Foreign Policy Essay
Russia Might Regret the U.S. Drawdown in Syria
Carol R. Saivetz Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 10:00 AM
With the war winding down, Putin's partners in Syria have fewer shared interests.
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Israel-Palestine
Did Israelis Just Vote to End the Two-state Solution?
Hady Amr Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 11:52 AM
It's up to the United States to prevent what increasingly seems like an inevitable outcome.
Israel-Palestine
Gaza Border Events Revisited—Has the U.N. Commission of Inquiry Sharpened the Picture?
Liron Libman Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 8:00 AM
Divergent reports from the U.N. and the Israeli Defense Forces regarding 2018 confrontations on the Israel-Gaza border do little to clear up the blurry distinction between armed conflict and civil unrest.
Middle East and North Africa
Recognizing Israel’s Claims to the Golan Heights: Trump’s Decision in Perspective
Scott R. Anderson Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 4:29 PM
A slapdash rollout and decision at odds with the international community are an uncomfortable fit for the complex and hotly contested political history of the Golan Heights.
Israel
Breaking Down the Combating BDS Act of 2019 and First Amendment Challenges to State Anti-BDS Laws
Nathaniel Sobel Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 7:14 AM
How a recently passed Senate bill fits into the landscape of state-level anti-BDS laws and the legal challenges they face.
Israel-Palestine
Framing Israel: The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on the Spring 2018 Gaza Border Confrontations
Geoffrey S. Corn, Peter Margulies Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 8:07 AM
The new U.N. report on the Gaza border protests applies the wrong legal standard.
Israel
Israel’s Attorney General Moves Forward with Netanyahu’s Indictment: What Happens Next?
Elena Chachko Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 4:12 PM
After years of investigations, Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has announced his decision to consider indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with multiple counts of graft.
Israel-Palestine
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Not a Bankruptcy Sale
Andrew Miller Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 8:00 AM
The Trump administration's peace plan is irreparably flawed. The longer it's postponed, the better.
Israel-Palestine
Congress Has (Less Than) 60 Days to Save Israeli-Palestinian Security Cooperation
Scott R. Anderson Fri, Dec 7, 2018, 8:00 AM
A new law threatens to cut-off key U.S. foreign assistance to the Palestinians. Here’s how Congress can prevent that from happening.
Middle East Ticker
U.S. Shifts Support for Saudi Intervention in Yemen, Gaza Clashes Spark Political Crisis in Israel, Trump Administration Eases Pressure over Khashoggi Murder
J. Dana Stuster Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 10:02 AM
Saudi forces are closing in on Hodeidah but will no longer receive refueling support from the United States, a tenuous ceasefire is in effect after two days of violence along the Israel-Gaza border, and Turkey shares intelligence about Khashoggi’s death.