Epstein Secrets

ent Bashar Assad ignored serial American red lines. In response, Obama vowed to intervene before vowing not to — and finally outsourced influence to Vladimir Putin. That back step apparently fulfilled the president's preelection open-mic promise to Russia to be more flexible. The prestige of the United Nation

to — and finally outsourced influence to Vladimir Putin. That back step apparently fulfilled the preside

wing not to — and finally outsourced influence to Vladimir Putin. That back step apparently fulfilled the p

p [Iran], to stop its ability to project influence in the region. And I think they've drawn the line in Syria," said Bernard Haykel, a professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. "Sometimes they say, `if we don't do it in Syria, the next time it will be on our own territory.'" The threat of

for it, Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian civil war— particularly the White House's inept and improvisational response to it—has accidentally transformed Putin into a major power- broker for the post-Arab Spring Middle East. (This is no small feat considering that Sunni Muslim antipathy toward Russia is at

ing in Cairo as a direct result of EFTA00706389 its government's support for the still-popular military regime: "The positive stance of President Vladimir Putin towards the June revolution was behind the rise in his popularity." Portraits of Putin today hang alongside those of Sisi in Cairo. The Russian-Eg

litary regime: "The positive stance of President Vladimir Putin towards the June revolution was behind the

only on Iran, but also on Syria and the Palestinian question — seriously diminish American influence in the region. Bernard Haykel is Professor of Near Eastern studies at Princeton University. Daniel Kurtzer, a former United States ambassador to Israel and Egypt, is a visiting professor of Middle East poli

resident Trump within hours of the American television networks calling the race on election night." The Times adds that there are indications that Putin "is preparing for a deeply adversarial relationship with America's next president." Holly Williams of the CBS Weekend NewsVi (11/8, story 4, 2:05, G

ministry to make the necessary contacts to secure any evidence and documents that prompted the U.S. Treasury sanctions." US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker "said it is possible to challenge the designation through the Treasury or the Office of Foreign Asset Control, but called th

resident Trump within hours of the American television networks calling the race on election night." The Times adds that there are indications that Putin "is preparing for a deeply adversarial relationship with America's next president." Holly Williams of the CBS Weekend NewsVi (11/8, story 4, 2:05, G

ministry to make the necessary contacts to secure any evidence and documents that prompted the U.S. Treasury sanctions." US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker "said it is possible to challenge the designation through the Treasury or the Office of Foreign Asset Control, but called th

g Web site run by Julian Assange, began posting thousands of classified State Department cables online. Candid descriptions of foreign leaders (e.g., Putin is the “alpha dog” of a “virtual mafia state”) were published around the world and have already led to the departure of U.S. ambassadors in Mexico an

ry for management. Received wisdom gets eviscerated. “Jeff, you’ve got to do better than that,” she told Jeffrey Feltman, the assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs, one day when he presented a shopworn idea. With USAID undergoing an overhaul, she listens to every reform report, down to the details of how