To say U.S.–Israeli relations are on the rocks would be something of an understatement. It has been quite obvious for some time that diplomatic ties between Jerusalem and Washington have become badly frayed, with President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu failing to see eye to eye on a range of issues. Even so, bilateral relations are now unquestionably at a new nadir, as a recent bombshell article by Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic details.
India bolsters defense;
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung visits India;
Sri Lanka bans foreigners from buying land;
Xi visits Pakistan postponed
Taiwan president calls for democracy in Hong Kong, mainland;
India fortifying border with China
Dusting off Dzerzhinsky;
Friendship with China, adversarialism with Japan
Russia shows no sign that it is willing to de-escalate tensions with the West. Indeed, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has made clear that he anticipates a long-term freeze in ties with Washington.