A Third Way to Palestine
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has now initiated a third, pragmatic stage of Palestinian nationalism by building institutions and counting down to statehood.
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Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies
Middle East, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan; Israeli-Palestinian affairs.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has now initiated a third, pragmatic stage of Palestinian nationalism by building institutions and counting down to statehood.
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Robert M. Danin argues that the Arab League's recent emergence as a regional actor in the Middle East is a welcome development.
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Robert Danin argues that by adopting a publicly confrontational approach, the Palestinians risk undermining the goodwill and security that Fayyad's nation-building program has so painstakingly created.
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Progress is possible in the newly announced Mideast talks, but the Obama administration will need to display deft leadership to overcome deep mistrust between Israelis and Palestinians, writes CFR's Robert Danin.
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The latest meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama is crucial in coordinating how to avert a September breakdown in the Mideast peace process, says CFR's Robert Danin.
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Robert Danin says the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, brokered by the United States, is heading toward a meltdown in September.
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A preview of President Obama's Middle East speech with Rami Khouri of American University of Beirut, Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi is refusing to step down as international condemnation of the violent crackdown on protesters grows. Jeffrey Brown talks about the growing unrest in the North African nation with Robert Danin of the Council on Foreign Relations and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress.
CFR's Robert M. Danin says the Arab League's move to suspend Syria opens the door for greater action by the international community.