…But it's becoming evident they are wrong. Interestingly, Putin and his counterparts in Beijing have a common understanding of the source of the rising pressure on them. "Our society is completely different from what it was at the turn…
…of their nation as special. They were the self-proclaimed "leader of the free world," the "indispensable nation," the No. 1 superpower. It was a source of pride. Now, pundits and prognosticators are telling them that those days are over…
…Article 6. chttps://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#f> European Council on Foreign Relations The Ominous Rise of Geo-Economics Nika Prislan & Jose Ignacio Torreblanca
…that end, it has focused on establishing a Shia-dominated government in Baghdad that is friendly to Tehran. It has also cultivated Shia political networks in Iraq and created a number of powerful Shia militias. As a result, Iraq has…
…it turns out, is the author of an academic paper that sharply rebukes American foreign policy as both insufficiently deferential to sharia (Islamic law) and too one-sided in favor of Israel. He's on record calling for "the permanent…
…are subject to veto by any of the five permanent Security Council members. The council can be a source of useful diplomatic support and of legislative-type authority, but the charter does not say that council approval is a prerequisite…
…Is the US Up to the=Challenge? To say that success=could bring great benefits is not to predict it. Two impediments that Secr=tary Kerry has—justifiably, in the author's view—chosen to disregard=are, first, the perennial penchant of White House…
…Progress in Geneva, Israel Grumbles From th= Sidelines Karl Vick =a href="gd">Article 4. =oreign Policy New technologies are dramatically reshaping the geopolitics of the Mi=dle East =my Myers Jaffe, Ed Morse…
…Local Police Renew Push to Solve 1981 New York Cold Case • Accused Pedophile Allegedly Filmed Kids at Disney World to Create Al Child Abuse Images • Book: Inside the Bitter Personal Battle Between Top FBI and Dal Officials Over Mar-A…
…Danik." FBI Memo Highlights Mystery Sources Tied To Steele Dossier. The Daily Caller (7/29, 716K) reports an FBI memo declassified this month" led to the revelation that Igor Danchenko was the primary source of information for dossier author Christopher…
…To kill someone created in the image of God because you don't like the way God or one of his servants has been depicted in an artistic performance strikes westerners as an obscene perversion of religion — something that only…
…influence while the Hashemite monarchy is reviving relations with Hamas). This means using the balance of power within these countries to create secure frontiers is no longer an option. It is not clear there is a faction for Israel to…
…war in Syria, in particular, has cast people's minds back to the collapse of Ottoman power, and the arbitrary carve- up that created states which now, nearly 100 years later, seem on the brink of failure. A renewed focus…
…terror. ... These new governments are trying to do something the Arab world has never done before — create structures where the rule of law applies and the secret police are held accountable to elected officials. That is a tall order, especially…
…are some legitimate security concerns regarding the Muslim Brotherhood ties to ongoing violence, banning the entire organization and labeling them all as terrorists is like using a sledgehammer on a nail—overkill and likely to create a mess. It does…
…To kill someone created in the image of God because you don't like the way God or one of his servants has been depicted in an artistic performance strikes westerners as an obscene perversion of religion — something that only…
…the war with Iraq in 1988 to stopping the assassinations of Iranian dissidents in Europe in the 1990s to suspending uranium enrichment in 2003. The Obama administration has now created a situation in which diplomacy has a chance to succeed…
…Corruption, Sources Say COUNTERINTELLIGENCE • California Man Who Admitted Shipping Weapons to North Korea Is Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • House Panel to Make Epstein Files Public After Redactions to Protect Victim Identities • FBI Arrests U.S. Gymnastics…
…Gelb, aformer New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins, 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century…
…million on flowers. EFTA_R1_00514948 EFTA02012752 In Baghdad's streets, the response to the Arab summit meeting is complex. Some Iraqis see it as a source of national pride. Others, with a pessimism as hard-baked as desert soil…
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