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America Still Needs Counterinsurgency

Author: Max Boot Affiliation: Council on Foreign Relations  Organization/Publisher:  Foreign Affairs Date/Place: June 2, 2021/USA Type of Literature:  Analysis Word Count: 2258 Link:   Keywords: Counter-Insurgency, COIN, Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, ISIS  Brief: Despite being a risky option, counterinsurgency (COIN)—a military strategy…

Can China’s Israel-Palestine Peace Plan Work?

Author: William Figueroa Affiliation: Independent Researcher (PhD from University of Pennsylvania, Sino-Iranian relations) Organization/Publisher: The Diplomat Date/Place: May 25, 2021 / USA Type of Literature: Analysis Word Count: 1250 Link: Keywords: China, Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Two-state solution, Iran,…

It’s Time to End the ‘Special Relationship’ With Israel

Author: Stephen Walt Affiliation:  Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government  Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy  Date/Place: May 27, 2021/USA Type of Literature: Article  Word Count: 2850 Link:https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/27/its-time-to-end-the-special-relationship-with-israel/  Keywords: US Foreign Policy, Israel, Highly costs, Low benefits, and the “Special Relationship” Brief: In this…