"A major change in the security architecture of Europe was been made without Russian consent, " Professor Michael Mandelbaum of Johns Hopkins University said.

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"The danger is that this will turn Russia against the entire post-Cold War settlement with the new countries, with democratization, with demilitarization, " Mandelbaum said.

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For better or worse, the Israelis will have to do both, and the U.S. can play a constructive role if it begins to view foreign policy as strategy rather than, in Michael Mandelbaum's words, social work.

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