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Why Are The Israelis And The Saudis Cosying Up?

by Yoel Guzansky, Clive Jonesvia Newsweek
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Arab Gulf states have reportedly offered to take concrete steps to establish better relations with Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a significant overture aimed at restarting the Middle East peace process, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Israel And The Gulf States: Towards A Tacit Security Regime?

by Clive Jones, Yoel Guzanskyvia Contemporary Security Policy
Monday, February 20, 2017

The nuclear threat posed by Iran has brought Israel and the Gulf States closer together. This nascent tacit security regime allows these countries to address the common threat while sidestepping the more intractable issue of Palestinian statehood.

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Israel’s Relations With The Gulf States: Toward The Emergence Of A Tacit Security Regime?

by Clive Jones, Yoel Guzanskyvia Taylor and Francis Online
Monday, February 20, 2017

By drawing on the literature about security regimes, this article posits the idea that a particular type of regime, which can be termed a “tacit security regime” (TSR), has begun to emerge between Israel, on the one hand, and several Gulf Arab states, on the other.