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This article presents an overview of the current state of affairs of the EU-Israel relations and contributes to an expansion of the research agenda of this field. With a focus on the social and political developments of the last five years, it argues that this relationship exhibits patterns of cooperation and conflict, and attraction and repulsion. The remarkable importance that the EU has for Israel in the domains of economy, trade, science and culture is not matched by an equivalent political leverage, despite EU's efforts in influencing regional political developments, mainly the ones regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Departing from this context, the article critically engages with the literature and presents avenues for further inquiry on this topic. Adapted from the source document.

The historical document presented here was written on 7 Feb 1935 by the Portuguese Ambassador to Spain, Luiz Teixera de Sampayo. Addressed to the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, it constitutes an important testimonial of economic & political relations between Portugal & Spain, as well as of the current political situations in both countries, at that time. It was deposited in the Historical-Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the ambassador's death. Adapted from the source document.

A review essay on a book by Rupert Smith, The Utility of Force. The Art of War in the Modern World (Londres, Penguin Books Ltd, 2005).

This is a discussion of Errol Morris's 2004 documentary on the Vietnam War, Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert MacNamara. Topics surveyed include the film's widened distribution as a result of its having won an Academy Award in its category, the film's juxtapositions of photographic & filmic imagery, & the power the film derives from MacNamara's willingness to look back on the war & admit his own errors. The article also provides data on the purported casus belli in the Gulf of Tonkin, Morris's anti-war activities at Berkeley, & taped conversations from the Kennedy & Johnson White House years. Final considerations include MacNamara's evolving perspectives in his post-governmental years, particularly his growing awareness of the tragic dimension of history. R. Young