relations with Israel, minister says
Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen says any further normalization hinges on a U.S. president who will display continued 'resolve' against Iran, notes deals with Niger, Morocco and Oman also 'on the agend...
www.ynetnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Thought about this today. This guy, whose career proved Peter Principle, counted his chickens before they hatched. The sheer idiocy-naming countries you think will to come next in a controversial and sensitive move... But it was during a very long election season
www.ynetnews.com/article/SkSV...
www.ynetnews.com/article/SkSV...
Saudi Midad and Abu Dhabi conglomerates (reported in different sources variously as IHC, headed by Tahnoon bin Zayed, and ADNOC) both interested in buying Lukoil's overseas assets, which are on fire sale because of US sanctions which basically strangle it. www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/saudi-f...
www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Saudi Midad and Abu Dhabi conglomerates (reported in different sources variously as IHC, headed by Tahnoon bin Zayed, and ADNOC) both interested in buying Lukoil's overseas assets, which are on fire sale because of US sanctions which basically strangle it. www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/saudi-f...
Very interesting.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, asthe next U.N. High...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Very interesting.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Very good news. Not sure why it was delayed until now: mostly domestic politics. Clears the way for meeting between Bibi and a-Sisi. Americans weren't happy that Israel was holding up new Chevron deal.
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
Netanyahu announces landmark gas deal with Egypt, largest in Israel's history
PM hails 112-billion-shekel agreement with Chevron as largest in Israel’s history, projecting billions in revenue and regional energy dominance; deal expected to boost infrastructure, encourage new ex...
www.ynetnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Very good news. Not sure why it was delayed until now: mostly domestic politics. Clears the way for meeting between Bibi and a-Sisi. Americans weren't happy that Israel was holding up new Chevron deal.
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
I wonder: KSA main non-oil exports = chemicals/polymers/plastics, byproducts of the hydrocarbon industry. How much does defining them as "non-oil" exports and stressing their level really help understand whether there is true diversification away from oil in the economy?
www.agbi.com/trade/2025/1...
www.agbi.com/trade/2025/1...
Saudi non-oil exports hit $82bn in first half of 2025
Saudi Export-Import Bank has provided credit facilities of more than SAR100 billion since its inception until the end of September 2025
www.agbi.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I wonder: KSA main non-oil exports = chemicals/polymers/plastics, byproducts of the hydrocarbon industry. How much does defining them as "non-oil" exports and stressing their level really help understand whether there is true diversification away from oil in the economy?
www.agbi.com/trade/2025/1...
www.agbi.com/trade/2025/1...
While MENA states remained surprisingly resilient during and after Arab uprisings, Yemen-reunified in '90-has greatest potential to split (after Sudan, which did in '11). Resilience of Houthi state in North is a strong driver for the centrifugal forces in the South.
www.newarab.com/analysis/sou...
www.newarab.com/analysis/sou...
Southern uprising: A power shift that could redraw Yemen’s map
The Southern Transitional Council’s lightning offensive in the south could entrench Yemen’s de facto partition and risks rekindling the 10-year civil war
www.newarab.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
While MENA states remained surprisingly resilient during and after Arab uprisings, Yemen-reunified in '90-has greatest potential to split (after Sudan, which did in '11). Resilience of Houthi state in North is a strong driver for the centrifugal forces in the South.
www.newarab.com/analysis/sou...
www.newarab.com/analysis/sou...
This is kind of amazing when you realize the difference in the sizes of the countries involved ... And of course is a reflection of the uniqueness of the socioeconomic makeup of UAE (~90% guest workers), but also of the sheer size of the economy
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is kind of amazing when you realize the difference in the sizes of the countries involved ... And of course is a reflection of the uniqueness of the socioeconomic makeup of UAE (~90% guest workers), but also of the sheer size of the economy
Anybody else find it interesting and amusing that the Honduras election is between Asfura and Nasralla? Multiculturalism at play...
December 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Anybody else find it interesting and amusing that the Honduras election is between Asfura and Nasralla? Multiculturalism at play...
Was having interesting talk with young man who came late to higher education. He explained importance of understanding sociopol processes, opening self up to diff viewpoints, understanding dynamics that regulate our life, and then he said "like Charlie Kirk did and that's why 'they' killed him".
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Was having interesting talk with young man who came late to higher education. He explained importance of understanding sociopol processes, opening self up to diff viewpoints, understanding dynamics that regulate our life, and then he said "like Charlie Kirk did and that's why 'they' killed him".
Have to say that when this is written about China, it is not an unalloyed good...
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Have to say that when this is written about China, it is not an unalloyed good...
Netanyahu tapping his military secretary, General Roman Gofman, as next Mossad director, doesn't smell so good. Especially since his past amateur intelligence cosplaying put a loyal 17 year old Israeli boy under arrest for 18 months.
www.timesofisrael.com/report-teen-...
www.timesofisrael.com/report-teen-...
Report: Teen falsely held 18 months for leak of classified info; was fed intel by IDF
17-year-old said to have been recruited by officers for unapproved social media campaign; when army realized this, it did not pass on exonerating evidence to authorities
www.timesofisrael.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Netanyahu tapping his military secretary, General Roman Gofman, as next Mossad director, doesn't smell so good. Especially since his past amateur intelligence cosplaying put a loyal 17 year old Israeli boy under arrest for 18 months.
www.timesofisrael.com/report-teen-...
www.timesofisrael.com/report-teen-...
