The end of the U.S.-dominated order in the Middle East (Martin S. Indyk, Brookings)

Jeffrey Goldberg’s fascinating article taps into President Obama’s thinking about foreign policy and reveals its wellsprings. In that sense, he does more to help the president define and explain “the Obama Doctrine” than previous efforts by the White House itself, captured in those memorable lines “don’t do stupid shit” and “leading from behind,” which do not do justice to a doctrine that is both complicated and far-reaching in its implications for American foreign policy.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/03/15-end-of-us-dominated-order-middle-east-indyk

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) Israel's questionable Quixote: What Michael Oren gets wrong in 'Ally' (Martin S. Indyk, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2015/07/23-oren-ally-book-review-indyk