Claire Spencer is Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Programme and Second Century Initiative, Chatham House. In this reflection on the likely impact of the US election on the Middle East Peace Process she suggests the old ways of negotiating, pretending to negotiate, and stalling over vested interests have well and truly had their day. If Trump engages (and his intentions remain unclear), this businessman will likely rewrite the rules of the ‘peace process’. Everyone will need to adapt very quickly.

Our voice of the week is historian Simon Schama in conversation with  Melanie Phillips about Donald Trump’s election victory on Newsnight 10 November 2016.

Our image of the week is President Rivlin embracing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in New Delhi on 14 November 2016. Flash90.

The old ways have had their day. Peace-making will look very different in the era of Trump

by Claire Spencer