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Robert “Bob” Beck served 30+ years in US embassies in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Bob is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Since retiring in 2020, Bob has taught, written about, and spoken on foreign policy across the scenic Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire.
Viewpoint: Dangerous Waters in the Red Sea
It is a truism in the international affairs community that all major foreign policy actions create unintended consequences. One need look no further than the current tensions in the Red Sea to see the wisdom of that axiom. With the launch of its retaliatory war against Hamas, Israel certainly did not intend to negatively affect…