Richard Haass Urges Diplomatic Follow-Up to Israeli Incursion in Gaza, on Morning Joe
Les Gelb Discusses the Nomination of Leon Panetta as CIA Director, on The Daily Beast
Max Boot Looks at the Dilemma Faced by Israel in Responding to Hamas' Attacks, in the WSJ
A selection of Foreign Affairs pieces by and about the preeminent political scientist of the last half century.
Nuclear Energy (1/6): Charles Ferguson and Michelle Smith argue that nuclear energy “will not be the miracle cure for energy dependence or global warming that boosters promise,” in Foreign Policy.
Gaza Violence (1/5): Steven Cook writes in U.S. News & World Report that Israel's exercise of military power in the Gaza Strip, employed legitimately or not, is unlikely to achieve its desired goals.
The Obama Administration (1/5): Michael Gerson writes that Obama “will require sober supporters--and loyal critics--to get through challenges” in 2009, in the Washington Post.
Border Security (1/3): Edward Alden urges President-elect Obama to begin rebuilding trust with Canada as a partner in trade and counterterrorism when he takes office, in the Ottawa Citizen.
Energy and Environment (1/3): David Victor and Arun Rai warn that “the global environment may be one of the biggest losers in the current financial crisis” as clean coal projects are abandoned around the world, in Newsweek.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (1/2): Michael Gerson writes that the removal of the threat Hamas poses to the Israeli people is “the prerequisite for the resumption of the peace process,” in the Washington Post.
The Obama Administration (12/31): Amity Shlaes argues that “a new hundred days spent making good laws will bring sturdy recovery,” in the Washington Post.
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