With #AskNetanyahu, Bibi Asks for Trouble
May 25, 2016 5 min. read

Bibi Netanyahu invited the world to engage with him on Twitter using #AskNetanyahu. What happened next: exactly what you would have expected.

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Pinkwashing and the Tel Aviv Pride Parade
May 3, 2016 4 min. read

In a bold statement, Israeli LGBTQ community leaders have threatened to cancel the highly popular Tel Aviv Pride Parade that is slated for June 3.

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IDF shooting in Hebron challenges Israeli democracy
April 28, 2016 5 min. read

On March 24, a video of an Israeli soldier shooting an incapacitated Palestinian point blank in the head was released. The incident has split the country.

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Vietnam’s Military Build-up
December 22, 2015 6 min. read

In the face of perceived threats from Beijing, Vietnam has embarked on its greatest military build-up in decades, albeit starting from a low base following economic problems after the Vietnam War.

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Palestine: Hope Amidst Repression
October 23, 2015 5 min. read

The growing insecurity in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel proper and the occupied territories are simply the symptoms of a more complex political issue that has been neglected and exploited.

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The Iron Dome in NATO-Russia Relations
August 11, 2015 2 min. read

Canada made an agreement recently to adopt the radar technology behind the Iron Dome anti-aircraft missile system.

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What Did Scott Walker Learn During His “Listening Tour” of Israel?
May 21, 2015 5 min. read

On the eve of the Israeli elections back in March, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu proclaimed that there would be no Palestinian state under his watch. This created an international outcry and he quickly walked the statement back after a great success on election day.

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Netanyahu’s Speech and the Question of an Iran Deal
March 16, 2015 10 min. read

The prime minister was invited by the Republican leadership of Congress without the White House being informed, and he came specifically to attack one of the president’s major foreign policy initiatives, negotiations toward an arms-control accord with Iran.

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Does the Egyptian Military Regime Work for U.S. and Allies?
February 25, 2015 5 min. read

Since the Egyptian military ousted former President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood government in a coup in July 2013, a stricter and an increasingly oppressive rule governs Africa’s third most populous country, but one that may not be that unwelcome with the U.S. or its allies.

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Candid Discussions: Sadjadpour on Saudi-Iranian Dynamics
February 16, 2015 9 min. read

Mr. Sadjadpour recently sat down with Reza Akhlaghi of the Foreign Policy Association to discuss Saudi-Iranian dynamics and the increasing sectarian rivalry between the two Middle Eastern heavyweights.

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Netanyahu: Unwelcome But Undeterred
February 13, 2015 4 min. read

U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at it again.

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Zivotofsky v. Kerry: Will Executive Privilege Trump Israel Advocacy?
November 3, 2014 9 min. read

The disputed status of Jerusalem will ostensibly be under review by the U.S. Supreme Court today. Zivotofsky v. Kerry asks whether the president’s so-called “foreign affairs power” — based on his textual duty to “receive ambassadors and other public ministers” — ousts Congress from directing foreign policy.

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