As strange as it may seem, now is the best time to push for peace in the Middle East.
Sharon got out of Gaza. Now what?
Arafat's death opened a real window for peace--but it won't stay open for long.
Is change in the Middle East the result of Ameican action or serendipity?
Arafat's Palestinian nationalism denied the legitimacy of any Israeli state. His successors must shed this straightjacket if they want a state of their own.
To succeed, the roadmap to peace will need many things, not least of which is Israeli and Palestinian participation in it.
The "near miss" at Taba is being widely promoted as the natural starting point for future Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. The only problem, is there was no "near miss."
A fifty-ton cache of Iranian weapons for the Palestinian Authority would have made a big difference had it been delivered. That it wasn't is making an even bigger difference.
Sinking into poverty amid its natural riches, Vladivostok is almost totally controlled by organized crime.
American civil-military relations will remain vexed for some time.