In this issue:
George Packer, a staff writer at The New Yorker, shows how Washington has consistently favored the rich over the past three decades.
Joseph M. Parent, an assistant professor at the University of Miami, and Paul K. MacDonald, an assistant professor at Wellesley College, call on Obama to cut military spending, redefine foreign priorities, and shift more of the defense burden to allies.
Yosef Kuperwasser, Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, and Shalom Lipner, who has served in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office since 1990, find that peace negotiations have failed miserably because of the Palestinians’ refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
Ronald R. Krebs, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, argues that the ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories is destroying Israel’s values and viability.
Jon Western, an associate professor at Mount Holyoke College, and Joshua S. Goldstein, professor emeritus at American University, write that the intervention in Libya demonstrates the international community’s growing competence in using military force to save lives.
Benjamin A. Valentino, an associate professor at Dartmouth College, explains that the opportunity costs of humanitarian missions are massive, and that well-meaning countries could save far more lives by helping refugees and victims of natural disasters and funding public health.
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