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toff Article 4. Washington Post Existential Crisis for Obama Too David Ignatius Article 5. The American Interest Strategy after Crimea Playing Putin's Game Walter Russell Mead Article 6. NYT Egypt's Enduring Passion for Soccer Alaa Al Aswany _ Article 7. WSJ Book Review: 'Temptations of Pow

pril 16, 2014 -- As President Obama looks at the Ukraine crisis, he sees an asymmetry of interests: Simply put, the future of Ukraine means more to Vladimir Putin's Russia than it does to the U.S. or Europe. For Putin, this is an existential crisis; for the West, so far, it isn't -- as the limited U.S. and Euro

the Kremlin aims to repeat the process, and from President Putin's desk it must look as if many of the pieces for

e point to the intelligence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Game Theory and encourage others to beat

n's leadership had been decimated. It was the Arab Spring that sprang them. The other great paradox is what Mr. Hamid calls, lifting a phrase from Fareed Zakaria, the "illiberal democracy" that the Islamists champion. Groups such as the Brotherhood, he writes, "are interested in fashioning religiously orient

ting much in the way of access, trade or aid with Europe. But let's not persist in believing that Moscow's moves have been strategically brilliant. Vladimir Putin must have watched with extreme frustration in February as a pro-Russian government was toppled and Ukraine was slipping from his grasp. After the

was slipping from his grasp. After the Olympics ended, he acted swiftly, sending his forces into Crimea. It was a blunder. In taking over Crimea, Putin has lost Ukraine. Since 1991, Russia has influenced Ukraine through pro-Russian politicians who were bribed by Moscow to listen to its diktats. Tha

oscow's moves have been strategically brilliant. Vladimir Putin must have watched with extreme frustration

> Subject: March 14 update Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:22:47 +0000 14 March, 2014 Article 1. The Washington Post Why (this time) Obama must lead Fareed Zakaria Article 2. The Washington Post In Syria, rebel with a cause David Ignatius Article 3. The Washington Post Israel gets no credit from Obama for a

tions. Although confidence in America has waned significantly, it is still looked to for leadership in thwarting the designs of thugs like Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's Bashar Assad and Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei. Yet President Obama has followed a deliberate policy of disengagement from the world's quarre

cy of disengagement from the world's quarrels. He failed to bluff Assad with his "red line" threat and then turned the Syrian bloodbath over to Mr. Putin, showing a weakness that no doubt emboldened the Russian president to launch his aggression against Ukraine. The errant Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri

in thwarting the designs of thugs like Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's Bashar Assad and Iran's Ayatollah

al Peace Hezbollah's Iraq Problems Alexander Corbeil Article 5. The Washington Post Hillary Clinton's truly hard choice: Change or continuity) Fareed Zakaria Article 6. The Atlantic Secrets of the Creative Brain Nancy Andreasen The Washington Post Shimon Peres, Israel's dreamer and doer David Ignatiu

nken Meeting A "Positive Signal" Ahead Of Potential Biden-Putin Summit. Reuters (5/20) reports that on Thursday, the Kremlin "said...that President Vladimir Putin had yet to decide on whether a summit with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden would go ahead, but hailed talks between the two countries' top diplomats

ting A "Positive Signal" Ahead Of Potential Biden-Putin Summit. • Merkel Welcomes Biden's Nord Stream Sa

t on Thursday, the Kremlin "said...that President Vladimir Putin had yet to decide on whether a summit with

riticism from progressives. The Journal says the US must reaffirm its commitment to its allies in the region, and to containing radical militants. Fareed Zakaria writes in the Washington Post (5/20, 10.52M) that violence between the Israelis and Palestinians "can only be resolved through moral persuasion." Za

sident Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin "put aside their raw-worded disputes" with Biden

inese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin "put aside their raw-worded disputes" with

creation through climate action is the way forward." The AP (4/22, Knickmeyer, Madhani) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin "put aside their raw-worded disputes" with Biden on Thursday "long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and p

on from the CDC and FDA leads. I anticipate we'll have data...and a decision within just a few days." In his Washington Post (4/22, 10.52M) column, Fareed Zakaria argues the pause, and Europe's temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine, "are fueling many people's fears EFTA00150536 about vaccine safet

we don't need are leaders who believe that because they were able to bully state unions was evidence that they can successfully deal with ISIS and Putin, as well as bring peace to the Middle East and Ukraine. And as Chris Cillizza wrote in The Washington Post: "Memo to Scott Walker: Islamic State *

el jihadi terrorist "Islamic" -- except that by doing so it will start an ideological war giving the proponents of radical Islam legitimacy. And as Fareed Zakaria wrote in a recent op-ed in The Washington Post this is - An ideological war America must watch, not fight. Zakaria pointed out that "our" image of

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