On
Foreign Entanglements, Matt reports on his recent trip to Israel, where
peace negotiations with the Palestinians have reached a crisis point. Matt and Rob discuss whether
Israeli domestic politics will preclude any sort of final deal, and Matt notes that the
settlement project has become deeply embedded in the Israeli government. Ripping into a recent
WSJ op-ed, Rob argues that sending old
American B-52s to Israel would be a bad idea for all involved. They critique Reihan Salam’s column declaring that he is still a
neoconservative, and consider what that controversial label means now. They analyze
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the “asshole problem” in international relations. Plus:
Geography is for losers!