Epstein Secrets

Think the United States is fairing badly in the Middle East? Convinced that our policy is chaotic, confused and contradictory, from North Africa to the Persian Gulf? EFTA_R1_00441192 EFTA01964444 Think again. It may not be politically correct to admit it, but when it comes to furthering America's core nation

rticle 3. NYT Foreign Policy by Whisper and Nudge Thomas L. Friedman Article 4. Los Angeles Times A report card for U.S. policy in the Mideast Aaron David Miller Amcle 5 NYT Pressure Rises on Hamas as Patrons' Support Fades Jodi Rudoren Article 6. The New York Times In Syria, America Loses if Either Sid

63 EFTA01977747 steadily expanding its sphere of influence, from western Afghanistan to the Mediterranean. A subsequent U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf and an intensifying U.S.-led economic warfare campaign slowed Iran down, but it was the decline of the al Assad regime that put Iran on the defensi

r 20 update 20 November, 2012 Article 1. The New Republic The Long Road to a Moderate Hamas Nathan Brown Foreign Policy How Hamas Won the War Aaron David Miller Article 3 New York Daily News The Fuel for The Flames Dennis Ross Article 4. Article 5. Stratfor Israel and Gaza: Then and Now The Washingto

But a nuclear Iran could lead to far worse: a regional nuclear arms race without a red phone to defuse an escalating crisis, Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf, more confident Iranian surrogates like Hezbollah and the threat of nuclear materials' being transferred to terrorist organizations. Ensuring that

st North Korea nuclear-food aid deal Allen McDuffee Article 5 Los Angeles Times EFTA_R1_00229369 EFTA01842470 Welcome to the new Middle East Aaron David Miller Article 6. Article I. NYT The Economist Why trade reform matters in the Middle East Israel's Last Chance to Strike Iran Amos Yadlin February

dlocked and Israel will decide to take unilateral military action. In the resulting fog of war, there will be a need for reliable communications in the Persian Gulf and a hotline with Tehran. EFTA00712896 Establishing these communications links is an urgent priority, as the rumors of war continue. The Weekly

rce Against Iran 2. Elliott Abrams Article Foreign Policy Everyone calm down: Israel is not going to bomb 3. Iran. Well, at least not in 2012 Aaron David Miller Article AL-MONITOR Eight Islamic Sects Meet in Saudi, But Can They 4. Make Amends Sleiman Takieddine Article The Daily Star Ethics matter, t

it will be the president traveling to Israel to ask for a new beginning." Article 2. Foreign Policy Saeb Erekat - The Peace Processor An interview by Aaron David Miller February 5, 2013 - Other than Mahmoud Abbas, Saeb Erekat could be the most recognizable Palestinian on the planet. The chief Palestinian negotiator i

on will make for nasty forced entries into HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029719 --- PAGE BREAK --- narrow maritime confines like the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. But the likely proliferation of nuclear weapons - and ballistic missile delivery systems - will pose even more formidable challenges to conventional

it will be the president traveling to Israel to ask for a new beginning." Article 2. Foreign Policy Saeb Erekat - The Peace Processor An interview by Aaron David Miller February 5, 2013 - Other than Mahmoud Abbas, Saeb Erekat could be the most recognizable Palestinian on the planet. The chief Palestinian negotiator i

on will make for nasty forced entries into HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029806 --- PAGE BREAK --- narrow maritime confines like the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. But the likely proliferation of nuclear weapons - and ballistic missile delivery systems - will pose even more formidable challenges to conventional

ational Peace A Decade of Struggling Reform Efforts in Jordan (Summary + Conclusion) Marwan Muasher Article 4. Foreign Policy Syria: Too Big to Fail? Aaron David Miller Article 5. The Daily Star Syria fortifies Obama in his indecision Michael Young Article 6. New York Review of Books Storm Over Syria Malise Ruthven H

he system of repression, corruption, and privilege that has been the hallmark of the authoritarian Arab regimes lying between the Atlas Mountains and the Persian Gulf. Yet unlike the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion in Hama, which shook the government of Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez in 1982, the Facebook rebellion