An article in Foreign Affairs argues that the West should recognize Hamas' shift to a less radical and more pragmatic approach. Foreign Affairs is the most important mainstream foreign policy journal, so it's significant that some in the mainstream are starting to call for engaging Hamas.
Hamas is not the Taliban, although it's authoritarian. This shift to a less radical stance is supported by all factions of Hamas: the hard-liners in Damascus represented by Mashal, moderate detainees incarcerated in Israel, and Haniyeh's middle-of-the-road leadership in Gaza.
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