Gaza’s Quandary
With a new President assuming control of Middle East policy, Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza, and the Europeans and the
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Middle East
The Strategy of Defeat – Lessons for Israel in Gaza
What happens when the alternatives fail? What happens when all the negotiations, sanctions and compromises fail to dissuade an aggressor?
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The Strategy of Defeat
America has learned that the road to stabilizing the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan and virtually the entire Middle East
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The Folly of Realpolitik
Unfortunately, Annapolis and the NIE are only the beginning of Israel’s problems – at least until a new U.S. administration
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Warning Signs from Annapolis
Israel-Arab peace is not on anyone’s agenda. How’s this for an Israeli position at Annapolis: “Tell you what, if you
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The Perception of Weakness
Matters of war and peace involve issues of mutual perception as much as ideologies or interests. Historically, when enemies perceived
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Paradise Lost: The Decline and Fall of Arabia
Thomas Friedman once wrote, “Terrorism is not produced by the poverty of money. It’s produced by the poverty of dignity.”
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