June 27, 2011

This issue featured Elliott Abrams's analysis of foreign policy advice regarding Israel, questioning the wisdom of hasty interventionism. The cover also promoted an extensive summer reading section curated by contributors including Winston Groom, Jonathan D. Horn, Jonathan V. Last, Zachary Munson, William H. Pritchard, Wyatt Prunty, Matthew Scully, Edward Short, and John Simon. The issue reflected the magazine's engagement with both Middle Eastern policy debates and cultural criticism as summer approached.