The Red Sea Initiative promotes a new Middle East based on mutual interests and low-visibility cooperation.
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The Red Sea Initiative explores how practical cooperation can help build the foundations for a more connected Middle East. By focusing on shared interests in areas such as trade, security, and regional development, it identifies opportunities for low-visibility cooperation that can gradually create trust, resilience, and pathways toward future normalization.
Guiding Principles
Parallel Channels
Combine public engagement with private cooperation to build both trust and legitimacy.
Managed Visibility
Keep cooperation aligned with partners' political constraints and domestic realities.
Partner Priorities
Build initiatives around each partner's interests, priorities, and strategic goals.
Regional Balance
Engage across the Gulf without becoming dependent on any single partner.
Functional Progress
Evaluate cooperation through actions and outcomes rather than public sentiment.
Formal Agreements
Use practical cooperation to create pathways toward lasting formal partnerships.
Who Are We?
We are five students in the Argov Honors Program in Leadership and Diplomacy at Reichman University. Through a year-long research project, we examined how practical cooperation around the Red Sea can create new pathways for regional engagement and future normalization. Our vision is an Israel that diversifies its regional partnerships, strengthens its role as a constructive leader, and helps shape a more stable and prosperous Middle East.
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