Family Secrets
Why King Abdullah Is King

His father, King Hussein, had always wanted it that way, he just never told anybody. Except me.

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Israel-Palestine
We Need a Corrective to Old Catechisms on Peace. Trump’s Plan Isn’t It

The best ideas in Trump’s peace plan will be delegitimized by its overall failure—because on each count, the Administration has stretched a laudable principle beyond recognition.

(Charles Poerson, Art Institute of Chicago)
Politics vs. Strategy
Jared Kushner’s Peace Plan Would Be a Disaster

The only way to protect the long-term viability of the best aspects of the Kushner plan is to kill the plan.

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Oslo at 25: Looking Ahead
The Myth of “Failed” Peace

The much-maligned Middle East peace process has been a great success from the U.S. perspective. If we hold fast to its founding principles, its best days are yet to come.

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A Call for Clarity
Words Matter in the Fight Against Islamism

We must be clear about the distinctions between Islam, political Islamism, and violent Islamism.

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After the deal
Unfinished Business from the Iran Nuclear Debate

As the clock counts down to implementation, the U.S. needs to move quickly to correct the flaws and close the loopholes of the JCPOA.

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The Middle East
Misanalysis Makes a Mess

U.S. policy in Syria is failing because the Obama Administration is prioritizing the urgent (rolling back ISIS) over the truly important (Iran and Russia).

Iran Deal
No Room for Improvement

Why does the Obama Administration insist that the Iran deal is perfect as is? 

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