At this event, panelists discussed U.S.-Syria policy.

Obama's signature foreign policy--pressure your friends and beseech your adversaries--will, this time with Israel, produce results precisely contrary to American national interests.

Contrary to conventional wisdom in Washington, Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not interested in preserving his country's relationship with Israel, but is determined to bolster Turkey's standing in the Arab and Muslim world's at Israel's expense.

The Obama administration increasingly sees resolution of the "Arab-Israeli dispute," as the key to peace and stability in the Middle East.

It defies common sense to believe that even vigorous U.S. diplomatic efforts through the Annapolis Process can result in true progress in the Middle East.

As audacious as Obama's hope might be, Syria cannot be flipped.

Great power breeds great resentment.

If Europe really wants progress on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, it should support Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and pressure the Palestinians to fight terror.