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June 26, 2009
Essential Documents
Statement
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June 25, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Elliott Abrams argues that the Obama administration is not acknowledging prior understandings about settlements in the West Bank.
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June 15, 2009
Op-Ed
The Daily Beast
Leslie H. Gelb writes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "made some significant points that Washington shouldn’t ignore," in his speech on Sunday.
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June 15, 2009
Interview
Aaron David Miller, a former senior U.S. negotiator in the Mideast, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closely watched speech on June 14 "was less about pursuing Arab-Israeli peace and much more about pursuing the U.S.-Israeli relationship."
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June 15, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael J. Gerson writes in response to the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, "When the rights of Jews are violated, all human rights are insecure."
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June 14, 2009
Essential Documents
Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on foreign policy and the peace process delivered at Bar Ilan University on June 14, 2009.
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June 14, 2009
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Elliott Abrams argues, "In Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech today he took one major step toward the Obama administration, by endorsing a Palestinian state. In every other way, he resisted President Obama's pressure."
See more in Middle East, Palestinian Authority, National Security and Defense, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 12, 2009
Op-Ed
Time Magazine
Peter Beinart argues, "by taking on the Israeli government over the issue of settlement growth, Obama is showing that he's a gambler overseas" as well as at home.
See more in United States, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 9, 2009
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Steven A. Cook explores the question, "Why haven't the Israelis attacked Iran's nuclear facilities?"
See more in Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 19, 2009
Interview
CFR Middle East expert Steven A. Cook says President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu wanted to project "a friendly partnership" in their White House meeting, but remain divided on a two-state solution and how to confront Iran.
See more in Diplomacy
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United States (7/6): Amity Shlaes considers Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression, in Time Magazine.
Afghanistan (6/30): Micah Zenko argues that collateral damage in Afghanistan is unavoidable, in Guardian UK.
Israel (6/25): Elliot Abrams argues that “Hillary is wrong about the Israeli settlements,” in the Wall Street Journal.
Trade (6/23): Amity Shlaes considers the elimination of the job of U.S trade representative, on Bloomberg.com.
Global Health (6/19): Laurie Garrett and Kammerle Schneider assess the use of antibiotics in feed animals, and the rise of antibiotic resistant pathogens, for the Center for Global Development.
U.S. Strategy and Politics (6/22): Leslie Gelb argues that President Obama is right to keep his distance--this is what Iranians want, and they have smart, sophisticated reasons for it, on the Daily Beast.
North Korea (6/22): Scott Snyder analyzes North Korea’s approach to “getting what it wants from the United States,” on GlobalSecurity.org.
The Canadian oil sands present an important challenge to policymakers: they promise energy security benefits but present climate change problems. Michael A. Levi assesses the energy security and climate change effects of the oil sands and makes recommendations for U.S. policymakers within the context of broader bilateral relations with Canada.
This report explores an important element of the maritime policy regime: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Author Scott G. Borgerson examines the international negotiations that led to the convention, the history of debates in the United States over whether to join it, and the strategic importance of the oceans for U.S. foreign policy today.
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In War of Necessity, War of Choice, Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq involving the two presidents Bush and Saddam Hussein, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba’s unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
As Ray Takeyh shows in Guardians of the Revolution, behind the famous personalities and extremist slogans of Iran is a nation that is far more pragmatic—and complex—than many in the West have been led to believe.
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