Analysis
BICOM Analysis: Egypt’s role in Gaza and the wider Middle East
Executive summary Two factors explain Cairo’s current thinking on Hamas and Gaza: one is Egypt’s interest in reducing the immediate...
BICOM Analysis: Syria and the Damascus Arab summit – signs of a new Arab Cold War?
Executive Summary The holding of the 20th Arab Summit in Damascus offered the Assad regime a prestigious chance to move...
BICOM Analysis: Israel’s missile test and Iranian nuclear ambitions
Reading into Readiness: Israel’s missile test and Iranian nuclear ambitions Early last Thursday morning, 17 January 2008, Israel successfully conducted...
BICOM Analysis: Iran’s Parliamentary elections – democratic form, authoritarian reality
Executive Summary – Iranian conservatives have won the 2008 Iranian parliamentary elections, increasing their representation as an overall bloc from...
BICOM Analysis: Iran, sponsor of instability in the Middle East
The Middle East is currently a region in transition from one strategic dispensation to another. The 1990s represented the high...
BICOM Analysis: Israel’s messages to President Bush
Executive Summary In the course of President Bush’s visit to Israel, Israeli officials were keen to convey clear messages to...