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<title><![CDATA[Aaron Miller - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17321.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Aaron Miller]]></description><category domain="17321">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[No Easy Way Out in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/dealing-israeli-palestinian-conflict-america-has-no-easy-way-out</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden must take risks, talk straight, and act boldly.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Discovers the Limits of Its Leverage on Israel]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The politically inconvenient fact is that, in the face of the savagery of Hamas, the US really doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t have compelling alternatives to offer]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[At UN, Biden Sketches Agenda That Will Be Hard to Carry Out]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/opinions/biden-un-speech-agenda-hard-to-carry-out-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden's speech at the UN seemed like a blueprint for a world transformed. Sadly, he'll be lucky if -- in cooperation with allies and partners -- he can find a way to manage some of its myriad challenges and complexities, writes Aaron David Miller]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu's On the Way Out. What Biden Can Expect]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/06/02/israel-netanyahu-naftali-bennett-biden-491621</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With a new Israeli government, the U.S. president has an opening on Iran and a rare chance to rebuild frayed ties with an ally. But he can't count on it to last.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Biden Won't Solve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/05/28/joe-biden-supports-israel-but-not-benjamin-netanyahu/7472619002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Challenged with the greatest task of national recovery since Franklin Roosevelt Biden is much more focused on domestic priorities.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Biden Can Be a Leader in a Conflict That Has None]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/18/how-biden-can-be-a-leader-in-an-israeli-palestinian-conflict-that-has-none-489126</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Middle East might be low on his priority list but there are meaningful steps he can take to prevent future violence. But the question is, will he?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel, Hamas Battle Is an Unwelcome Surprise for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/12/opinions/israel-hamas-surprise-biden-administration-miller-kurtzer/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller and Daniel Kurtzer write that the Biden administration must do everything it can to defuse the latest crisis to erupt between Israelis and Palestinians. This will require a multipronged diplomatic effort that is based on a clear division of labor -- the US speaking to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Main Idea Behind Biden's Global Strategy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/opinions/biden-100-days-global-strategy-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After 100 days, the prime directive of President Joe Biden so far is stunningly clear -- aspire to be a transformative leader at home and a smart, careful one abroad, writes Aaron David Miller.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Will End the Sugar High for Israel and Saudi Arabia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/02/22/how-biden-will-end-the-trump-sugar-high-for-israel-and-saudi-arabia-470911</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After years of getting everything they wanted, the Middle East's biggest egos will have to learn to do with less as the new president focuses on crises at home.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Is Hitting the Reset Button With Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/opinions/biden-netanyahu-israel-reset-button-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller writes that President Joe Biden's delay in calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is surely a calculated effort to demonstrate that there will be no return to the Israel-centric policies of the Donald Trump years. And while Israel will remain America's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Middle East Just Doesn't Matter as Much Any Longer]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/09/03/the-middle-east-just-doesnt-matter-as-much-any-longer-407820</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States has much bigger problems to worry about and limited resources to fix them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pompeo's Ideological, Partisan Human Rights Commission]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/opinions/pompeo-commission-on-unalienable-rights-miller-sokolsky/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky write that nowhere were Pompeo's political ambitions and ideological biases more on display than last year in the creation of his Commission on Unalienable Rights.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Middle East Peace Plan Is Trump's Ultimate Deal Fantasy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/29/opinions/trump-middle-east-peace-plan-is-fantasy-opinion-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller writes that having helped to draft his fair share of Arab-Israeli peace plans, many of which were unsuccessful, the long awaited Trump proposal leaves a universe of things to be desired. In one sense it represents a terminal case of diplomatic malpractice and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Real Goal of Trump's Mideast Plan Isn't Peace, It's Power]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/28/the-real-goal-of-trumps-middle-east-plan-108125</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s long awaited and ill-named peace plan has many objectives, but making peace isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t among them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Approach to Iran Is Muddled, Unpredictable]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/opinions/trump-approach-iran-muddled-unpredictable/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Early Tuesday, pro-Iranian Iraqi militia members and demonstrators stormed the US