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The 'Dayenu' School of Foreign Policy
A Passover-Themed Foreign Policy.
A high point of the Passover Seder is the jubilant song "Dayenu" ("it is enough"), fortuitously sung just before an enervating sense of lethargy, induced by prodigious caloric intake and an excess of holiday ritual, begins to set in. The song poses 14 good deeds that God could do for the people of Israel, each of which would be enough. To illustrate, if God did X that would be best, but if he actually only did Y, it is enough, dayenu.
The following is a proposal for a more contemporary version of the traditional song, presented with all of the modesty warranted....
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The Author
Chuck Freilich
- Former Senior Fellow, International Security Program, January 2006–October 2019
Expertise:
- Conflict & Conflict Resolution
- Governance
- Rogue/Repressive States
- Governance
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Middle East policy
- Military strategy
- International Relations
- Islam
- Sanctions
- U.S. foreign policy
- International Security & Defense
- Democracy
- Homeland security
- Intelligence
- Iraq war
- Military intervention
- Military policy
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
- Iran nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- U.S. nuclear issues
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A high point of the Passover Seder is the jubilant song "Dayenu" ("it is enough"), fortuitously sung just before an enervating sense of lethargy, induced by prodigious caloric intake and an excess of holiday ritual, begins to set in. The song poses 14 good deeds that God could do for the people of Israel, each of which would be enough. To illustrate, if God did X that would be best, but if he actually only did Y, it is enough, dayenu.
The following is a proposal for a more contemporary version of the traditional song, presented with all of the modesty warranted....
Want to Read More?
The full text of this publication is available via the original publication source.The Author
Chuck Freilich
- Former Senior Fellow, International Security Program, January 2006–October 2019
- Conflict & Conflict Resolution
- Governance
- Rogue/Repressive States
- Governance
- Intelligence in policymaking
- Middle East policy
- Military strategy
- International Relations
- Islam
- Sanctions
- U.S. foreign policy
- International Security & Defense
- Democracy
- Homeland security
- Intelligence
- Iraq war
- Military intervention
- Military policy
- Security Strategy
- Terrorism & Counterterrorism
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Nuclear Issues
- Iran nuclear program
- Nuclear proliferation
- U.S. nuclear issues
- Recommended
- In the Spotlight
- Most Viewed
Recommended
Analysis & Opinions - Brookings Institution
Democracy in the New Geopolitics
Book - Oxford University Press
Israeli National Security: A New Strategy for an Era of Change
Analysis & Opinions - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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In the Spotlight
Most Viewed
Policy Brief - Quarterly Journal: International Security
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Discussion Paper - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
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