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Israel – United States relations

Brussels Unbound

The EU has "unilateralist" ambitions.

Unrealists

The Israel lobby controversy shows how some substitute character assasination for serious debate.  American national interests suffer.

From Awakening to War

Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

The Global Oil Rush

Given rising demand and dwindling supplies, consuming nations should look south and east.

Paradigm Lost

We have long underestimated China's potential. But overestimating it will be just as bad for U.S. policy formulation.

Commentary

An Israeli Weighs in on the Flotilla

A number of recent events have triggered an awful lot of hypocrisy toward Israel.

The Dance of the Peace Process

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

The Gaza Disaster

Israel attacked a ship of fools and ended up looking like the foolish one.

Blogs

Allies and Interests

Why the Republican candidates are misguided in trying to out-Israel each other.

The Shambles of Obama's Middle East Policy: Dennis Ross Departs

The Mideast is boiling. Neocons are gripped by war fever. Obama's administration is floundering. Ross may have gotten out just in time.

Exposing Netanyahu

Netanyahu brings his swagger, lectures and lies right into the Oval Office itself.

Books & Reviews

Exodus

Morris turns to the origins of the one-state and two-state conceptions. It helps explain how the Israelis and Palestinians got themselves into this intractable conflict in the first place.

The Tao of the Arab Center

The Bush administration may have gotten a lot wrong, but there is still hope for America’s policy in the Middle East. Three books shed some light on how the United States can get over Iraq.

Reflections from the Right

The conservative movement is cracking up—just look at three memoirs of former administration officials. These new books may engage in justification and self-aggrandizement, but they do prescribe salves for fixing the conservative experiment.

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February 13, 2012