Sudan Is Backsliding Dangerously
November 18, 2021 | Since the October 25 military takeover, violent repression has returned in full force. Can the international community support the rule of law?
Articles by Carl Bloice
Netanyahu vs. the Spooks
January 21, 2014 | Right-wing Israeli politicians like to boast about their country’s famed intelligence service, but they've gotten good at ignoring it when it tells them things they don't want to hear.
In a Changing Middle East, Israel and Saudi Arabia Cling Together
November 18, 2013 | As unrest simmers in the Middle East and the United States edges toward detente with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia are trying to ride out the storm together.
Israel on the Sidelines
September 26, 2013 | Potential diplomatic breakthroughs in Syria and Iran are apparently unnerving Israel's right-wing leadership.
Will Progress Follow Process in Israel-Palestine?
July 24, 2013 | In the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the issue will be what it has always been: will there be an end to the Israeli occupation and an agreement on the borders of a Palestinian state?
Exactly Why Is President Obama Going to Israel?
February 15, 2013 | Both Israel and the United States seek to quash expectations that the visit will jump-start the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Will Obama Back Israeli Punishment of Palestinians for U.N. Overture?
November 15, 2012 | If the General Assembly approves Palestine's application for non-member status, Israel's isolation from the international community would only grow.
Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won’t Touch
October 16, 2012 | In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
Washington’s Problem in the Middle East: Policy, Not Personality
September 28, 2012 | Should President Obama hold Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah's hand like George W. Bush did?
Global Stewarts
August 8, 2012 | Jon Stewart, the premier political satirist of his generation, is one of a kind. Or is he?