Evolving Taiwan-U.S. relations, Germany and Poland's diplomatic breakdown, and U.S. support for Ukraine.
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Brookings Foreign Policy

October 13, 2023

Israel-Gaza Crisis

The Israel-Gaza crisis

 

Across the Foreign Policy program, our experts weigh in on the ongoing crisis after the Hamas attacks, Israel's military response, and how the war will reshuffle the global order.

 

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Separately, Natan Sachs writes that Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel will have grave consequences for Gazans.   

 

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The end of America’s exit strategy in the Middle East

 

Suzanne Maloney writes in Foreign Affairs that Hamas's attacks, and Iran's suspected participation in them, shatter Washington's illusion it could disengage from the region.

 

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Listen: War in Israel and Gaza

 

In the immediate aftermath of Hamas's attacks on Israel, Natan Sachs, Shibley Telhami, Suzanne Maloney, and Michael E. O'Hanlon weighed in on Israel’s response, Iran’s involvement, and regional repercussions.

 

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“This is a war between Hamas and Israel in which Iran is supporting Hamas, but Hamas is calling the shots.”

 

October 9, 2023 | Bruce Riedel, The Washington Post

 

International affairs

 

Germany’s new normal? The surging far-right AfD Party Is upending the country’s politics, Liana Fix and Constanze Stelzenmüller argue for Foreign Affairs.

 

From dove to hawk. Dennis Lu Chung Weng outlines the transformation of Taiwan's Kuomintang party from favoring unification with China to emphasizing democratic values over traditional Chinese ethnic nationalism. 

 

Taiwan-U.S. relations. Fei-fan Lin writes that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government prioritized bolstering Taiwan’s relations with like-minded allies in an effort to reduce its reliance on China.

 

Warsaw and Berlin. Writing in the Financial Times, Constanze Stelzenmüller examines the breakdown in relations between Germany and Poland ahead of the latter's critical elections.

 

U.S. support for Ukraine. Mariana Budjeryn comments in Just Security on the morality of continued U.S. assistance to Ukraine.

 

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