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Ukraine, Iran and the Cold War

Ukraine, Iran and the Cold War

  The Cold War is long gone, says the American  president, and the Ukrainian affair is not a“ Cold War chessboard.” Syria and Ukraine, he adds, are about “expression of hopes” rather than acts of regional powers. After all, the people – 96% of them to be exact – have...

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March 24, 2014
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An Iranian Lesson for Turkey

An Iranian Lesson for Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing one of the most serious challenges yet to his undisputed 11-year dominance. Recent charges of money laundering, gold smuggling and bribery have tarnished Erdogan's carefully crafted image. Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), which means “white” or “pure” in Turkish, has also...

By Nir Boms
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February 3, 2014
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share Humanitäre Diplomatie für Syrien im Stillen

share Humanitäre Diplomatie für Syrien im Stillen

Auf ihre Versammlung im vergangenen Mai hat die Weltgesundheitsorganisation WHO eine Resolution verabschiedet, die die „Verschlechterung der Gesundheitsbedingungen der syrischen Bevölkerung auf dem besetzten Golan als Ergebnis der unterdrückerischen Praktiken der israelischen Besatzung“ verurteilt. Die Resolution, Geistes Kind der syrischen und palästinensischen Delegierten, tat es anderen Versuchen gleich, Israel in...

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January 20, 2014
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Israelis helping Syrian refugees: Balancing aid and diplomacy

Israelis helping Syrian refugees: Balancing aid and diplomacy

In helping Syrian refugees in Jordan, Israelis are hoping to create new bonds   Mafraq is a single-story city in the desert flats of northern Jordan, built in beige and white, spiked with mosques and dotted with chalky vacant lots that suffice as soccer courts. The pores and meridians of...

By Nir Boms
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December 30, 2013
30 Min Read
Diplomacia humanitaria discreta en Siria

Diplomacia humanitaria discreta en Siria

Nir Boms JERUSALÉN — En su encuentro de este pasado mayo, la Organización Mundial de la Salud adoptó una resolución de condena del "deterioro de las condiciones sanitarias de la población siria en el Golán ocupado, producto de las prácticas autoritarias de la ocupación israelí”. La resolución, iniciativa de los...

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December 22, 2013
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Some Quiet Humanitarian Diplomacy on Syria

Some Quiet Humanitarian Diplomacy on Syria

The Journal of International Security Affairs JERUSALEM— In its meeting this past May, the World Health Organization adopted a resolution condemning the “deterioration of the health conditions of the Syrian population in the occupied Golan as a result of the suppressive practices of the Israeli occupation.” The resolution, a brainchild of...

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December 16, 2013
5 Min Read
A History Worth Remembering – a short review of Iranian engagements

A History Worth Remembering – a short review of Iranian engagements

International news outlets bolstered the recent round of 5+1 negotiations in Geneva, with the BBC reporting an “upbeat mood” and CNN and Reuters speaking of “cautions optimism”, calling the talks “serious.” President Barack Obama has just urged Congress to halt new sanctions on Iran and an Iranian official pledged a...

By Nir Boms
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November 7, 2013
5 Min Read
Syria: The Missing Piece

Syria: The Missing Piece

  Last week was a long, Syria-focused one in the Capitol, and it seems that just about everyone feels that they have come out victorious. Everyone, that is, excepting for a senior delegation of the Syrian opposition. They left frustrated that, amid all the hype about Syria, hardly anyone in...

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September 30, 2013
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The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy

The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy

The Making of Lebanese Foreign Policy: Understanding the 2006 Hezbollah–Israeli War by Henrietta Wilkins(London: Routledge, 2013), 180 pages Reviewed by Nir Boms for the Israeli Journal of Foreign Affairs    In August 2013, seven years after the end of the Second Lebanon War, air raid sirens were again sounded in northern  Israel....

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September 19, 2013
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Iran: Can Rouhani Deliver?

Iran: Can Rouhani Deliver?

  by Nir Boms and Shayan Arya July 30, 2013 at 3:00 am The Gatestone Institute Rouhani's campaign symbol was a giant golden key, which he waved at rallies to symbolize his ability to open locked doors. To an Iranian electorate all too familiar with locked doors in every aspect...

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July 30, 2013
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