Embassy compound in Baghdad after the Trump administration's airstrikes on a Iranian-backed militia on Sunday. The embassy attack, perhaps the worst crisis between Iraq and the US since 2003, reveals the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Very Unhappy Trip]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/opinions/trump-macron-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller writes that it comes as no surprise that Trump's traditional antics were again on display at NATO's 70th anniversary gathering: grabbing center stage, doing battle with allies he ostensibly disrespects, taking the opportunity to defend himself on domestic issues and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Will Make His Likely Exit as Destructive as Possible]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/23/opinions/netanyahu-israel-indictment-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller argues that the Israeli attorney general's decision to indict Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of breach of trust, fraud and particularly bribery create a fresh pathway for Israel to begin to heal, at least internally.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Shift on Israeli Settlements Is Foreign Policy at Its Worst]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/11/21/trump-pompeo-shift-west-bank-israeli-settlements-hurts-peace-column/4248977002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The surprise announcement validating Israeli settlements shows Trump's obsession with doing the opposite of what Barack Obama did, whatever the cost.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Where Trump's Right--Syria's Not a Vital U.S. Interest]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/10/18/trump-syria-turkey-kurds-news-analysis-229858</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His incompetent and hasty withdrawal is shameful and harms American interests. But it lays bare some uncomfortable truths.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Can Escape His Iran Jam]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/24/donald-trump-iran-saudi-arabia-228170</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mike Pompeo may think going to war with Iran over Saudi Arabia makes sense. We don't.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu's Fate Hangs in the Balance After Israel Vote]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/20/opinions/israel-second-election-2019-opinion-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Aaron David Miller writes that with the vast majority of the votes counted in the race for prime minister, Israel's political future is uncertain. This has proven to be the election that could usher in changes that could over time reshape Israel's political landscape.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Is Trump's Iran End Game?]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/452536-what-is-trumps-iran-end-game</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Like most of Trump's foreign policy, his approach to Iran was driven by the intersection of domestic politics and his own vanity and ego.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Reversal of Obama Foreign Policy Damages U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/04/23/trump-obama-foreign-policy-226708</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How the administration will fundamentally damage U.S. national interests for years to come.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mike Pompeo Is Not Making Diplomacy Great Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/27/mike-pompeo-is-not-making-diplomacy-great-again-226237</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One year into the job, the secretary of State is good at flattering President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and little else.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Time to Let Go of America's 18-Year Afghan War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/05/opinions/us-should-leave-afghanistan-miller-simon-sokolsky/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Reports that US and Taliban negotiators have reached a tentative framework for withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan have set the foreign policy establishment's hair on fire. A former US ambassador described the putative deal with the Taliban as a "surrender."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Making Middle East Peace Even Harder]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/12/trump-closes-plo-office-undermines-us-credibility-hurts-mideast-peace-column/1269780002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I thought the 1993 Oslo Accords would put the Middle East on an irreversible path to peace. Not only was I wrong, Trump is making it harder than ever.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Put Himself First, America Last]]></title>
							<link>http://time.com/5340877/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-summit/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump had three options regarding his upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin: cancel, confront or cave. He chose the last option.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the U.S.-North Korea Summit Might Succeed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/08/donald-trump-kim-jong-un-us-north-korea-summit-singapore-column/677659002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump and Kim have lowered their expectations for the U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore. The goal is not zero nukes but peace on the Korean Peninsula.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump-Pompeo Iran Plan Is Bluster and Fantasy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/22/donald-trump-mike-pompeo-unworkable-iran-plan-column/630969002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pompeo's cheap talk and regime change hints were straight from the Trump playbook. Iran will almost certainly reject all demands, so what's Plan C?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's Capital Is a Dangerous Gambit]]></title>
							<link>http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/03/opinions/jerusalem-capital-trump-opinion-miller/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Miller</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, he could be compromising future peace efforts in the region, writes Aaron David Miller.]]></description>
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