Middle East
Can Iran Build Bridges to Regional Foes?
To clinch a nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has to reassure world powers. But to achieve long-term regional stability, he has to overcome deeply sown suspicions ……Read More
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Yisrael Beiteinu, Avigdor Lieberman and the Palestinian Problem
In a previous posting, I examined the basic tenets of Palestine's Hamas political party. In the interest of balance, let's now look in some detail ……Read More
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The Shrinking and Crowded Gaza Strip
As shown on this map from ReliefWeb, a service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), due to the hostilities ……Read More
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The Pro-Israeli Defense Script
Sometimes when you listen to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other representatives of the "Israel's right to exist" movement speak to the media, you'd ……Read More
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Why Overtime in Nuclear Talks with Iran is Better than Game Over
After nearly three weeks of round-the-clock negotiations to achieve a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, the United States, joined by its major allies Britain, France ……Read More
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Nuclear Talks With Iran – No Summer Lull for Negotiators
Six world powers and Iran confirmed in the early hours of Saturday, 19 July, that the nuclear talks would extend to 24 November. The next ……Read More