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Perspective 185. Is There a Trump Doctrine?
National defense forces in domestic city centers, foreign interventions justified by domestic complaints: is there a method to this whirlwind?
Jan 10
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Perspective 184. Israel's Worst Split: Not the Palestinian Issue?
Israelis are deeply divided over how to resolve their conflict with the Palestinians.
Jan 3
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Alan Dowty
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Perspective 183. The United States: Refugees Not Welcome?
Historically the United States was a refuge from persecution for peoples all over the globe (”Give me .
Dec 26, 2025
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Alan Dowty
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Perspective 182. Will Hamas Be Disarmed?
The United Nations Security Council has approved Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, which specifies that Hamas military forces “will be destroyed and not…
Dec 19, 2025
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Alan Dowty
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Perspective 181. Attacking Boats on the High Sea: Is It Legal?
The U.S.
Nov 8, 2025
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Alan Dowty
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Perspective 180. Israeli Democracy: In Danger?
Steven Levitsky of Harvard University, a leading world expert on democracy, says that Israel has moved from democracy to “competitive authoritarianism…
Oct 31, 2025
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Alan Dowty
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Perversity 9. Does Trump Have an Edifice Complex?
[As “Perversity” indicates, this is not a sober “Perspecitve”]
Oct 25, 2025
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Alan Dowty
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Perspective 179. Is Hamas Being Displaced?
The broad plan behind the Gaza ceasefire envisions a government without Hamas, an international force to disarm Hamas, and the total demilitarization of…
Oct 17, 2025
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Alan Dowty
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