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Morality, Soft Power, and a 21st Century American Foreign Relations Principle

Barack Obama’s second inaugural address, delivered on Monday January 21st 2013, included the following lines: We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. We will show the courage to try and … Continue reading

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Incentive-Based Solutions

Recently, I watched the film Five Broken Cameras, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. It got me thinking. Of course, the message of this film was that Israelis are violent, thieving brutes. And, of course, this is … Continue reading

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