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Why Russia Is Emerging as the World’s Indispensable Diplomatic Power

Why Russia Is Emerging as the World’s Indispensable Diplomatic Power

February 22, 2018 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, The Nation.

Moscow, working in concert with others, has set courses toward the diplomatic resolution of several key conflicts. There was a remarkable succession of events in the skies over Syria earlier this month. I see lessons in what happened that none…

Bibi’s downfall: Is the most dangerous man in the Middle East done for?

Bibi’s downfall: Is the most dangerous man in the Middle East done for?

February 18, 2018 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Salon

Benjamin Netanyahu has set Israel, and the entire Middle East, on a path toward doomsday. Will his fall matter? The political future of Benjamin Netanyahu is at last in doubt. With the Israeli police report recommending criminal charges against the…

How GOP Candidates Would Steer U.S. Foreign Policy

How GOP Candidates Would Steer U.S. Foreign Policy

August 10, 2015 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

With the start of a long season of debates and campaigning among presidential hopefuls, it’s time to start scrutinizing foreign policy positions more closely along party lines. How will a Republican president steer the nation in a complex global world?…

Let’s all pity Netanyahu and the GOP: Israel, Iran, irrational thinking — and Thomas Friedman’s usual muddled nonsense

Let’s all pity Netanyahu and the GOP: Israel, Iran, irrational thinking — and Thomas Friedman’s usual muddled nonsense

March 5, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

A reactionary leader addressing a reactionary legislature will expose the creeping irrelevance of them both Many readers will have seen Benjamin Netanyahu’s sentimentally charged but otherwise empty speech to Congress on Tuesday. If you missed it, you can watch it…

After the genocide: What’s next for Gaza and the hope for Middle East peace?

After the genocide: What’s next for Gaza and the hope for Middle East peace?

August 6, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Nearly 2,000 are dead and a cease-fire brings little peace of mind. But there may be glimmers of hope after tragedy Now that Israel has finally let up on what looks like a genocidal campaign in Gaza, I cannot think…

For Israel, a Victory That Will Prove Short-Lived

For Israel, a Victory That Will Prove Short-Lived

April 28, 2014 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The Mideast peace talks Secretary of State Kerry staked his tenure upon have crashed; and to state the instantly obvious: Israel emerges from this debacle in a position of strength. Does a near-term tactical advantage assure strategic success in the…

Are Things Actually Looking Up in the Middle East?

Are Things Actually Looking Up in the Middle East?

October 21, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

It is only a faint outline—call it a pencil sketch—but the lines of a significantly remade Middle East are suddenly falling into place. We have to wait for the region’s leaders and the diplomats asserting the influence of interested outsiders…

New York Times: Complicit in the destruction of Egyptian democracy

New York Times: Complicit in the destruction of Egyptian democracy

August 18, 2013 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

U.S. policy is clear: No democracy for Islamic majorities. Why does the media parrot Obama’s Orwellian double talk? We finish a tragic, fateful week in Egypt. There seems no turning back from its flows of blood and its political reversals,…

A threat Israel must listen to

A threat Israel must listen to

July 26, 2013 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

New European Union guidelines over the West Bank could force Netanyahu to the table — and lead to real talks Remember when the U.S. used to call itself “the honest broker” in the Middle East, conjuring the image of blind…

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