Friday Puzzler: The Striking Absence of Grey Hair
By Barbara F. Walter Readers should excuse my somewhat frivolous post. I just finished my 40th lecture of…
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Invest in Minesweepers
By Andrew Kydd I just attended an interesting forum sponsored by MadPac, the UW Madison pro-Israel group, on…
What Israel’s Prohibition on Targeted Killings Means for US Counterterrorism
Guest post by Sara Bjerg Moller The most surprising development in last month’s ceasefire agreement between Hamas and…
Friday Puzzler: Why Oppose Palestinians’ UN Bid?
By Barbara F. Walter Why are Israel and the United States so opposed to the UN granting Palestinians…
Justice as Obstruction in Gaza and Israel
Guest Post by Boaz Atzili Here we go again. “Israel has the right to defend itself.” So said…
Syria: The Turning Tide
By Timothy D. Sisk Daily news reports confirm that the tide is quickly turning against Syria’s brutal Assad…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth Yesterday, British Prime Minister David Cameron once again floated the idea of giving Bashar al-Assad…
Civilian Casualties, Democracy & Wealthy Countries
By Will H. Moore NYU Press has published a provocative book by Yagil Levy titled Israel’s Death Hierarchy:…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth Following last weekend’s questionable ceasefire (the emphasis was more on the “fire” than the “cease”…
Temporary Cease-Fire in Syria
By Page Fortna I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t expect the four day Id al-Adha cease-fire in…