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Perspectives Papers

Perspectives Papers provide analysis from BESA Center research associates and other outside experts on the most important issues pertaining to Israel and the Middle East.

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Obama Should Withdraw From Afghanistan, Not Iraq

The US should withdraw its forces from Afghanistan because there are other states capable of shouldering the burden of stabilizing the country, and the threat to US security is no longer acute. Iraq, however, can be stabilized only by the US, and its long-term stability is a vital US interest with lasting and broad implications.

Turkey Says Good Bye to Israel and the West

The flotilla affair is just another reflection of the change in Turkish foreign policy, which has acquired a greater Islamic coloration, bringing about a distancing from the West. Only a change of government in Ankara can bring Turkey back into the Western fold and restore the partnership between Ankara and Jerusalem.

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