Epstein Secrets

n the South China Sea and generally unnerving most of the region, the Obama administration has reconfirmed the central role of the United States in East Asia. The opening of a new base in Australia is a powerful symbol of America's enduring strategic presence in the region. The opening with Burma obvious

w and Damascus have in common Editorial Article 2. The Daily Beast syria: The Lost Bequest of Hafez Assad Fouad Ajami Article 3. The National (Abu Dhabi) A pragmatic principle gains ground in Islamist politics Hassan Hassan Article 4. Foreign Policy The Arab Spring proves that neoconservatives w

the second week that the IS' al-Hayat Media Center did not publish its video display of the data. • It detailed the spread of operations in Iraq, East Asia (Philippines), Khorasan (Afghanistan and Pakistan), Sinai, Somalia, Syria, West Africa (Nigeria), and Yemen. 9. At least 60 dead in Boko Haram atta

t related to terrorism. 2. Why We Invited the Pope to the Arabian Peninsula [Politico] • This weekend, a historic meeting of faiths takes place in Abu Dhabi. This is how we fight extremism and promote tolerance. • The pope's visit will send a strong signal across the region and world: People with diffe

from them. In the ultimate irony, for all the apprehension it has unleashed elsewhere, the pivot has not produced an equal degree of reassurance in East Asia. There the promise and rhetoric of the pivot has been measured against tangible realities, like defense cuts that leave the U.S. Air Force scrappin

ratings are a good deal better than China's, for instance. I listened a few months ago as a Chinese professor lectured Americans at a conference in Abu Dhabi about how unpopular the United States had become around the world as a result of its objectionable behavior in Iraq and on other issues. She was s

is the Middle East these days? What would be the most deft, sophisticated and effective way for us to respond to China's growing assertiveness in East Asia? What kinds of creative new alliances, entered into honestly and maintained in good faith, could bolster America's aim of remaining the world's pr

o something! NYT U.S. Steps Up Criticism of Russian Role in Syrian War Michael R. Gordon , David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt February 17, 2014 -- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday sharpened the Obama administration's mounting criticism of Russia's role in the esc