Sercan Canbolat

UConn Abrahamic Programs: 10 Years On

President Donald Trump’s policy toward the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region via the Abraham Accords exemplifies an increasingly transactional and top-down conception of normalization in the region, one that emphasizes diplomatic agreements among governments as the princ...

From Normalization to Geopolitical Stress Test: The Abraham Accords After Five Years

This article examines the Abraham Accords (AA) 5 years after their signing, reconceptualizing them as a stress-tested security framework rather than a linear normalization project. Drawing on regional security developments—including the Hamas–Israel war, Houthi maritime attacks,...