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The US Has Leverage with Israel and Should Use It

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

The time has come for Washington to use its military support to help put Israel on a better path to peace, Elizabeth Shackelford argues.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fired a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip
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US Foreign Policy

The Israel-Hamas War Won’t Change the Global Order

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The war is more a reflection of change in the international system, such as rising multipolarity, rather than a cause of change," Paul Poast argues.

resident Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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US Foreign Policy

Washington's Deep Defense Pockets Somehow Aren't Deep Enough

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The US defense industry faces real challenges in its ability to actually produce weapons in a timely fashion," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden speaks on security assistance to Ukraine during a visit to the Lockheed Martin Pike County Operations facility
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US Foreign Policy

This Era of Hostage Diplomacy Requires New Answers

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Hostage taking is as old as time, but today the world faces new tactics and unprecedented challenges; what can be done?

Israeli supports show placards with the faces and names of people believed to be taken hostage and held in Gaza.
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Human Rights

Calls Grow for a Ceasefire, Humanitarian Pause in Gaza

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NPR Morning Edition
Ivo H. Daalder

"A ceasefire, which the US also does not support, would mean that the military phase of the conflict is over," says Ivo Daalder.

A woman holds a "Ceasefire Now," sign during a pro-Palestinian rally and march, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Seattle.
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US Foreign Policy

Anger and Grief Aren't a Sound Basis for Effective Strategy for Israel

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"The trains have already collided. And the remaining question is whether the region will now explode," writes Ivo Daalder.

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on November 5, 2023.
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US Foreign Policy

Blinken Reaffirms US Opposition to Cease-fire

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CNN
Ivo H. Daalder

"What is happening on the ground in Gaza is changing the narrative in an important way," Ivo Daalder tells CNN's Julia Chatterley.

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Israel-Hamas War: Criticism, War Crimes, Escalation

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

prime minister benjamin netanyahu
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Global Politics

It Will Take More Than Two States to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Adopting a multistate solution would make it easier for Israel to gain the regional and international support required to pacify Hamas," Paul Poast argues.

A man sits on the rubble as others wander among the debris of buildings that were targeted by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp
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Global Politics

America's Role in Foreign Wars

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The Middle with Jeremy Hobson
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford weighs in on how the United States might respond to conflicts in Israel, Gaza, and Ukraine.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the war between Israel and Hamas
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US Foreign Policy