Reality Check
Aaron David Miller’s column, "Reality Check," appears weekly on ForeignPolicy.com.

Take Cover

Gale force winds in the Middle East.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 30, 2012

The Spymaster

Eleven questions for Israel's legendary Efraim Halevy.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 24, 2012

Want Closure? Go Talk to Dr. Phil.

You won't find it on the Iranian nuclear issue.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Enough Already

When it comes to Israel, neither Obama nor Romney is as good or bad as American Jews think.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 9, 2012

Mitt Romney's Terrible Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

It's official: The Republican nominee has no new ideas for the Middle East.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | OCTOBER 1, 2012

Stop Blaming Bibi

Sorry, folks: Benjamin Netanyahu is not the reason there is no Middle East peace.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Handle With Care

Can Mitt Romney be trusted with the Middle East?

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

When Bibi Didn't Meet Barack

Why the American president and the Israeli prime minister just can't get along.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Why Obama Will Win

Whatever his failings, the president is likeable enough -- and incumbency is a powerful home-court advantage.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Confederacy of Dunces

What the meeting in Tehran says about America's standing in the Middle East.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | AUGUST 29, 2012

KABOOM

Everyone calm down: Israel is not going to bomb Iran. Well, at least not in 2012.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | AUGUST 20, 2012

The Politically Incorrect Guide to U.S. Interests in the Middle East

Sorry, folks: America just doesn't care about freedom or Arab-Israeli peace all that much.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | AUGUST 15, 2012

The Winners and Losers of Syria's Civil War

And how the United States can still come out ahead.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | AUGUST 8, 2012

Why Syria's Rebels Can't Have It All

Don't listen to pundits who want to drag America into another Middle East quagmire. The Obama administration's strategy in Syria is already working.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | AUGUST 1, 2012

Warning: Turbulence Ahead

Mitt Romney has a point: Barack Obama is no Israel-lover. And if the president wins a second term, expect a major clash with Benjamin Netanyahu.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JULY 25, 2012

Five Reasons Why the Two-State Solution Just Won't Die

For Middle East peace, it's the only game in town.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JULY 16, 2012

How Not to Host a Summit

The 2000 peace talks at Camp David offer three key lessons on how not to solve the world's most intractable conflict.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JULY 10, 2012

No Dog in This Fight

Why Obama is playing it smart on Syria.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JULY 2, 2012

Rudderless

Why the world doesn't have real leaders anymore.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JUNE 27, 2012

The Michael Jackson Principle

Five leaders who need to take a look in the mirror.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JUNE 20, 2012

Everything in Syria Is Going to Plan

It just depends on whose plan you're talking about.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JUNE 13, 2012

The Enemy in Foggy Bottom?

Fine, Secretary Romney is a bad idea. But there are plenty of good reasons that presidents should cross the aisle when picking a secretary of state.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | JUNE 6, 2012

The Curious Case of Benjamin Netanyahu

Will Israel’s prime minister turn out to be a great man, or just a great maneuverer?

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 30, 2012

Barack O'Romney

Ignore what the candidates say they'll do differently on foreign policy. They're basically the same man.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 23, 2012

Israel's Image Revisited

What's driving Israel's very bad PR? 

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 16, 2012

Let's Make a Deal

Six real-world lessons on how to be a successful peace negotiator. Or at least not a total flop.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 9, 2012

The Dumb Idea Hall of Fame

There's much more where this came from, but here are five terrible ideas to get us started.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | MAY 2, 2012

5 Reasons Obama Will Win in November

The election is six months away, but here's why the president already has this one in the bag.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 25, 2012

The New Arab Oz

We’re not in Kansas anymore, and there is no yellow brick road to guide us to salvation.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 18, 2012

The Second-Term Illusion

Or, why Barack won't be beating up on Bibi next year.

BY AARON DAVID MILLER | APRIL 11, 2012