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Al-Qaeda Grows in Sinai

Bruce Riedel | Feb 10, 2012

While the world's eyes were on Cairo, the Sinai became a hotbed of terrorist activity that now threatens Egypt's fragile alliances.

The Preconditions Game and Talks with Iran

Paul R. Pillar | Jan 31, 2012

Leon Panetta said it best: "Just get to the damn table."

Hamas Out in the Cold?

Paul Scham | Jan 30, 2012

The Arab Spring has deprived Hamas of its patrons. The organization must adapt quickly to survive.

Crushing the Radical Axis

Benedetta Berti
Yoel Guzansky

The alliance of Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas has been dealt a blow by the Arab Spring. Will it prove fatal?

God Speaks to the Republican National Committee

Paul R. Pillar

An extraordinary new RNC resolution rewrites Israeli history and throws out the separation of church and state. So why haven't you heard of it?

The Palestinian Campaign to Delegitimize Israel

Jonathan Schanzer
David Barnett

Palestinian leaders seem to have no interest in talking to Israel this year. Instead, they may be gearing up for a full-scale diplomatic effort to delegitimize it.

The Road to Nowhere in the Peace Process

Paul R. Pillar

Only an act of unprecedented political courage by a U.S. president will break the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate.

The Mideast Peace Process in 2011: Hopes and Disillusionment

Henry Siegman

Israel has turned the peace process into a farce. The international community is taking notice.

Reviving the Peace Process

Daniel Kurtzer

Obama can take credit for several foreign-policy triumphs, but he has failed to revive the moribund Mideast peace process. Arguments for why it can’t be done crumble against the imperative of American presidential leadership.

Hamas Presents an Opportunity

Paul R. Pillar

If Israel and the U.S. are truly interested in Israeli-Palestinian peace, they must seize this moment.

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