As Israeli politics has shifted rightward, assumptions that underpinned a half-century of Middle East policy have been invalidated. It is time for a paradigm shift in how we think about the Middle East, not because a better diplomatic model has presented itself (it has not), but because the current paradigm is increasingly at odds with reality.
In the decade since the European Union forged a stronger partnership with the Eastern European countries on Russia's doorstep, the Kremlin has tried desperately to reassert its sphere of influence, even launching illegal incursions into Ukraine. Yet it is now clear that Russia's efforts have backfired spectacularly.
Apr 18, 2019 says the Fund's global growth forecasts underplay rich-country risks and pay too little attention to China.
Apr 18, 2019 thinks the Middle East policy paradigm established by the 1967 Six Day War has become unsustainable.
Apr 18, 2019 fears that the country's long and troubled history with the International Monetary Fund is about to repeat itself.
Apr 18, 2019 laments what Binyamin Netanyahu's election victory will mean for Israel and the Palestinians.
Feb 7, 2019 explain how the rise of ultra-powerful superstar firms may be depressing wages.
Apr 9, 2019 & discuss defying the Taliban and how sports can be a platform for politics.
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