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Trump’s Jerusalem fumble: If the U.S. is out as a Mideast broker, who’s in?

Trump’s Jerusalem fumble: If the U.S. is out as a Mideast broker, who’s in?

December 17, 2017 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Salon

If the White House hoped to coerce Palestinians (and the world) into a peace settlement, it faces a rude awakening Considering President Trump’s sales pitch when he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital — “nothing more or less than a recognition…

Trump and Jerusalem: Will his “hard power” realism backfire bigly?

Trump and Jerusalem: Will his “hard power” realism backfire bigly?

December 10, 2017 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Salon

Like much of Trump’s foreign policy, the Jerusalem decision recognizes ugly facts about the U.S. role in the world Clarity is preferable to ambiguity even when the clear picture is grim. So I have found in many circumstances, and so…

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