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Cornered but unbound by nuclear pact, Israel reconsiders military action against Iran

JERUSALEM POST by Michael Wilner November 22, 2014 Israeli official cites “sunset clause” in proposed comprehensive deal, which guarantees Iran a path into the nuclear club and may corner Israel into war. Historic negotiations with Iran will reach an inflection point … Continue reading

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China Using Hong Kong’s Uprising for Its Own Crises?

GATESTONE by Francesco Sisci October 7, 2014 In the past few days, the situation in Hong Kong has created a new and unpredictable challenge to the overall stability of China. The two relatively fast and easy ways out of the … Continue reading

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America’s neglected defense

WASHINGTON POST by Robert Samuelson September 7, 2014 You might have thought that the lesson would be obvious. In the past year, we’ve had an elementary tutorial in the uses of raw military power: in Ukraine, where Russia manufactured a … Continue reading

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Obama’s Foreign Policy Indicted by His Own Team

COMMENTARY by Peter Wehner August 13, 2014 One sign of the disrepair of Obama’s foreign policy is the admissions and/or criticism being leveled at it not from Republicans but from those who have served in the highest ranks of the … Continue reading

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Foreign citizens give Israel a hand

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Renee Ghert-Zang July 23, 2014 StandWithUs Social media campaign encourages residents of all countries to quickly and anonymously support Israel in fighting Hamas With current no-flight orders keeping some Israel supporters grounded, they’ve used their passports in other … Continue reading

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Washington Post Editorial Board: U.S. inaction on Syria helped make it a hell on earth

WASHINGTON POST May 23, 2014 RUSSIA AND China on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes in Syria. Western powers and human rights group condemned the veto, and rightly so. … Continue reading

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Israeli, Chinese universities to collaborate

WASHINGTON POST By Associated Press May 19, 2014 TEL AVIV, Israel — Two top universities from Israel and China announced Monday that they are starting a $300 million research project focused on nanotechnologies, the latest move in booming ties between the … Continue reading

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China is the Likely Winner in Ukraine

BSA CENTER By David Goldman May 19, 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Ukraine crisis has created a catalyst for Sino-Russian rapprochement. Events in Ukraine have persuaded Russia that it cannot rely on Western Europe as its primary market for hydrocarbon exports. Consequently, … Continue reading

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