Lessons from Iron Dome for military strategists
Whatever happens on the diplomatic front in the latest conflict over Gaza, defence analysts will be reflecting for some time on the big military revelation of recent days – the role played by Israel’s...
View ArticleIn the Picture: Israel’s Iron Dome
In wartime, everyone wants a hero. The one that has emerged from Israel in recent days is no individual soldier, but a technology: the so-called 'Iron Dome'. Continue reading »
View ArticleDisempowering Abbas
In Israel and the Gaza Strip, there might be no real winners from the week-long conflict that ended last night. But there is already a clear loser, writes Roula Khalaf - he is Mahmoud Abbas and he is...
View ArticlePalestine’s day at the UN
What does the vote upgrading Palestine’s status at the UN to “non-member state” with observer status actually mean? Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN, was quick to rubbish the vote as essentially...
View ArticleThree questions on Obama’s trip to Israel
Employees in the town of Kfar Saba sew flags in preparation for the upcoming visit of Barack Obama (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images) President Barack Obama will visit Israel on Wednesday 20 March. It will...
View ArticleIsrael and the US: ten things to watch out for on Obama’s Middle East trip
Body Language. The worst-kept secret in diplomacy is the bad blood between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu. When he was first elected, Netanyahu apparently felt Obama was trying to strong-arm him...
View ArticleA short history of US presidential visits to Israel
Barack Obama is only the fifth serving US president to visit Israel since the state was founded in 1948. As Marvin Kalb notes: “A presidential visit to Israel is not routine. Quite the contrary.” So...
View ArticleObama, Israel and the spirit of Rosa Parkes
Reaching out? The Bibi and Barack show, complete with gags about each other's pulchritude (Getty) As they were trying out their new bromance on Wednesday, Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu opened a...
View ArticleSmart Reads April 15, 2013
♦ Syria’s Jabhat al-Nusra has dealt a blow to the rebel cause. ♦ When it comes to the labour market, America is suffering from a rising case of ‘German envy’, writes Edward Luce. However, Germany’s...
View ArticleSmart reads April 18, 2013
Reinhart-Rogoff Redux ♦ The FT’s Robin Harding and Chris Giles look at the perils of austerity theory, and argue that “the essential problem is limited data.” ♦ To catch up on the debate thus far,...
View ArticleSmart Reads April 24, 2013
♦ Martin Wolf argues that the UK industrial revolution shows the Reinhart-Rogoff thesis on debt is not always right. ♦ Frigide Barjot and her fellow protesters have taken the heat off Hollande as...
View ArticleSmart Reads July 30, 2013
By Catherine Contiguglia ♦ Civil activism in China is becoming a force the Chinese government can no longer ignore as activists increasingly unite to rally with broader demands, largely through the...
View ArticleSmart Reads September 13, 2013
♦ Critics argue that new banking regulations merely tinker with existing rules rather than preventing another meltdown. The FT’s banking editor examines the more radical remedies. ♦ Twenty years after...
View ArticleFT column: Arab turmoil makes Israel reckless and complacent
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View ArticleLessons from Iron Dome for military strategists
Whatever happens on the diplomatic front in the latest conflict over Gaza, defence analysts will be reflecting for some time on the big military revelation of recent days – the role played by Israel’s...
View ArticleIn the Picture: Israel’s Iron Dome
In wartime, everyone wants a hero. The one that has emerged from Israel in recent days is no individual soldier, but a technology: the so-called 'Iron Dome'. Read more
View ArticleDisempowering Abbas
In Israel and the Gaza Strip, there might be no real winners from the week-long conflict that ended last night. But there is already a clear loser, writes Roula Khalaf - he is Mahmoud Abbas and he is...
View ArticlePalestine’s day at the UN
What does the vote upgrading Palestine’s status at the UN to “non-member state” with observer status actually mean? Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN, was quick to rubbish the vote as essentially...
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