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Paul R. Pillar

Paul R. Pillar

The National Interest

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Syria Embassy Bombing Shows Israel’s Plan to Draw US Into War With Iran

The latest Israeli heightening of violence in an already violent region presents the Biden administration with one of its biggest challenges yet in...

06.04.2024 8

Truthout

Paul R. Pillar

How Foreign Governments Interfere in U.S. Politics

The Chinese ownership of the video app TikTok—targeted by a bill that the House of Representatives passed with a large bipartisan majority—might...

29.03.2024 5

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Handling—and Mishandling—Intelligence

The news about Alexander Smirnov, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen with murky connections in former Soviet republics, was quite a comedown from what...

06.03.2024 6

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Why an Israel-Saudi Deal Won’t Bring Middle East Peace

The Biden administration continues to give high priority to brokering a Saudi-Israeli diplomatic normalization agreement. The political motivations...

19.02.2024 6

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

The U.S. is Repeating Cold War Mistakes with Iran

The U.S.-Soviet Cold War, now more than three decades in the past, is generally considered a “win” for the United States. But even during the Cold...

31.01.2024 20

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Israel, Palestine, and the “G-Word”

This week, the International Court of Justice begins consideration of whether the devastation and deprivation that Israel is inflicting on the Gaza...

12.01.2024 4

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Will Netanyahu Be the End of Joe Biden’s Presidency?

Israel’s war in Gaza has become one of the biggest political negatives of Joe Biden’s presidency. Part of this political fallout was inevitable...

18.12.2023 5

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Israel, Al-Shifa Hospital, and Iraqi WMDs

“What Israel finds—or doesn’t—” at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, the New York Times has declared, may shape the course of the Gaza...

20.11.2023 8

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Israel’s Gaza Invasion Will Fail

Rage and a thirst for revenge are not conducive to sound policymaking. But they have been, unsurprisingly and understandably, prevailing emotions in...

24.10.2023 3

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

The Hamas Attack and the Failure to Understand “Intelligence Failures”

Much early commentary about the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting has followed a familiar script that appears each time a foreign state or...

12.10.2023 2

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

The Mythology of Afghanistan as a Haven for Terrorism

Mistaken beliefs in foreign affairs, including ones that are widely held and drive major policies, can persist for a long time. Contrary events...

24.09.2023 5

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

Why Republicans Are Increasingly Opposing Aid to Ukraine

Waning American support for military aid to Ukraine displays a marked partisan division, among both the public and politicians in Washington. In a...

09.09.2023 3

The National Interest

Paul R. Pillar

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