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The Dance of the Peace Process

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jul 07, 2010

Obama posed for photos with Netanyahu yesterday. But the president isn't just bowing down to Israel.

Obama's Sins of Omission

Dimitri K. Simes | Aug 20, 2009

A scathing domestic dispute over health care is no reason for Obama to abandon his foreign-policy responsibilities. If he doesn't make hard choices soon—on everything from immigration to Iran—he may be a one-term president.

Obama's Israel Gamble

Dimitri K. Simes | Jun 04, 2009

The president’s Cairo speech made nice soundings on Arab-Israeli peace. But if Obama really wants to accomplish something, he needs to get tough on Israeli settlements.

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