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survivor whose stories he credits with shaping his worldview." Axios adds that like Biden, "Blinken is a committed multilateralist and advocate for the United States as a leading force for good in the world." USA Today (1/26, Shesgreen, 12.7M) says the margin of the bipartisan vote for Blinken's confirmation is

m campaign that has mostly been shrouded in secrecy, as American military and intelligence officials conduct an extended effort against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and other militant threats." THE BIG PICTURE Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Earnings Jump On Pandemic

(1/5, 157K) reports about its interview with Supervisory Special Agent Neal Gruhn, who discussed the FBI's human trafficking team. He said, "Here in the United States, both U.S. residents and foreign nationals are being bought and sold like modern day slaves. Traffickers use violence, manipulation, or false promis

ecision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of the tiny energy-rich country that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the Arabian Peninsula." In addition, Saudi Arabia "said it was restoring full diplomatic relations with Qatar, although it was not clear how soon the step would be follo

, Hiran Region comes barely two weeks after another deadly airstrike killed 52 terrorists in Jilib area, in the Middle Juba region. • According to the United States Africa command, the precision airstrike is part of a larger effort to support the Somali National Army as it increases pressure on the terrorist network an

ounds and arresting him. There were no injuries reported, and police said the emergency was not 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 po

the end of the Afghanistan war looming, this respite seemed likely to end. Underwriting Iranian hegemony over a region that would inevitably draw the United States' attention was a low-cost, high-return strategy. The Chinese primarily provided political cover, keeping the Russians from having to operate alone d

ussians withdraw support, Iran is now left extremely exposed. There had been a sense of inevitability in Iran's rise in the region, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula. The decline of al Assad's regime is a strategic blow to the Iranians in two ways. First, the wide-reaching sphere of influence they were creating

ight launch a military attack this summer if no real progress is made in the talks. The Iranians don't seem ready, for now, for a broad outreach to the United States. Jalili rejected a private bilateral meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman. The Iranians seem to be preparing their public for a

lrahman had been accompanying a cousin when a drone obliterated him and seven others. The suspected target of the killing — a member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — is reportedly still alive; it's unclear whether he was even there when the strike took place. The news devastated the family. "My wife weeps eve

ticked above $115 per barrel last week, a White House leak revealed that President Barack Obama may dip into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the United States' 695 million barrel stockpile of emergency fuel supplies. The leak might have been a signal that Washington wants Gulf countries to take action to l

interests diverge. The oil- for-security deal between the two countries has destabilized the kingdom in the past by igniting support for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and it could be used again by agents of internal opposition groups. Moreover, the recent pro-democracy upheavals in Egypt, Syria, and above all Ba

Center will host a discussion on the outlook for transatlantic economic relationship. . Wilson Center: Major Changes to US Migration Policy in the Americas — Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Location: Wilson Centerl, 9:30 AM. The new US administration is implementing radical changes to US migration policy.

bduction • Republicans Grill FBI Over Troubling Discrepancy About Jan. 6 Pipe-Bomb Suspect Still Roaming Free • Massachusetts Member of AI-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison for Terrorism Offenses • Neo-Nazi Leader Found Guilty in Plot to Attack Baltimore Power Grid • The Man Charged Wit

elegation in Cairo from the United States and similar investment meetings between the Egyptian and Saudi governments. An anti-Islam film produced in the United States and released as an online trailer generated violent protests outside the American Embassy in Cairo. Egypt's response to the protests, in which Presi

ity, joint UN and Arab League envoy Brahimi held talks in Syria from September 13-1e. Yemen: A leader (reportedly second in command) of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Saeed al-Shihri, was killed along with six others apparently by a US drone missile attack in Yemen on September I O'h. There was an assassination

t in 2008—making that state the second-largest U.S. oil producer. With such changes happening so fast, it's timely to consider their implications. A United States hopelessly dependent on imported oil and natural gas is a thing of the past. Most energy experts now project that North America will have the capac

st in seeing al Assad survive, the United States did not. Washington's primary interest lay in blocking Iran and keeping it from posing a threat to the Arabian Peninsula. The United States saw Syria, particularly after the uprising, as an Iranian puppet. While the United States was delighted to see Iran face a reve

he more reason not to give it to him. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's 2008 talks with Syria (via Turkey) allowed Syria to escape the partial isolation the United States had imposed on it in that decade, with zero gain for Israel. This is not an experiment worth repeating, for the Assad regime is today even more des

he Golan Heights. Israel extended many times to both sides of the Jordan but never deep into the Jordanian Desert. It never extended southeast into the Arabian Peninsula. Israel consists generally of three parts. First, it always has had the northern hill region, stretching from the foothills of Mount Hermon south