Op-Eds

This collection of op-eds features opinion pieces by Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo on issues shaping international relations and foreign policy.

  • Former President Donald Trump sitting at a desk in the Oval Office, gesturing with his hands, with flags and patriotic decorations in the background.

    Foreign Affairs

    The Price of Unpredictability: How Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Ruining American Credibility

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  • Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo and Secretary Hillary Clinton op-ed in the New York Times

    New York Times

    The Perils of Getting Too Personal in Foreign Policy

    Op-ed by Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo

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  • Illustration of two overlapping human profiles facing opposite directions, with a large oval shape in the center containing multiple stylized eyes connected by lines, representing interconnected perception or awareness.

    Foreign Affairs

    The Credibility Trap: Is Reputation Worth Fighting For?

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  • Collage of two protest scenes, one in black and white with a large crowd and one color with a person holding a flag.

    The New York Times

    The Discourse Is Toxic. Universities Can Help

    (with Amaney Jamal)

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  • Foreign Affairs logo featuring a black emblem with an eagle and the words 'Foreign Affairs' in black text.

    Foreign Affairs

    Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things: Is Foreign Policy Rational?

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  • A black and white photo of two men sitting at a table, with the man on the right wearing an eye patch over his left eye.

    The Atlantic

    The Lessons Israel Failed to Learn From the Yom Kippur War: Gathering the right intelligence isn’t always enough

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  • A woman at a protest holding a sign showing a fist bump with text supporting Ukraine and peace. Other protesters are visible in the background, and yellow and blue flags are present.

    Project Syndicate

    The US Must Not Personally Humiliate Putin

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  • Foreign Affairs

    The Unpredictable Dictators: Why It’s So Hard to Forecast Authoritarian Aggression

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  • An elderly man with glasses and a white beard giving a speech at a podium with a microphone, in a warmly lit room with beige walls, a wall sconce, and curtains.

    Foreign Affairs

    The Human Factor: How Robert Jervis Reshaped Our Understanding of International Politics

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  • A man in a black suit with a blue tie waving from the top of a plane staircase, with the plane's open door behind him, and his reflection visible on the plane's shiny exterior. The sky is cloudy.

    Foreign Affairs

    After Credibility: American Foreign Policy in the Trump Era

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  • A person wearing a white sailor hat and glasses holding American and South Korean flags, watching a submarine docked at a harbor with a cityscape and mountains in the background.

    The Washington Post

    Trump is trying to send North Korea a message. He’s got a long way to go

    (with Danielle Lupton and Roseanne McManus)

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  • Three soldiers in military uniform on top of an armored vehicle, one seated and two standing, with a Ukrainian flag in the background against a clear blue sky.

    The Washington Post

    How can Donald Trump reassure nervous U.S. allies? By giving them weapons. (with Alexander Lanoszka and Zack Cooper)

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