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Bonus: The Middle East’s Dangerous Escalation

2024/8/7
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Dana Struhl
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Dennis Ross
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Mark Lynch
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Dan Kurtz-Falin认为单纯的军事回应无法解决政治问题,缺乏长期政治规划的军事行动只会导致无休止的报复循环。 Dana Struhl认为自10月7日哈马斯袭击以来,以色列面临多方压力,包括黎巴嫩真主党、伊朗支持的代理力量以及也门胡塞武装,地区局势面临全面战争的风险。她认为伊朗及其代理力量试图在不引发全面战争的情况下对以色列施压,但近期事件可能导致误判和升级。 Mark Lynch认为各方都在努力避免全面升级,但红线的不断突破增加了误判的风险,地区局势也因加沙冲突而更加紧张,阿拉伯国家面临国内动荡的风险。他强调,阿拉伯国家的国内稳定也受到威胁,这可能会导致他们采取出乎意料的行动。 Audrey Kurth Cronin认为定点清除策略对哈马斯无效,以色列应关注人质问题并寻求政治解决途径,而非单纯依靠军事手段。她批评以色列的策略,认为其未能有效解决冲突,反而加剧了地区紧张局势,并对以色列的长期未来构成威胁。 Dennis Ross认为地区面临的最大风险是意外后果或袭击行动的失败执行,以色列可能为了重塑其力量形象而继续采取军事行动,但这不利于停火谈判。他认为,以色列可能为了重塑其力量形象而继续采取军事行动,但这不利于停火谈判。他还分析了以色列国内政治的复杂性,以及潜在的政治转变如何影响冲突的解决。 Dana Struhl认为加沙冲突后重建和稳定面临诸多挑战,缺乏国际共识,以色列拥有否决权,美国军队缺乏相关经验,重建工作需要国际合作和长期投入。她对加沙冲突后的重建和稳定表示担忧,强调缺乏国际共识和长期规划。 Mark Lynch认为以色列政府不太可能采取有利于加沙重建和两国方案的行动,地区局势和国内民意都对此构成阻碍。他认为,当前的局势不利于加沙的重建和两国方案的实现,以色列政府的政策方向与之背道而驰。 Dennis Ross认为尽管挑战巨大,但仍存在一些可以利用的因素,例如阿拉伯国家的态度转变、以色列国内政治的变化以及美国政府的政策调整,这些都可能为解决冲突带来转机。他表达了谨慎的乐观态度,认为一些因素可能为冲突的解决带来希望。

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As the war in Gaza grinds on, Israel’s endgame remains unclear. What does it mean to destroy Hamas? Who will provide security and govern Gaza when the fighting stops? How has this war changed Israel’s relationship with its neighbors and the wider world?

To discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the future of Gaza, *Foreign Affairs *Editor Daniel Kurtz-Phelan moderated a panel on August 1 that included Audrey Kurth Cronin, Marc Lynch, Dennis Ross, and Dana Stroul. Cronin is director of the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology and the author of How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of Terrorist Campaigns). Lynch is a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. Ross is a counselor at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a professor at Georgetown University, and a former U.S. envoy to the Middle East, serving in senior national security positions in the Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama administrations. Stroul is director of research at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East.

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