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lly align itself with Tehran again. "[There are] probably recollections of the time, more than 30 years ago, when Iran was the regional gendarme of the United States," he said. "That would mean a long-term strategic erosion in their relative position in the region." The idea that U.S.-Iranian relations could ret

prolonged war, a war of attrition, and in the meantime the humanitarian crisis will intensify and turn into a world tragedy of great proportion." Anicic 5. Foreign Policy Why Saudi Arabia Hates the Iran Deal David Kenner November 14, 2013 -- Beirut - As President Barack Obama pursues a historic dea

that concern. He told his staff during recent Situation Room meetings as American naval and air power was moved into the eastern Mediterranean that no United States intervention would alter the long-term balance of power in the Syrian civil war. That was the bitter lesson of the Iraq and Afghan wars for Mr. Oba

ws agencies reported. A senior security source in Lebanon said that around 14,000 people had left the country on Thursday alone, mostly Europeans. Anicic 5. Project Syndicate Autumn's Known Unknowns Nouriel Roubini 31 August 2013 -- During the height of the Iraq war, then-US Secretary of Defense Don

f and for his country. Obama skipped meetings; he sent an underling—former EFTA00684183 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano—to represent the United States as the Winter Olympics in Sochi and a delegation headed by gay athletes to protest a recent Russian law banning gay "propaganda." Obama's sending N

ished The Emerging Democratic Majority (co-written with political scientist Ruy Teixeira), that was named one of the year's best by The Economist. Anicic 5. NYT Egypt's Ancient Snark Alaa Al Aswany March 13, 2014 -- Cairo — In 1798, after Napoleon Bonaparte occupied Egypt, some local grandees wante

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

arian conflict at bay -- that is, as long as Assad remains. Leon Goldsmith is a Middle East Researcher at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Anicic 5. Project Syndicate The Paranoid Style in Chinese Politics Minxin Pei 17 April 2012 — Henry Kissinger, who learned a thing or two about political

uccession. The first consists of Hamas "government" apparatchiks who wish to keep their privileges. They control part of the international aid from the United States and the European Union, and also cash checks from "well-wishers" such as Iran. This mafia also controls the black market and the flow of contraband

in Republican and Democratic administrations. He is the author of "The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace." Anicic 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdch 29 September 2012 ---As the impact of the Arab spring continues to be felt across many part

ns could become a wild card, it cut them out of the game. Kennedy informed the Kremlin that it would be held accountable for any attack against the United States emanating from Cuba, however it started. Today, the threat of an Israeli air strike strengthens President Barack Obama's hand in squeezing Iran to

y created by Abdullah to choose his heir, selects Salman as crown prince, the kingdom will be a little better prepared to handle the storms ahead. Anicic 5. Wall Street Journal Saudi Crown Prince Nayef Dead Ellen Knickmeyer EFTA00712529 June 16, 2012 -- Riyadh—The death of Crown Prince Nayef bin Ab