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. Smith The National Interest Diplomacy Redux: Kerry's Opportunity, Obama's Test Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. November 5, 2013 -- Since he succeeded Hillary Clinton last February as the country's sixty-eighth secretary of state, John Kerry has quickly built on relationships forged with foreign leaders during hi

field Jr. November 5, 2013 -- Since he succeeded Hillary Clinton last February as the country's sixty-eig

ng the United States. It is a big change. While Mrs. Clinton earned plaudits for her tireless travels, the si

decision not to act on Syria and the United Nations Security Council's decision to pass a weak resolution on Syria the last straws? It was based on U.N. Security Council decisions, especially the one on the issue of [Syrian] chemical weapons removal. The fact that it had no enforcement powers? Not only that — the f

of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security and development arrangement focused on Central Asia. (In a coincidence of scheduling, Hillary Clinton was meeting some of her allies on the Syrian issue in Istanbul at the same time.) How to handle Syria, Iran and the U.S. were topics for discussion

n Central Asia. (In a coincidence of scheduling, Hillary Clinton was meeting some of her allies on the Syr

ans supporting the regime against opposition troops. The response to this concern, however, is not to oppose intervention in Syria but to support a U.N. Security Council resolution with clear parameters about a limited use of force. Such a resolution, which would have to follow a request by the Arab League, should

nian-Israeli issues into that broader context. Others aren't ready to say anything definitive about either the region or Israel. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton favors a broad-gauged address as soon as possible. Defense Secretary Bob Gates rails against Israel at every National Security Council meeting, arg

either the region or Israel. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton favors a broad-gauged address as soon as

e half a million Israeli settlers living there unprotected. The United States cannot void the statehood resolution because its veto applies only to U.N. Security Council decisions. This story of a vote foretold should not be dismissed as the usual diplomatic gamesmanship with little or no consequences. The stage is

day, Obama was meeting with Francois Hollande, the new French President; the building was filled with foreign-policy luminaries. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was climbing up the staircase alone as I descended. Rhodes's windowless office has a large printer marked with a sign that says "Classified." On hi

ith foreign-policy luminaries. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was climbing up the staircase alone as I

e course of events in the Arab world, Beijing's stance shifted from resistance to foreign intervention to a surprising abstention on the March 2011 U.N. Security Council vote on Resolution 1973, which aimed to halt the Gadhafi regime's onslaught on rebel groups in Libya. Then in February 2012 E FTA_R1_02204199 EFT

re has been a synergy between president and people, a mutually reinforcing feedback loop. This, too, is not surprising. Obama ran and defeated both Hillary Clinton and John McCain as the anti-Iraq candidate. He then made rolling back the "tide of war" the core of his identity as president. The explicit rationa

, is not surprising. Obama ran and defeated both Hillary Clinton and John McCain as the anti-Iraq candidat

vilian purposes? How would U.S. officials argue that what the deal concedes to the ayatollahs' regime, after a decade of flagrant violations of six U.N. Security Council resolutions and their commitments under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, is forbidden for more responsible countries? How could the United States cas