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Adam Shatz on Israel’s Losing Battle

From On November 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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From the London Review of Books:

But the price of war is higher for Israel than it was during Cast Lead, and its room for manoeuvre more limited, because the Jewish state’s only real ally, the American government, has to maintain good relations with Egypt and other democratically elected [...]

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The Objective of Israel’s “Operation Pillar of Defense”

From On November 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Renowned international relations theorist John Mearsheimer writes in the London Review of Books:

So what is going on here? At the most basic level, Israel’s actions in Gaza are inextricably bound up with its efforts to create a Greater Israel that stretches from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean [...]

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Sanctions are Counterproductive, Hurt Ordinary Iranians

From On November 8, 2010 · 1 Comment

At the Middle Eastern affairs journal Muftah, Hani Mansourian takes a well warranted critical look into the human cost of sanctions against Iran.

With Iran seemingly recalcitrant on its nuclear program and the United States unwilling to put up “robust economic, political and strategic incentives that will give Iran’s leaders [...]

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Lessons of the Sanctions Against Iraq

From On August 6, 2010 · 6 Comments

If there is a single takeaway from the thirteen years of “crippling sanctions” against Iraq, it’s that the program didn’t work. Neocons and their allies — who pushed for a full invasion in the first Gulf War — were declaring as much in 1998, by which time they were already calling for blood. Eventually, [...]

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