Publication

This SA issue includes articles on 1) why the quick rise of the so-called Islamic State surprised the US intelligence community; 2) how the 2015 intervention of Russian and Iranian forces in the Syrian Civil War saved the Bashar al-Assad regime from near-term defeat; 3) the dramatic increase in economic relations which has taken place between Israel and China; 4) how relations between the Czech Republic and Israel have shifted from being 'sentimental' to being pragmatic; 5) the shifting balance of power between Shiite and Sunni states in the Middle East, and more.