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n and Rene Pfister Article 3. Foreign Affairs Barak's Last Battle: An Israeli Lion in Winter Jonathan Tepperman Article 4. The Financial Times Netanyahu: tactical genius, strategic idiot Gideon Rachman Article 5. The New York Times Hypochondria: An Inside Look Woody Allen Anicic I. Project Synd

cic 4. The Financial Times Netanyahu: tactical genius, strategic idiot Gideon Rachman January 14, 2013 -- In a normal time, in a normal country, Benjamin Netanyahu would be a political giant. He is already the second-longest serving prime minister in Israel's history. Next week, when the country goes to the po

arak's eyes light up with real affection when he speaks about his former lieutenant; he describes Netanyahu (known in Israel almost exclusively as "Bibi") as "capable of deep thought and possessing a deep sense of history," explaining their relationship this way: Israel is not a nation of 300 millio

its domestic challenges and divisions. Richard N. Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003, previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department (2001-2003), and was President George W. Bush's special EFTA00693037 envoy to Northern Ireland and Pakistan, before r

y suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is primarily responsible for the failure of the

on. And the former president is still willing to wade into foreign-policy controversies on occasion, recently suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is primarily responsible for the failure of the Middle East peace process. 8. Ben Rhodes Behind Obama's biggest foreign-policy speeches -- his cam

- Jake Sullivan is a definite heavyweight in the U.S. foreign policy establishment. As the head of the State Department's internal think tank, the Policy Planning office, Sullivan is the chief ideas guy in Foggy Bottom and enjoys unrivalled access to Hillary Clinton, for whom he is also the key liaison to the

oor for actions by future administrations that we will all live to regret. 2. Middle East peace. Nothing Obama did in 2009 and 2010 could have made Benjamin Netanyahu or Mahmoud Abbas a different politician, but the United States did not have to wind up in quite as deep a hole as we now find ourselves. 3. Civil-

ma did in 2009 and 2010 could have made Benjamin Netanyahu or Mahmoud Abbas a different politician, but the

aughter is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. She served as director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department from 2009-2011. Joseph Cirincione: EFTA00660823 Barack Obama came out early and strong on nuclear policy, with initi