Our Rogue Ally
The standoff over Iran's nuclear program has exposed the flawed dynamics of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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David Brooks Gets Young Idealists Wrong
Aspiring world-changers shouldn't shy away from politics, but there is pragmatism to NGOs' apolitical stances.
Striking a Balance in South Sudan
Cooperation between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan is necessary to ensure stability in the region.
You Are What You Eat
At the HPR, we believe that politics, broadly construed, touches and shapes every human endeavor. And, of course, few are more basic than eating.
An Enduring Love and Loyalty
For over thirty years, Farah Pahlavi has been forbidden from setting foot in the country she once ruled. Married in 1959 to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, she reigned alongside him until the 1979 Islamic Revolution made pariahs of Iran’s powerful royal family, forcing them into the nightmare of exile. In her 2004 memoir An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah, Pahlavi chronicles this nightmare and the years leading up to it with a bias only a proud leader could possess.
Bono Saves Africa Again
Our cover here was a joke, but perhaps one not too far from the truth. Bono writes today as an op-ed guest columnist in the New York Times about the “rebooting” of Africa, and in his lilting prose, he’s actually pretty right. Development economics is a contentious and irreconcilable field; there are infinitely more questions than there are answers. In ... Read More
The Great Paradox: Questioning American Support for Israel
Vice-President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel to jump-start peace talks seemed like good news, until he was met with an announcement from Israel’s Interior Ministry that it had authorized the construction of another 1,600 homes in occupied East Jerusalem. In my opinion, this highlights an incredible paradox of American foreign policy: how America’s unquestioning support for the state of ... Read More
