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As UN ramps up pressure on Israel, lame-duck Biden is letting history repeat
It’s back to the future at the UN Security Council this week as an outgoing Democratic administration eyes multilateral opportunities to support its Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against...
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Why Does Iran Hold So Many Elections?
Constant—and highly stage-managed—elections are a useful tool for Iran's theocratic leadership to remain in power.
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Hezekiah’s Mistake
As Netanyahu tries to manage relations with a fracturing American empire, he would do well to read Isaiah
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Profit of Hate: How Domestic Extremists Are Embracing Cryptocurrency
Enticed by the relative anonymity of cryptocurrency and the need to circumvent a denial of service, domestic extremists have been able to raise millions.
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Biden’s Visit Bodes Ill for Israel
Israel’s caretaker government is unequal to the strategic challenges posed by Team Obama’s policy of punishing friends and rewarding enemies
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The death of MAD
And the urgent need to reestablish deterrence
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Putin’s winter war
A strategy to contain him should have been implemented years ago
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Biden’s defense of democracy
It left a lot to be desired
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How Biden Should Navigate Palestine’s Succession Crisis
In light of Abbas’s consolidation of power and the lack of an heir apparent, U.S. engagement should be used as a lever to encourage Abbas to empower a successor.
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Lebanon Loses a Pillar of Independent Journalism
The Daily Star’s demise is the story of Lebanon, reduced from promising country to failed state.
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A US-China Green Deal may help the Mekong basin countries: Le Dinh Tinh
‘But the strategic competition between China and the United States might also produce complications for the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation and United States-Mekong Partnership.’ In this edition of “Indo-Pacific:...
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Can Biden Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council?
The administration insists it can succeed where two U.S. presidents already tried and failed.
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Biden Must Prioritize Iran’s Human Rights Abuses In Future Talks
In his new memoir, Barack Obama recalls a moment that shocked the world. In 2009, as protestors swarmed the streets of Iran’s capital, the clerical regime’s Basij militia shot and killed a young...
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Another Bold Strike Against Iran
The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh demonstrates Israel’s capabilities and constrains Biden’s options.
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The Biden Agenda: Why ‘Outside-In’ Diplomacy Could Be the Key to Middle East Peace
Would Joe Biden be willing or able to take advantage of the progress made with the Israel-UAE deal?
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How Republicans View a Biden-Trump Race
Our contributors weigh in on Bernie Sanders’s departure from the U.S. presidential race—and what it means for an election campaign overshadowed by the coronavirus.
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Revisionist history on the Iran deal
President Trump’s decision to eliminate Iranian terror master Qassem Soleimani followed Tehran’s repeated violent escalations aimed at the United States and the region. But to hear former Obama administration...
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The Israeli–Palestinian Struggle, Continued.
Whenever the Israeli–Palestinian question arises in Washington, an assumption inevitably precedes it: the United States has an important and unique role to play in advancing peace between these two...
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Trump Once Called the Taliban Five ‘Killers.’ Now He’s Negotiating With Them
Negotiating with terrorists won’t bring peace to Afghanistan.