Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Stop Treading Water 198 November 4, 2009 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Haaretz (Israel) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Israel Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore South Africa: Trump’s China Visit Was a Diplomatic Disappointment May 23, 2026. Published in Cape TimesTrump appeared more focused on admiring China’s grand ballroom designs and expressing interest in building a similar one in the United States. 0 Australia: US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping End Unipolar Age in Beijing May 18, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Venezuela: Oil, Diplomacy and Hope May 16, 2026. Published in El UniversalVenezuela is still a country plagued by social, economic and institutional crises. 0 China: ‘Trump Is in a Hurry To End the War, Otherwise He Will Have To Ask China To Intervene’ May 18, 2026. Published in Guancha NewsThe question Trump faces in Beijing will no longer be “whether he can strike a deal,” but rather, “what will he give up to get one.” 0 Saudi Arabia: Diplomatic Discipline Prevails During Trump’s China Visit May 19, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence. 0 Topics South Africa: Trump’s China Visit Was a Diplomatic Disappointment May 23, 2026. Published in Cape TimesTrump appeared more focused on admiring China’s grand ballroom designs and expressing interest in building a similar one in the United States. 0 Israel: Has Trump Had Enough? May 23, 2026. Published in Israel HayomAnd as great as the burden on Trump's shoulders is, so too is the difficulty of predicting his moves. 0 South Korea: Precarious US-China Rivalry: Risky Game of Chess May 22, 2026. Published in Segye[T]he parties have thrown Taiwan into the fire. Trump will even use security threats against allies or partners as bargaining chips. 0 Ireland: Trump Accuses His Opponents of Treason. But It’s Clear Who the Real Traitor Is May 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Republican Primaries: Trump Tightens His Grip May 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Latest Trophy Proves His Power over His Party — Despite the Polls May 20, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Xi Waits and Trump Stumbles May 20, 2026. Published in Der StandardChina’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit. 0 Germany: Europe Remains a Spectator* May 20, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities. 0 Related Articles Israel: Has Trump Had Enough? May 23, 2026. Published in Israel HayomAnd as great as the burden on Trump's shoulders is, so too is the difficulty of predicting his moves. Kenya: A Distant War, a Direct Impact: How the US Israel Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Kenya’s Economy May 13, 2026. Published in The Standard Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. Tunisia: A Ship Adrift May 9, 2026. Published in Le QuotidienWhen America gets drunk from waging endless wars, paradoxically the whole planet wakes up with a terrible hangover. Previous articleObama and the Risks of Having No Strategy in AfghanistanNext articleThe First Anniversary of Barack Obama LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment