Tamara Cofman Wittes outlines initial steps Washington can take to engage both local and regional actors in managing the Israeli-Palestinian crisis to prevent further violence and lay the foundations for dialogue.
In a new book from the Yale University Press, Michael O’Hanlon presents a well-researched, ethically sound, and politically viable vision for the future of American national security policy.
Separately, O'Hanlon summarizes the key argument of his new book, namely how the Biden administration should view the national security challenges facing the United States.
Célia Belin argues that President Biden should "urgently consider" the impact of the travel ban between the U.S. and its closest allies, and that reopening to Europe would demonstrate a strong commitment to the trans-Atlantic partnership.
"In the past, we've always talked about huge negotiations that would bring about an Israeli-Palestinian final status agreement. That's just not in the cards. And I think the American administration recognizes that. Certainly, the Israelis and Palestinians do."
Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen.Bruce Riedel writes that as Yemen's peace process stalls, the Saudis and Emiratis have entrenched their strategic holds on the country's east and offshore islands, respectively.
Preventing conflict. Drawing on lessons from the 1991 no-fly zone over Iraqi Kurdistan, Ranj Alaaldin argues that the U.S. can work effectively with appropriate on-the-ground partners and international allies in humanitarian responses and local stabilization efforts in the Middle East and beyond.
Attitudes toward Israel.Shibley Telhami examines the results of a University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll that raise questions about the trajectory of strong religiously-driven evangelical support for Israel.
International affairs
Maritime infrastructure. "Connecting a drive to strengthen the U.S. Navy to a wider effort to bolster the civilian dimensions of American maritime capacity would reap economic, environmental, military and political rewards," write Bruce Jones and Aaron Klein.
Global supply. On an episode of the Dollar & Sense podcast, Don Clark joins David Dollar to discuss the recent global shortage of semiconductors and the potential implications for the future of chip manufacturing in the United States.
Climate action.Samantha Gross analyzes the implications of a recent climate ruling in Germany which, if approved by the parliament, would be one of the world’s most ambitious schedules for change enshrined in law.
Strategy toward Russia.Michael O'Hanlon argues that to reduce tension with Russia, the United States should pursue a new security architecture for Europe with the core concept of "permanent non-alignment for countries of eastern Europe."
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