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Reviving the Peace Process

Daniel Kurtzer | Jan 04, 2012
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.

Grasping the Nettle

John C. Hulsman | Nov 10, 2006
As strange as it may seem, now is the best time to push for peace in the Middle East.

The Fourth Age

Charles A. Kupchan | Sep 01, 2006

Brussels Unbound

Jeffrey L. Cimbalo | Jun 01, 2006
The EU has "unilateralist" ambitions.

From Awakening to War

Robert F. Ellsworth | Jun 01, 2006
Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

The Ambiguous Way Forward

Aluf Benn | Dec 01, 2005
Sharon got out of Gaza. Now what?
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Commentary

The Palestinian Campaign to Delegitimize Israel

Jonathan Schanzer
David Barnett
| Jan 19, 2012
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 Cost of Settler Vigilantism in Israel

Benny Morris | Dec 21, 2011
Settler attacks on the IDF and Israeli policemen testify to the depths of Israel's internal struggles.

Hamas Overtakes the Palestinian Authority in Jordan

Asaf Romirowsky | Dec 19, 2011
Why the Hamas leader's landmark visit to Amman spells trouble for Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Blogs

The Palestinians' Most Potent Weapon

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 17, 2011
How Palestinians are eschewing the example of Osama bin Laden and embracing that of Nelson Mandela.

Tony Blinken Defends Obama As a Good Friend to Israel

Jacob Heilbrunn | Sep 20, 2011
At worst, Obama is hostile to Israel. At best, he is unable to get anything in return for America's munificent largesse.

Another Shameful Veto in the Making

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 16, 2011
Why an American veto on the Palestinian statehood issue would be both narrow-minded and damaging to U.S. interests.
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Books & Reviews

Exodus

Walter Laqueur | Mar 02, 2009
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.

Woodward's Post-Electoral Prophecy

Leon Hadar | Oct 26, 2006
This article was originally published on October 26. Given Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's resignation, it is being republished.

Strategic Horizons

J. Peter Pham | Mar 01, 2006
Despite predictions to the contrary, America's superpower status remains uncontested.
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