July 2013 – Page 3 – ReThinking Foreign Policy

Limited US Influence in Egypt Can Still Do Some Good

On: July 11, 2013

Advertisements This article originally appeared at LobeLog. When is a coup not a coup? When calling it that carries repercussions that make a bad situation worse. US President Barack Obama is struggling with recent events in Egypt. Once again he’s presented with a situation in the Middle East where heContinue Reading

Israel’s Next Ambassador to the US: A Jewish Karl Rove

By: Mitchell Plitnick

On: July 5, 2013

In: US-Israel Lobby

Advertisements Ron Dermer, the man who is rumored to be the replacement for Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren (who resigned today), has been compared to Karl Rove. The comparison is an apt one. Oren, an academic who easily slipped into the role of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadContinue Reading

Egypt’s Elusive Democracy

By: Mitchell Plitnick

On: July 5, 2013

In: Egypt

Advertisements Once again, Egypt is in turmoil. Some of the characteristics of the current upheaval are similar to that of two years ago, but there are many differences. Still, the immediate outcome is largely the same, with the military taking over and promising to shepherd in a new civilian government,Continue Reading

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