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regime managed to survive. There have been four subsequent attempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Netanyahu -- to for=e a peace with Syria. This shared history with the As=ad regime is relevant when considering Israel's strategy toward the ongo=ng civil w

China. Prospects for U.S. brokerage of Israeli/Palestinian peace are bleaker than they've been in a long time.=President Obama's relationship with Netanyahu, to put it mildly, is not wa=m, and the continued split between Fatah and Hamas complicates matters fur=her. The administration has also publicly si

to be given=to the day after a strike on Iran to avoid its downsides or plan for its consequences. Marwan Muasher is vice president fo= studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He previously =erved as foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan. Article 8. Prospect</=> Michael Sandel and AC Gray=ing in conversa

ose allies. Henri Barkey is a visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a professor of international relations at Leh

that Israel had lost the public-opinion contest and may even be forced to relax the embargo on Gaza. Having found that it had done nothing wrong, the Netanyahu government refused. If domestic politics in both countries appeared to prevent a compromise from emerging, the fact is that there were many behind th

n the towel? You mean disbanding the Palestinian Authority? The Authority was born to transfer Palestinians from occupation to independence. If Mr. [Benjamin] Netanyahu [the Israeli prime minister] thinks he can make this Authority in name only while he is the sole master and source of authority, he will sweat. If we

enei's eyes. THREE SPRINGS LATER, the Iranian regime once again is faced with a crisis, this time of an external variety. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens war in between meals, the Pentagon plays war games and policy planners huddle in the White House: Is the Iranian regime rational or irratio

ernal variety. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens war in between meals, the Pentagon play

shelf-life, a regime that sees women's hair as an existential threat is already well past its sell-by date. Karim Sadjadpour is senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026562

ould serve their purpose: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government may sense weakness and qui

g the peace process to sink into a prolonged coma. Israeli hard-liners, too, may calculate that a short war could serve their purpose: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government may sense weakness and quietly dream of finishing off Hamas once and for all. Syria has been a strong supporter of Hamas and h

ument. Nathan Brown is a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and a nonresident senior scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030049 --- PAGE BREAK --- 21 Article 6. NYT Arabs Will Be Free Roger Cohen March 28, 2011 -- Three Middle Eastern countries have b

13 May, 2011 Article 1. NYT The Tony Awards Roger Cohen Article 2. Project Syndicate Democracy's Dawn in Tunisia and Egypt? Alfred Stepan Article 3. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace A Decade of Struggling Reform Efforts in Jordan (Summary + Conclusion) Marwan Muasher Article 4. Foreign Policy Syria: Too Big to Fail? Aaron David M

el's political compass is guided to some degree by its sense of the American mood. That mood, beginning in the White House, is of growing impatience. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will address Congress this month. He has responded to tumultuous events in the Middle East with vapid tactical sound bit

e White House, is of growing impatience. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, will address Congres