Epstein Secrets

ling of the U.S.-fostered Iraqi political system pose no particular threat to America. That still leaves U.S. allies in the region — Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey — marooned in a scary new world where their vital interests are no longer under U.S. protection. Israel and Saudi Arabia worry t

ubject: October 28 update Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:52:19 +0000 28 October, 2013 Article 1. The Washington Post Foreign policy based on fantasy Jackson Diehl Article 2. NYT Why Arabs Fear a U.S.-Iran Détente Marwan Bishara Article 3. Asharq Al-Awsat American and Iranian DNA Ataollah Mohajerani Art

th an important ally. Statesmen, of course, must make painful choices that look ugly from the outside. The United States does not criticize Saudi Arabia's appallingly repressive regime for the same reason it used to pull its punches on Mubarak's Egypt: It wouldn't help, and there are other fish to f

ak Softly and Carry No Stick - Obama Doctrine in Egypt James Traub Article 3 The Washington Post Obama's dangerous passivity on Egypt and Syria Jackson Diehl Article 4. The Financial Times Barack Obama declines to correct his Egyptian mistake Ian Bremmer Article 5 NYT Egypt's Blood, America's Compl

as long characterized the region: the Sunni-Shiite cleavage. The sectarian divide underlies the latent struggle for regional control between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The radicalization of Syria's opposition, however, has complicated the situation even further, nesting one problem within another — much

ardian There's reason for optimism on Arab-Israeli peace Michael Cohen Article 3. The Washington Post America chooses the wrong allies in Egypt Jackson Diehl Article 4. The National Interest Will America End Syria's Humanitarian Nightmare? Morton Abramowitz Article 5. The Daily Star Geneva should he