What is your conception of the state?
A questioner asks, ¿Cual es su concepto de estado?
Is the disappearance of Israel Hamas’s goal?
Comment on Hamas's long-term goals?
Would Israeli unilateral withdrawal lead to peace?
Joel Migdal comments on the possible utility of a unilateral withdrawal from most of the West Bank.
Why did Abbas not insist on the “Olmert Plan”?
Joel Migdal comments on Mahmoud Abbas's negotiating strategy.
Under what conditions could Israel & Palestine reach a peace settlement?
Joel Migdal shares his views on the likelihood of a peace settlement between Israel and Palestine.
Should the U.S. intervene abroad?
Joel Migdal addresses the question of whether the United States should get involved in foreign conflicts.
Did the Bush administration miscalculate in invading Iraq in 2003?
Joel Migdal weighs in on the 2003 American invasion of Iraq.
Is Iran’s anti-Israel policy based in historical enmity between Jews and Persians?
Joel Migdal discusses the historical roots of the conflict between Iran and Israel.
How have religious minorities fared with the rise of political Islam?
Joel Migdal answers a question about the status of Middle Eastern religious minorities in an era of political Islam.
Can the U.S. prevent the disintegration of Afghanistan?
Joel Migdal provides a historical context for the recent disintegration of states and addresses the question of whether United States intervention can slow or prevent this disintegration.