Good piece:
As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
www.timesofisrael.com/as-trump-and...
As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
www.timesofisrael.com/as-trump-and...
As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
MBS notched important gains in Washington, rehabilitating Riyadh after it was sidelined by Israel and Qatar and likely stiffening the kingdom's price for joining the Abraham Accords
www.timesofisrael.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Good piece:
As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
www.timesofisrael.com/as-trump-and...
As Trump and Saudi prince heat up ties, Israel normalization left out in the cold
www.timesofisrael.com/as-trump-and...
Figures shows brain drain spiked in 2023-2024 as well-educated fled overhaul, war
www.timesofisrael.com/figures-show...
www.timesofisrael.com/figures-show...
Figures shows brain drain spiked in 2023-2024 as well-educated fled overhaul, war
More doctors, engineers, and high earners moved away during 20-month period, costing state some NIS 1.5 billion in lost taxes, Tel Aviv U. economists find, warning trend may be ongoing
www.timesofisrael.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Figures shows brain drain spiked in 2023-2024 as well-educated fled overhaul, war
www.timesofisrael.com/figures-show...
www.timesofisrael.com/figures-show...
Went over paper of mine in '18 about Israeli relations with Gulf. Pretty proud of how much I got right (though also got quite a bit wrong). One point I mentioned then which is still strong is that Israel insistence on formal full dipl relations can hold back progress
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Israel and the Gulf States: Some Things Change, Some Stay the Same - JISS
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Oman, the first overt visit in over twenty years by an Israeli prime minister to an Arab country that does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel, is extreme...
jiss.org.il
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Went over paper of mine in '18 about Israeli relations with Gulf. Pretty proud of how much I got right (though also got quite a bit wrong). One point I mentioned then which is still strong is that Israel insistence on formal full dipl relations can hold back progress
jiss.org.il/en/krasna-is...
jiss.org.il/en/krasna-is...
The Forum for Regional Cooperation and our 7 partners held a great conference at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy. Summed up 1/2 year's intensive work in 6 working groups of researchers from 13 states, on aspects of Abraham Accords after 5 years. Keep eyes peeled for pubs, and more events!
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Forum for Regional Cooperation and our 7 partners held a great conference at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy. Summed up 1/2 year's intensive work in 6 working groups of researchers from 13 states, on aspects of Abraham Accords after 5 years. Keep eyes peeled for pubs, and more events!
Happy National Day to all my Emirati friends.
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy National Day to all my Emirati friends.
My latest. Hope you enjoy it.
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dayan.org/content/rela...
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My latest. Hope you enjoy it.
dayan.org/content/rela...
dayan.org/content/rela...
Yet again, our P.M. will only be willing to be interviewed for a foreign news outlet, in English. He has quite literally been unwilling to be interviewed in an independent Israeli news outlet -not Israel's version of AAN - since 2021!
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-in...
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-in...
Netanyahu, coalition heads hold 11th-hour talks to avert early elections
Ultra-Orthodox leadership said to take second look at compromise, as fight over conscription threatens to topple government
www.timesofisrael.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Yet again, our P.M. will only be willing to be interviewed for a foreign news outlet, in English. He has quite literally been unwilling to be interviewed in an independent Israeli news outlet -not Israel's version of AAN - since 2021!
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-in...
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-in...
Interesting paper by bright young scholar. Notes IMEC implementation assumes Israel-Saudi normalization, which may not be in the cards for a while. In my view, the wide embrace of new Syrian regime is also a threat to Israel's central role in conceived regional corridors. orfme.org/expert-speak...
Railways and Realignments: Charting the Gulf’s Inclusive Path into the IMEC - ORF Middle East
The Gulf’s expanding rail network could redefine IMEC, turning regional cooperation into the backbone of India-Middle East-Europe connectivity.
orfme.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Interesting paper by bright young scholar. Notes IMEC implementation assumes Israel-Saudi normalization, which may not be in the cards for a while. In my view, the wide embrace of new Syrian regime is also a threat to Israel's central role in conceived regional corridors. orfme.org/expert-speak...
Reposted by Joshua Krasna
this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
New article by my talented FPRI intern, Brandon Fey of Gettsyburg College!
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
Debt, Decree, and Development: Kuwait’s Unnoticed Transitions - Foreign Policy Research Institute
In recent decades, the Gulf states, namely Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, have adopted a distinct economic and political model that
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November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New article by my talented FPRI intern, Brandon Fey of Gettsyburg College!
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
www.fpri.org/article/2025...
Very interesting, makes sense, that tempers expectations that things are going to shape up soon. This is what happens when you spend two years not planning.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Wary of Gaza instability, Arab states balk at troop deployment, financing
As Gaza’s ceasefire enters its next phase, Washington’s postwar plan faces growing regional skepticism.
www.al-monitor.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Very interesting, makes sense, that tempers expectations that things are going to shape up soon. This is what happens when you spend two years not planning.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...