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Time lost and opportunities missed do not come back
From where I sit, the summer afternoon is worthy of a Wordsworth. The dappled sunshine spells laziness; the buzzing of a bee heightens...
Jun 4, 20213 min read


India walks the tightrope, again
In East Jerusalem, tensions run barely below the surface at the best of times. During Ramadan, the slightest provocation can lead to a...
May 22, 20213 min read


Vaccine nationalism is shameless
The question at the cold heart of this debate is simple: Should money be made out of human misery? Should the worst health tragedy in a...
May 16, 20213 min read


India and the S-400: US CAATSA Sanctions or a Waiver at the Door?
The U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, visiting India last month, predictably raised the issue of India’s purchase of the Russian...
Apr 26, 20214 min read


Navtej Sarna on two men and their legendary bookstores
It was the fall of 1983. On my first visit to Paris, short on money but high on romance, I idled over a coffee in a wayside cafe in the...
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Netanyahu’s nine lives ending? Israel deserves better than a fifth election
Israel’s fourth election in two years has again delivered a stalemate, leaving Israelis with an understandable sense of déjà vu. Bibi...
Mar 28, 20214 min read


A vaccine for all reasons
The Golan Heights hide their tensions well. The road sweeps languidly through lightly wooded hills past wetlands that attract millions of...
Mar 16, 20213 min read


Netanyahu And The Cycle Of Israeli Elections Podcast
Despite four elections in two years, Israel once again seems headed for a coalition government, with no party getting a decisive mandate....
Mar 15, 20211 min read


Guess who’s coming to dinner
Call it a diplomat’s lucky day: in Washington in the spring of 2017, I found myself seated next to Jeff Bezos at the Gridiron dinner. The...
Feb 20, 20213 min read
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