Review – Boycott! The Academy and Justice for Palestine
This well written book clearly explains the origins of the movement for the academic boycott of Israel, and discusses in a thought-provoking way, where it is now going.
Interview – Rebecca Adler-Nissen
Prof. Adler-Nissen discusses recent changes in international and EU diplomacy, concepts of stigmatisation and misrecognition, a ‘practice turn’ in EU studies and Brexit.
Interview – Ahron Bregman
Dr Ahron Bregman discusses Israel’s internal and external challenges, the two-state solution, and the implications of Trump’s relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem.
Trump’s Jerusalem Decision: A US Policy Perspective
Trump’s move will certainly not help solve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. More notably, it perhaps only signals a further American retreat from multilateral engagement.
Why Jerusalem Is the Capital of Israel – And Palestine
Rather than seeing the recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, lobbyists for Palestinians should ask recognition of East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Insider and Outsider: Israel’s Demons in the New Millennium
As Israel consolidated its place in the Middle East, few anymore questioned its right to exist – but many questioned its right to exist within its expansionist borders.
Interview – Stephen Walt
Prof. Stephen Walt discusses his current book project on the failures of American foreign policy, realist IR theory, and the nature of American political institutions.
The Imponderables of Middle Eastern Diplomacy
Unlike almost every other conflict, where borders have been inscribed in earlier agreements, those between Israel and Palestine have changed dramatically – with each change shrinking Palestine.
High Stakes for Palestinians: Israel as ‘the State of the Jewish People’?
The recent moves to assert the Jewish identity of the state of Israel, undermine hope for a future resolution of the conflict on the symbolic level as well.
Open Access Book – Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy
This book, by Stephen Chan, explores via a range of examples, the challenges diplomacy faces today as actors seek to change history and undermine interests.
