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and now, Bashar al-Assad is under the protection of the Security Council because of the chemical weapons resolution. And [U.S.] Secretary [of State John] Kerry is saying that Bashar al-Assad has to stay in power until the chemical weapons are removed and everybody is saying these weapons aren't going to be

ixty-seventh secretary will be remembered more for talking about diplomacy's importance than for actually using it to great effect. By contrast Mr. Kerry's legacy as Secretary of State is already sure to be defined by the success or failure of major U.S. diplomatic initiatives to secure compromises f

s by mediating conflicting territorial claims—as Secretary Kerry proposed in his recent Asia travels—and probing

his obvious pro- Israel record as defense secretary, he is still married to a set of ideas about Middle East peace that may no longer be operative. Jeffrey Goldberg is a Bloomberg View columnist. NYT Mr. Kerry Fumbles in Egypt The Editorial Board November 4, 2013 -- Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Egy

United States' beleaguered credibility and the prospects for democracy in the region. It would also threaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in tow, recently made some modest, generalized public references to U.S. devotion to democracy and

reaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu i

Article 2. The Christian Science Monitor How to piece Syria back together Editorial Article 3. Bloomberg Davos, the Iranian Chutzpah Festival Jeffrey Goldberg Article 4. The Washington Institute Will Israel and the United States Break Up Over Iran? Robert Satloff Article 5. The Diplomat Looking Ahead

United States' beleaguered credibility and the prospects for democracy in the region. It would also threaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in tow, recently made some modest, generalized public references to U.S. devotion to democracy and t

reaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu i

Article 2. The Christian Science Monitor How to piece Syria back together Editorial Article 3. Bloomberg Davos, the Iranian Chutzpah Festival Jeffrey Goldberg Article 4. The Washington Institute Will Israel and the United States Break Up Over Iran? Robert Satloff Article 5. The Diplomat Looking Ahead

9 The latest round of peace negotiations, or rather, negotiations about peace negotiations, has a distinctly hollow ring to it. Secretary of State John Kerry's determination to restart the 'peace process' in any form, regardless of Israel's increasing intransigence, contained more than a hint of desperat

eace negotiations. Israel has appeared somewhat bemused at the enthusiasm of its American ally but it stands to gain little from actively resisting Kerry's initiative. Instead, it has openly declared its willingness to attend negotiations, while simultaneously pursuing a 'business as usual' strategy

ats, Israel Lobby Threaten Iran Talks Yochi Dreazen, John Hudson Article 3. Bloomberg Five Things You Need to Know About the Iran Nuclear Talks Jeffrey Goldberg Article 4. Al Jazeera Reinforcing US Middle East policy Edward P. Djerejian Article 5. Politico America's role in the world Michael O'Hanlon

ntervention in Syria and rejecting his own national security team's proposal for U.S. action. They have scratched their heads as Secretary of State John F. Kerry, with Obama's blessing, has made the renewal of moribund Israeli-Palestinian talks his central focus while keeping a safe distance from Egypt. Inc

re still frying, especially as Secretary of State John Kerry tries to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. This may explain why Kerry has continued to absurdly insist that a path to a political solution in Egypt "is still open" -- even as Islamists are being hunted down in the st

mistake Ian Bremmer Article 5 NYT Egypt's Blood, America's Complicity Amr Darrag Article 6. Bloomberg What Obama Misunderstands About Egypt Jeffrey Goldberg EFTA_R1_00440973 EFTA01964297 Article 7. Asharq Al-Awsat Iran faces six sets of sanctions Amir Taheri AMcic I 8. Global-Post The ways the

when leading officials remark that their main concern is a rising China or revanchist Russia or that we live in a world where, as Secretary of State John Kerry said, “terrorism is the principal challenge,” they are missing the point. The fundamental threat to American interests isn’t China or Al Qaeda or Ira

live in a world where, as Secretary of State John Kerry said, “terrorism is the principal challenge,” the

nd meaning in life one must 57 The first approach: Joseph S. Nye, Jr, “Get Smart”, Foreign Affairs, July/August 2009 58 The concept was summarized: Jeffrey Goldberg, “Hillary Clinton: ‘Failure’ to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS” Atlantic Monthly, Aug 2014 59 “IT don’t really even need”: David Remnick

the consternation it is causing in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's effort to challenge the notions at the heart of Allen's and more broadly the Kerry-led policy to facilitate a negotiated agreement. So, for example, Netanyahu has wrapped himself in the revered mantle of slain Prime Minister Yitzh

-Monitor Allen mission key to Israeli-Palestinian security talks Geoffrey Aronson Article 5. Bloomberg Middle East Mess Isn't About Settlements Jeffrey Goldberg Article 6. NYT Gaza Need Not Be a Sewer Alon Tal and Yousef Abu-Mayla Article 7. Spiegel China Escalates Tensions with Neighbors Hans Hoyng,