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lies." The Post reports that the group of leaders the Biden Administration has "snubbed" include the leaders of Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, the Philippines, Poland, and Saudi Arabia. Austin Makes Case For "Integrated Deterrence." The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corrilopinions/Iloyd-aust

gn activities" on the Kurdish population in Syria." According to Politico, Duckworth's letter "turns the heat up on Biden to take a stronger line on Ankara, even as the US-Turkey relationship sours further over the president's decision to recognize the 1915 Armenian massacres as genocide." In Video, Fr

llies." The Post reports that the group of leaders the Biden Administration has "snubbed" include the leaders of Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, the Philippines, Poland, and Saudi Arabia. Austin Makes Case For "Integrated Deterrence." The Washington Post (5/5, 10.52M) runs an essay adapted from an April 30

n activities" on the Kurdish population in Syria." According to Politico, Duckworth's letter "turns the heat up on Biden to take a stronger line on Ankara, even as the US-Turkey relationship sours further over the president's decision to recognize the 1915 Armenian massacres as genocide." In Video, Fr

lies." The Post reports that the group of leaders the Biden Administration has "snubbed" include the leaders of Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, the Philippines, Poland, and Saudi Arabia. Austin Makes Case For "Integrated Deterrence." The Washington Post (5/5, 10.52M) runs an essay adapted from an April 30

n activities" on the Kurdish population in Syria." According to Politico, Duckworth's letter "turns the heat up on Biden to take a stronger line on Ankara, even as the US-Turkey relationship sours further over the president's decision to recognize the 1915 Armenian massacres as genocide." In Video, Fr

r these flash-points as signals that we are entering an era of intensified conflict over energy. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Argentina to the Philippines, here are the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012: * A brewing war between S

kets. However, since it also heavily relies on Caspian hydrocarbon imports and earns an estimated $200 million per annum on BTC transit fees alone, Ankara has little interest in having EFTA00630309 Azerbaijan invite retaliation on its energy sector. Moscow, the region's preeminent power, continues t

inued assertiveness in the South China Sea could compromise its claim to a peaceful rise and reinforce the call from countries like Vietnam and the Philippines for the United States to step up its military presence in the region. Perhaps the most important step the United States can take in the near term

could think and act for itself when it comes EFTA00660751 to foreign policy, that the Cold War was over and that Washington could no longer take Ankara for granted. And yet this move did not mean, as some critics immediately claimed, a turn toward Islam and away from the West. As recently shown, Tu

inued assertiveness in the South China Sea could compromise its claim to a peaceful rise and reinforce the call from countries like Vietnam and the Philippines for the United States to step up its military presence in the region. Perhaps the most important step the United States can take in EFTA_R1_002282

e world that it could think and act for itself when it comes to foreign policy, that the Cold War was over and that Washington could no longer take Ankara for granted. And yet this move did not mean, as some critics immediately EFTA_R1_00228270 EFTA01841734 claimed, a turn toward Islam and away fro

tries, the United States enjoyed an approval rating of more than 60 percent (a diverse crowd including Brazil, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa and, yes, even France). No doubt this is due in part to Obama's widely celebrated election. But only in part, for Obama's per

li nuclear weapon. As for the Sunni-Shiite arms race, the critical reaction to an international agreement would be not in Washington but in Cairo, Ankara and Riyadh. Even if the Western powers express confidence in Iran's commitment and pledge a vigorous economic and military response to any Iranian

practical purposes," writes Webb, "China has unilaterally decided to annex an area that extends eastward from the East Asian mainland as far as the Philippines, and nearly as far south as the Strait of Malacca." This huge territorial claim, which includes nearly the entire South China Sea, clashes with ter

ility into its calculations from the start, then, the feeling is, it did little to show it was taking the matter seriously. The appearance is of an Ankara that was so fixed on Bashar al-Assad's departure that other matters were never considered properly. The sad fact in all this that Turkey is nowher

s may help explain Beijing's assertive, nationalist actions over disputed islets in the East China Sea with Japan and the South China Sea with the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia. The maritime disputes may be a popular short-term distraction, but won't alleviate pressures for change. However, at the en

ing Afghanistan and Iraq and for killing and wounding over a million people." Conversations with senior Turkish political operatives familiar with Ankara's political culture and negotiating style suggest a three-part explanation: frustration with the long EU accession process, bluffing, and the need

r these flash-points as signals that we are entering an era of intensified conflict over energy. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Argentina to the Philippines, here are the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012: * A brewing war between

ets. However, since it also heavily relies on Caspian hydrocarbon imports and earns an estimated $200 million per annum on BTC transit fees alone, Ankara has little interest in having Azerbaijan invite retaliation on its energy sector. Moscow, the region's preeminent power, continues to view the Casp