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ing democracy; only transparent, efficient, honest government. They want a leader who can make the sclerotic system function better. Yet, much like the Soviet Union in its final years when power passed from one old man to another—Brezhnev to Andropov to Chernenko—in quick succession, the Saudi royal family con

accountability by presenting himself as a powerless bystander. "These crises reflect an absence of leadership from the Obama administration," said Kristen Silverberg, a former State Department official under President George W. Bush who is advising Mr. Romney. "He sat out the Iran protests, has faltered on Syria

of Armageddon concentrated minds and helped prevent (or at least postpone) its occurrence. Credit for the Long Peace, therefore, belongs as much to the Soviet Union as to the United States—and perhaps to the nuclear scientists on both sides who so diligently built up their deadly arsenals. Kagan's corollary, t

date 18 May, 2012 Article 1. Wall Street Journal Total Sanctions Might Stop Iran Meir Dagan, August Nanning, R. James Woolsey, Charles Guthrie, Kristen Silverberg and Mark D. Wallace Article 2. Guardian Western diplomats are still getting it wrong on Iran Peter Jenkins Article 3. TIME Why Tehran Might

tern security alliance. And for its part, the Eisenhower administration regarded Egypt's new leaders as potentially important allies in confronting the Soviet Union. The U.S. embassy in Cairo cultivated both Nasser and Muhammad Naguib, who had been the Free Officers' front man. At the same time, Washington beg

2 Article 1. NYT Israel and Iran Editorial Article 2 Wall Street Journal Iran Doesn't Belong in the U.N. or IMF John Bolton, Mark Wallace and Kristen Silverberg Article 3. Foreign Policy Why Did Egypt's President Actually Fire His Generals? Mohamed Fadel Fahmy The Daily Beast Is Morsy Staging or Revers