BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 80
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Prime Minister responded to President Obama’s Cairo speech by endorsing a circumscribed Palestinian state. The conditions he imposed on acceptance of that state were those endorsed by the overwhelming majority of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 79
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Obama’s speech represents a short-term tactical gain for his policy of engagement. But such ‘soft power’ capital is modest and will almost certainly depreciate. It cannot form the basis for a sound, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 50
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Barack Obama’s general outlook on foreign policy is the opposite of George W. Bush’s approach. He has enunciated a clear program for Middle East policy based on multilateralism and negotiations to deal …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 45
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Liberals argued that the Oslo process collapsed because it was not implemented properly; especially the failure to implement economic integration and build mutual trust. In contrast, from a Realist perspective, it is …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 11
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the wake of its active involvement in the 2003 Iraq war, Britains traditional policy of acting as a bridge between the US and the EU in relation to Middle Eastern strategic …
