One of the main features of misguided contemporary foreign policy debate is the corruption of the concept of Realism… Continue reading
President Obama apparently believed that pressuring Israel to halt construction of homes in Jewish neighborhoods in parts of Jerusalem would advance peace. In reality, the opposite ensued… Continue reading
In one of his first statements since leaving office, former President George W. Bush remarked on Middle East developments in an article… Continue reading
The US embassy in Cairo continues to actively support and promote democracy and human rights… Continue reading
When President Obama hosted his annual iftar dinner in August to commemorate Ramadan… Continue reading
The new line of discussion on Syria is not whether the regime of President (dictator) Bashar al-Assad will survive… Continue reading
Adm. Michael Glenn Mullen is rightly acclaimed as the American military leader who contributed more than any other in the past decade… Continue reading
And so he rushes off to Europe to muster support so that the United States is not alone… Continue reading
A Muslim friend who I greatly respect wrote me that he doesn”t understand why I’ve been complaining about Obama’s speeches… Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s big Middle East speech is extraordinarily important. I think that it has been largely misinterpreted… Continue reading
Before we get into what the speech means for Israel, it is important to consider what it means for America… Continue reading
A day before their scheduled meeting in Washington, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama staked out… Continue reading
U.S. President Barack Obama’s declaration in his policy speech Thursday, May 19, that Israel should withdraw to the 1967 lines… Continue reading
Perhaps the most important policymaking development of the last month has been President Barack Obama’s increasingly visible loss of… Continue reading
Barack Obama, President of Israel’s best friend and ally, has picked the Muslim Brotherhood movement of the Middle East as his chosen partner… Continue reading
The most common question — or remark — that I get from readers is to say that I’m wrong to talk about how Western policymakers… Continue reading
This is what happens when the United States gets involved in a war without knowing what’s going on beforehand… Continue reading
Events are happening so fast that I can only summarize, trying to add some analytical depth to each development. So here goes… Continue reading
This is not a game. This is the fate of the globe. This involves the lives of tens of millions of people. Partisanship and scoring political points is irrelevant… Continue reading
The WikiLeaks website last week leaked a secret State Department cable from October 31, 2008, directing United States officials to spy on Israel. The cable, dated only days… Continue reading
A secret American assessment suggests Hosni Mubarak intends to seek another presidential term in 2011 despite his advanced years, that the election will not be free or fair, and that he will likely stay in office until he… Continue reading
U.S. power still matters in Turkey, and the revelation that the AKP does not enjoy universal American support is unwelcome news for the ruling party. The perception that it enjoyed full U.S. support was instrumental in the… Continue reading
Een Amerikaanse diplomaat beklaagt zich in een memo van 3 juli 2001 erover dat het Vaticaan weinig behulpzaam is in het Vredesproces en Midden Oosten diplomatie, omdat de Heilige Stoel [het bestuurlijke orgaan] vrijwel uitsluitend aan haar eigen… Lees verder
On may 08, 2006, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush discussing the role of religion in foreign policy matters, the U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S.-Israel relationship, human rights (Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib prison), the establishment of the State of Israel and Iran’s right to nuclear program. In the letter, Ahmadinejad criticizes Bush and suggests that… Continue reading
Large elements in the mass media constantly claim that Israel, or at least the current government, doesn’t want peace despite all. But Israel did take actions and risks… Continue reading
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Hello Mike, Thank you for your positive feedback to the article. I felt there wasn’t too much critical analysis of ...
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THE CLUELESSNESS OF CLAIMING THAT OBAMA'S MIDDLE EAST POLICIES WERE A FAILURE CANNOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, WHAT THE...
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