[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 5/31/18: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest"*

*"Motivations for the Dead-End Policy on Iran"
<https://lobelog.com/motivations-for-the-dead-end-policy-on-iran/>*
By *Paul Pillar, *LobeLog.com, posted May 31
*The author is a 28-year veteran of the US intelligence community. He
critiques the recent speech by Mike Pompeo and traces its roots.*

*"Standing on the Brink: The Secret War Scare of 1983"*

* https://apjjf.org/2018/10/Lummis.html
<https://apjjf.org/2018/10/Lummis.html>  *
By *Jill Kastner, **The Nation, *posted May 31
*"During the nadir of Soviet-American relations in the early 1980s,the
Reagan administration's tough foreign policy and massive military buildup
convinced the Soviet leadership that Washington might be preparing a
preemptive nuclear strike against Moscow."*

*"What's Dangerous about Calling Immigrants 'Animals'?"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169151>*
By *Richard E. Frankel, *History News Network, posted May 29
*The author teaches German history at the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette and this essay is about the 1930s precedent for current political
rhetoric.*

*"The Two-State Solution: An Autopsy"
<https://www.lrb.co.uk/v40/n10/henry-siegman/the-two-state-solution-an-autopsy>*
By *Henry Siegman, **London Review of Books, *May 24 issue
*The author is president emeritus of the US/Middle East Project and a
former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.*

*"How Pompeo's 'Severest Sanctions' on Iran Will Backfire"
<https://www.juancole.com/2018/05/pompeo-iran-sanctions.html>*
By *Juan Cole, *Informed Comment blog, posted May 22
*"Unilateral US sanctions as a means of regime change or radically changing
regime behavior have a strong record of failure." The author teaches
history at the University of Michigan.*

*"Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism"*
https://www.thenation.com/article/trumpism-is-the-new-mccarthyism/
By *Ellen Schrecker, **The Nation, *posted May 21
*"Just as McCarthism did decades ago, Trumpism concelas the Republican
Party's long-term program to dismantle the public sectior." The author is a
professor of history emeritus at Yeshiva University and author of several
books on the McCarthy era.*

*"Gazans Have the Right to Invade Israel--At Least if You Believe One of
Israel's Justifications for the Six-Day War"
<https://theintercept.com/2018/05/16/gazans-have-the-right-to-invade-israel-at-least-if-you-believe-one-of-israels-justifications-for-the-six-day-war/>*
By *Jon Schwartz, **The Intercept, *posted May 16

*"How the Idea of Return Has Shaped the Israeli-Arab Conflict for 70 Years"
<http://time.com/5273108/back-to-the-future-israeli-palestinian-conflict/>*
By *Nathan Thrall, **Time, *posted May 15
*The author is the director of the Arab-Israeli Project of the
International Crisis Group.*

*"On a Firm Foundation of Mayonaise: Human and Natural Threats to the
Construction of a New U.S. Base at Heneko, Okinawa"
<https://apjjf.org/2018/10/Lummis.html>*
By *C. Douglas Lummis, **Asia-Pacific Journal, *posted May 15

*"Regime Change for Dummies"
<http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/14/regime-change-for-dummies/>*
By *Stephen M. Walt, **Foreign Policy, *posted May 14
*"A brief global history of a tactic that's back in style: toppling other
coun tries' governments." The author teaches international relations at
Harvard University.*


*Thanks for Mark Selden and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles
included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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