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an Oil, Mining, And Construction Projects. The Washington Post (5/20, 10.52M) says that "as the fighting winds down across much of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad's two main backers, Iran and Russia, have been competing for influence and the spoils of war." According to the Post, "Both have been vying for contra

s down across much of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad's two main backers, Iran and Russia, have been co

ian Foreign Affairs Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna, European Commission SGUA Acting Head Katarina Mathernova, and European Anti-Corruption Initiative to Ukraine Head of Programmes Eka Tkeshelashvili Location: Virtual Ev

which has descended into violence and ethnic strife. Not wanting to take EFTA00671800 sides and unwilling to express support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, Meshaal has been shopping for a new permanent base in Jordan, Egypt or Qatar, so far with little luck. "Before Meshaal was considered the radical

price he must pay. He can't continue with the same old rhetoric if he wants to be in Cairo, Doha or Amman." Unhappy with Meshaal's refusal to back Assad, Iran has reportedly reduced its funding to Hamas, dealing a blow to Meshaal's image as the group's international liaison and controller of the pur

e prosperous future of Greece in the euro area," adding that it "reiterates its commitment to assist Greece." "The Greek people have spoken," said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in a statement. "We fully respect its democratic choice. We are hop

lease Washington, or Moscow, while complaining to journalists like me that Kerry's diplomacy is based on fantasy. Who can imagine Syrian President Bashar al-Assad placidly agreeing to step down? Or Netanyahu ceding East Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley to the Palestinians and their security forces? Diplomatic

because the Soviet Union still presented a tangible and inescapable threat to the West. A Syrian peace conference could not succeed now because the Assad regime is in no immediate danger of losing on the battlefield. For Obama, succeeding in even the limited objectives he has set for the Middle East

relations with Russia, but combining American and European energies may add valuable heft at this time of political tension. Denis Corboy served as European Commission ambassador to Armenia and Georgia. William Courtney was special assistant to the President for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, and U.S. ambassador to