http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=58&L=en News Analysis Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:24:27 -0500 2013 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=167353&L=en By James Cartwright and Amos Yadlin It is late 2013 and the prime minister of Israel has just received a phone call from the White House relaying the findings of a recent U.S. intelligence assessment: international sanctions and negotia­tions with Iran have yet to persuade the regime to halt its nuclear drive.  Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=166259&L=en By Matthew Behrens In what some critics called an opportunistic move, the Harper government swiftly scheduled debate on, and passed, new anti-terrorism provisions (Bill S-7) in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent Canadian arrests of two men alleged to be involved in a plot against VIA Rail. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=161002&L=en by Ephraim Asculai, The final week of February 2013 was marked by events that may have changed the perception of Iran’s nuclear program and the chances of finding a non-belligerent solution to this problem.  Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=159779&L=en by Udi Dekel President Obama’s upcoming visit to Israel, along with the formation of a new Israeli government, is an opportunity for the United States and Israel to formulate a joint strategy toward the challenges of the Middle East.  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=157507&L=en By Zvi Magen  A joint Russian naval exercise in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, off the Syrian coast, began on January 22, 2013 and is scheduled to end today, January 29, 2013. The Russians are calling this the largest exercise since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and vessels from three different naval theaters – the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea – have reached the region.  Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=157420&L=en By Yehuda Ben Meir Elections for the nineteenth Knesset were held in Israel on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The results refute certain common assumptions among the media and the Israeli public. Based on these results, this essay will assess various possibilities for forming the next Israeli government and their implications for Israel's national security policy. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=156917&L=en by Yoram Schweitzer, Olga Bogorad and Einav Yogev France’s military intervention in the campaign underway in Mali is connected to the recent hostage attack in southern Algeria by the Masked Battalion, a faction that split off from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and is led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a long-time Algerian activist who fought alongside al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 1980s.  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=150607&L=en by Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov The Israeli public and its decision makers understand that slogans such as “eliminating Hamas” or “talking to Hamas” will not win a war or resolve the Palestinian problem. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=147470&L=en by Yoel Guzansky  The eastern province of Saudi Arabia, home to the kingdom’s Shiite minority, has recently been revisited by violence. The latest wave of protests that began in July 2012 in Awamiyah, a radical Shiite town, was sparked by the arrest and injury of Nemer al-Nemer, a popular Shiite cleric. Nemer, a key figure in the protest movement in the province, was known for his outspoken anti-royal family remarks.  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=146745&L=en Kabul/Brussels - Afghanistan is hurtling toward a devastating political crisis as the government prepares to take full control of security in 2014. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=144040&L=en Istanbul/Brussels - Turkey needs to recover the initiative after the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) insurgency’s aggressive escalation of violence and implement a long-term conflict resolution strategy that addresses Kurdish grievances.   Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=142180&L=en Nairobi/Brussels -The West will need to show tougher love to his successor than it did to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died Monday, if one of its most important regional allies is to remain stable. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=142158&L=en by Orit Perlov, and Shlomo Brom,   Following the terrorist attack in northern Sinai that killed sixteen Egyptian soldiers, the internal struggle in Egypt between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) reached a new level.  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=141377&L=en Following the assassination of key personnel in the Syrian security establishment in a successful attack by the rebels, and the battles between opposition forces and the Syrian army in parts of Damascus and Aleppo – the two major cities whose fall would signal the fall of Assad’s regime – assessments of the impending collapse of the regime have become more prevalent.  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=140511&L=en Damascus/Brussels - As fighting rages in Aleppo, the combination of a regime morphing into a formidable militia and an Alawite community fearing for its survival leaves Syria’s opposition – itself threatened with radicalisation – with a difficult task: to tackle its own demons, reach out to the Alawites and focus on restoring strife-torn institutions. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=139784&L=en by Yoram Schweitzer The deadly terrorist attack in Burgas, Bulgaria, which killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian citizen, is part of a combined, planned, and ongoing terror campaign waged by Iran and Hizbollah in the international arena over the last year against Israeli and Jewish targets.  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=138776&L=en By Shlomo Brom and Yoel and Guzansky Until Mubarak’s ouster, Egypt, which viewed the Islamic Revolution as a threat to its regime, was a central link in the axis of anti-Iran Arab nations. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=138152&L=en The recent events in Egypt signal the start of a period of instability and uncertainty for the country that will pose serious security and political dilemmas for Israel. Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate who was elected Egypt’s fifth president, will launch his term in office with some serious questions hanging over his victory.  Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis Oded Eran http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=136185&L=en Tunis/Brussels - Formidable social and economic challenges threaten to undermine – or even halt – progress in Tunisia, despite the country’s positive transition to democracy. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=134047&L=en Brussels - Sudan and South Sudan are teetering on the brink of all-out war from which neither would benefit. Increasingly angry rhetoric, support for each other’s rebels, poor command and control, and brinkmanship, risk escalating limited and contained conflict into a full-scale confrontation between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Army (SPLA) Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=133693&L=en Damascus/Brussels - With the Syrian crisis having taken a perilous turn, predictable obstacles in implementing UN envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan should not lead to dropping what - for now at least - remains the only serious option on the table. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=133692&L=en by Rabbi François Garai Geneva, Switzerland - The assassination of French Muslim and Christian military personnel and French Jewish civilians two weeks ago in Toulouse and Montauban has rocked France. Yet beyond the fears that this act has stirred among both French Jews and their Muslim compatriots, the desire for co-existence prevails. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=132955&L=en Kabul/Brussels - A major course correction is needed if talks with the Taliban are to have any chance of delivering sustainable peace in Afghanistan. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=131953&L=en Damascus/Brussels -Kofi Annan’s appointment as joint UN/Arab League Special Envoy arguably offers a chance to rescue fading prospects for a negotiated transition in Syria. It must not be squandered. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=131788&L=en Beirut/Brussels - Although attention naturally is focused on possible ripple effects on Lebanon from Syria’s conflict, it would be wrong to ignore the unresolved legacy of the battle that shook the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp five years ago. The risk of renewed flare-up, already significant, is now compounded by the regional crisis. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis