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September 2023
How Israel’s Supreme Court Can Strengthen Democracy Without Overruling the Knesset
On September 12, Israel’s Supreme Court will convene in an atmosphere of heightened political tension to listen to...
Africa
September 2023
Recent African Coups:
End of Françafrique, Need for US Leadership
Since 2020, six African countries have experienced a total of eight coups d'état. With the exception of Gabon, all occurred...
Africa
September 2023
What China Wants in Africa
Africa struggles to climb American policymakers’ priority list, but it has no such problem with China.
For three...
Essays
September 2023
The Druze in Israel: A Silent Minority Begins to Speak Out
Protests in Israel are nothing new, but those on the Golan Heights this June were different.
The government, as...
Essays
August 2023
Unexpected Hope For Democracy in Guatemala
The second round of presidential elections in Guatemala on August 20 produced a surprising victor: center-left opposition...
Columns
August 2023
Was Groupthink Responsible for Israel’s Surprise in the 1973 War, Or Is That Just Another Faulty Assumption?
With the approach of the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of October 1973, it’s time to revisit one of its ongoing...
Columns
August 2023
Is Israel's Military Fraying?
An Israeli officer in the air force reserves writes an anguished letter to his commanding officer. In his late 50s and thus...
Afghanistan
August 2023
Afghanistan Two Years after the Taliban Take-over
On the two-year anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, JST asked five experts who worked in and on...
Columns
August 2023
The Shrinking US Defense Budget: Its Washington Politics and Outlook for the Coming Year
Congress has never had an easy time passing defense budgets. Despite partisan bickering, however, the Congress has...
Essays
August 2023
Should America and Israel Sign a Defense Treaty? Depends on the Saudi Deal
A defense treaty with the US sounds attractive to many in Israel. In 1986-1987, I chaired discussions on the issue in the...
