The region’s leaders have been far more critical of Israel's military campaign in Gaza than peers in Europe and North America.

Amid the conflict, learn about the region's ties with Israel and Palestine in terms of the diaspora, diplomacy, security, and more.

"La relación bilateral ya está bajo tensión y se tensará aún más", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a El País.

"It’s really critical that the U.S. has qualified ambassadors in place," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Miami Herald.

The region "want(s) the United States to be there, so basically, we need to rethink our approach," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.

O Brasil está sendo percebido como "um país que quer trazer o multilateralismo de volta," disse Brian Winter do COA à Folha de S. Paulo.

Small countries are bulwarks of Taipei’s influence abroad.