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March 28, 2019
Israel
The Golan Heights: What’s at Stake With Trump’s Recognition
President Trump’s reversal of half-century-old U.S. policy will in practice change little in the strategic territory occupied by Israel, but it could have far-reaching diplomatic reverberations.
January 28, 2019
Israel
Israel's Permanent Occupation of the Golan Heights
Should the United States recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights? The question has come up in the last few weeks, because Israel is having an election in April. Prime Minister Benjamin N…
January 28, 2019
Israel
The Golan Heights Should Stay Israeli Forever
At least one of Israel’s occupations will be permanent, whether anyone else likes it or not.
March 16, 2023
Israel
Israel and the Debate Over the Role of the Judiciary in Democratic Government
The Israeli debate on judicial reform involves issues unique to that country's political system, but also raises questions that every democracy must address. What are the proper powers of courts and …
March 17, 2023
Iraq
Twenty Years After the War to Oust Saddam, Iraq Is a Shaky Democracy
On the two-decade anniversary of the U.S. invasion, Iraq is weakly governed, leaving it prone to instability and meddling by neighbors—especially Iran.
February 10, 2017
Egypt
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Repression, Tripoli’s Tribulations, and the Golan’s Circassians
Reading selections for the weekend of February 10, 2017.
December 3, 2016
Israel
The United Nations General Assembly, the Golan, and Theater of the Absurd
This past week the United Nations General Assembly commemorated once again the "International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People" and took the occasion to pass six anti-Israel resolutions…
February 3, 2005
Iraq
IRAQ: U.S. Deployments at the War’s Height
This publication is now archived. How many U.S. troops were stationed in and around Iraq when Baghdad fell?The Pentagon said April 8 that some 340,000 U.S. servicemen and women were under the authori…
February 14, 2023
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Subnational Diplomacy With Ambassador Nina Hachigian
Nina Hachigian, special representative for subnational diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, and Alyssa Ayres, dean of the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University …
December 7, 2022
2022 in Review
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2023
As 2022 comes to a close, here are ten notable historical anniversaries to mark in 2023.
