| SPIEGEL ONLINE | INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER |
| Compiled on August 05, 2014, 05:36 PM CET |
| GAZA CRISIS 'The Real Danger to Israel Comes from Within' Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, but left behind death and destruction. Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz tells SPIEGEL that her country is gripped by fear and is becoming increasingly suspicious of democracy. |
| GLOBAL MISSIONARY John Kerry's Faltering Effort to Redefine US Foreign Policy John Kerry has spent months rushing from one conflict to the next, but has little show for it. His failures are symptomatic of an America that lacks a foreign policy identity -- and of a country that seems uncomfortable with its role as a superpower. |