Asia Opinion

By Abbas Milani The Washington Quarterly, April 2009 Two countries, “both alike in dignity,” have for too long been the Capulets and Montagues of our days. Grudges like the 1979 hostage crisis and the U.S. role in the overthrow of the popular...

With Washington apparently wavering, Olmert took the chance in his closing speech to the Herzliya delegates in late January 2007 to focus on the threat from Iran. He ramped up the rhetoric. ...