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Whenever Western countries implement sanctions against a selected few associated with the Israeli government or settler groups, the rhetoric often focuses on the positive aspects,Read More »The Structural Blind Spot in Western Sanctions on Israel
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The Gaza conflict has generated one of the most obvious ethical and political divides in modern Middle Eastern diplomacy: the anger conveyed through harshRead More »Gaza, Arab States, and the Politics of Managed Diplomacy
The emergence of Narendra Modi as India’s longest-ever serving Prime Minister represents an unprecedented achievement in the post-independent era of Indian politics. This is aRead More »From Constitutional Ideal to Political Reality: India in the Modi Years