Epstein Secrets

he US broke the habit of more than 30 years and sat down to talk to each other. Know your enemy is a first rule of diplomacy — and of intelligence. John Kerry has his detractors but, unlike his predecessor Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state understands that serious diplomacy demands a willingness

a broadening of the issues on the table could give the Saudis a chance to make their voice heard -- but few expect them to change their tune. "When Kerry went to Saudi Arabia [earlier this month], they told him in no uncertain terms that they're against any deal being cut, any lifting of the sanction

00 15 November, 2013 Article 1. The National Interest Has Iran Outfoxed Netanyahu? Rajan Menon Article 2. NYT French Muscle, American Cheese Roger Cohen Article 3. The Financial Times The four big truths that are shaping the Iran talks Philip Stephens Article 4. Reuters Syria balance tilts towa

a backlash in the midst of the Iran nuclear negotiations, walked the revelation back, but not very far. Just a few days earlier, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, in Israel trying to keep peace talks afloat, reiterated the U.S. view in an interview: "We do not believe the settlements are legitimate. We think

ran tangible evidence that they will become tighter and more painful. As for whether Israel was kept in the dark about Geneva, an inconsistency in Kerry's comments suggests there is something to it. After all, he and other officials have said that Israeli leaders have been continually and fully brie

re Saree Makdisi Article 6. The National Interest Why Pakistan Won't Sell Saudi the Bomb Zachary Keck Article 7. NYT A Dangerous Interregnum Roger Cohen Arncic 1. The Washington Post Barack or Bibi? David Ignatius November 17 -- Three decades ago, a congressional test of wills over Middle East p

bama, with some back and forth, delivered. But the price was high and opportunities lost. "The Dispensable Nation" constitutes important reading as John Kerry moves into his new job as secretary of state. It nails the drift away from the art of diplomacy — with its painful give-and- take — toward a U.S. fo

s by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for

1. Los Angeles Times Moving past stalemate in the Middle East Maen Rashid Areikat Article 2. Article 3 Article 4. NYT Beltway Foreign Policy Roger Cohen The Globe and Mail Rapid nuclear proliferation simply doesn't happen Peter Jones The Financial Times Disarmed Europe will face the world alone