Republicans’ defining question on infrastructure, Palestine and its Arab neighbors, and key areas for economic and anti-racist reform.
| A separate peace? What the Gaza crisis means for Arab regimes “The chaos and fragmentation of the Arab Spring and its aftermath made it unlikely that Palestinians would receive much attention from their Arab neighbors.” Shadi Hamid discusses what the Gaza crisis means for Arab leaders in the Gulf, including those who have made their own peace with Israel. Read more Additionally, Hamid argues that the wildly unequal power and capabilities between Israel and Palestine make peace all but impossible. |
| Republicans face a defining question on infrastructure The American public overwhelmingly supports greater infrastructure investment even if it means increasing some taxes, and President Biden has taken political courage to outline a way to pay for it now rather than passing the tab off to future generations. Aaron Klein writes that there are many ways to pay for infrastructure—the question is whether the current Republican Party will go along. Read on CNN |
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