Speaking on BFM Business on 27 October 2026, EISMENA Director Adel Bakawan examines what Israel’s elections could mean for the wider Middle East. He argues that a change in leadership may not alter Israel’s security strategy, warns of a potentially more destructive confrontation with Iran, and questions how military power can produce a lasting political settlement while Palestinian statehood remains sidelined.
The European Union and the Southwest Asian Crucible: Normative Disintegration at Work
October 27, 2026
Until just a few years ago, observers and researchers kept exploring the European Union’s (EU) “normative power”. Tailor-made for the latter, this concept referred directly