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(Harvard University)
Focus of Research
The focus on the research is on the United States foreign policy and is aimed at articulating how a certain pro-Israel lobby in the United States has had its overall ramifications and repercussions on world politics. The research covers all the aspects of the unconditional support rendered by the United States to Israel after the Six days War of 1967 and due to the initial efforts of Israel to curb the expansion of Bolshevism in the Arab World. The writers who are revered as two of the best International Relations experts in the world argue that ever since this episode in world history Israel has been more of a liability to the United States and they are critical of all erstwhile ties with Israel. The research encourages the United States to pursue a more logical approach in the Middle East as the current policy has led to the widespread resentment of many Muslim countries. There is also a need for a bilateral effort in Israeli and United States relations while the authors argue that the former is ever more dependent on the latter.
being sequestered in any way. The authors argue that this is not a feasible course of action for them as they get a lot less in return and this defies the rules of American doctrine of Pragmatism.
tank involved is the Congressional Research Service. As clearly written in the research paper, the authors have used whatever knowledge they could by looking at the history of US-Israeli relations and used the American political philosophy of Pragmatism to prove and propound their viewpoints. The report has used data from internationally renowned scholars and dignitaries. They had to give over two hundred references and sixty three citations. They have used accounts from secondary data and have rigorously used the stance of Israeli authors also. The research has been made publicly available and funded by Harvard University and the University of Chicago.
Bibliography
Richard Stubbs, G. U. (2005). The United States and Globalization:Struggles with Hegemony. London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Sharp, J. (2012). U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel. Washinton, D.C, United States: Congressional Research Service. Walt, S. (2006). 1-42. Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Hardvard University/University of Chicago. Zanotti, J. (2012). Israel:Background on U.S. Realtions. Washington, D.C, United States: Congressional Research Service.