A Seattle paralegal, Noah Genatossio earned his degree in political science with a minor in history at the University of Washington. With a strong interest in international politics, Noah Genatossio has a particular focus on the Middle East.
An early-2022 Foreign Policy article takes a look at looming regional issues faced by the Biden administration, which theretofore had largely avoided entanglements in the Middle East. One issue is that five countries - Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Lebanon - are unstable and in danger of falling into deeper dysfunction and civil strife. At the same time, wealthy states in the Persian Gulf, while still requiring substantial US military support, are acting in ways that are evermore independent from US policy.
The article pinpoints America’s closest regional ally and its major adversary, Israel and Iran, as presenting the largest potential Middle East flashpoint. With the return to power of right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, tensions over Gaza and the West Bank, as well as rhetoric surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, are escalating. The contested West Bank is paramount, with Netanyahu needing the support of pro-settlement hard-liners in his coalition government to pass meaningful domestic legislation.
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