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ing down at home and rattling sabers abroad. As President Obama left on Sunday for an international summit meetin

e-election Test Peter Baker June 17, 2012 — For Barack Obama, a president who set out to restore good r

ticle 4. The Wall Street Journal Saudi Succession and the Illusion of Stability Karen Elliott House Article 5. NYT In a World of Complications, Obama Faces a Re-election Test Peter Baker Article 6. The Economist Russia and the West Article 7. Spiegel Wins Greek Election: Pro-Bailout Governm

Arabia," to be published in September by Knopf NYT In a World of Complications, Obama Faces a Re-election Test Peter Baker June 17, 2012 — For Barack Obama, a president who set out to restore good relations with the world in his first term, the world does not seem to be cooperating all that much with h

country, and that some in his government had sound liberalising, pro-Western instincts. Those hopes were dashed by Mr Putin's swatting aside of Mr Medvedev last September to allow his own return to the Kremlin, the rigging of elections, his crackdown on Moscow's protesters and his new Nyet posture. Th

Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Sent: Mon 3/5/2012 7:19:17 PM Subject: March 4 update 4 March, 2012 Article 1. NYT U.S. Backers of Israel Pressure Obama Over Policy on Iran Mark Landler Article 2. The Washington Post Before attacking Iran, Israel should learn from its 1981 strike on Iraq Colin

s Committee (AIPAC) and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss Iran strategy and other matters

s Netanyahu comes to Washington to make yet another speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss Iran strategy and other matters. Counting mentions of Israel in various American forums is an old habit of mine. Four years ago, in the

ing an extraordinary public campaign to pressure President Obama into hardening American policy toward Iran over

between them was for the most part a carefully contrived balancing act. EFTA_R1_00225283 EFTA01840472 By the summer of 2011, the emptiness of Mr Medvedev's promises had become apparent. When Mr Putin announced the latest job swap a quarter of the Russian population felt insulted, according to the Le

4. Associated Press Dahlan, exiled Palestinian leader, builds comeback Mohammed Daraghmeh and Karin Laub Articles. NYT What Would Kennan Say to Obama? Frank Costigliola Article 6. The Economist What's gone wrong with democracy Article 7. Jewish Review of Books Original Sins Ronald Radosh A

nomic assistance and, in a highly provocative escalation, mobilizes its military forces on the Ukrainian border. The response? The E.U. dithers and Barack Obama slumbers. After near- total silence during the first three months of Ukraine's struggle for freedom, Obama said on camera last week that in his view

dead than to those of any contemporary." Although President Obama cannot talk to Mr. Kennan, he can rediscover his

inian border. The response? The E.U. dithers and Barack Obama slumbers. After near- total silence during

. This leaves the option of some kind of intervention. Over the last couple of days Russia has indeed warmed up to do exactly this. Prime Minister Medvedev said on February 24 that he doubted the legitimacy of Ukraine's new authorities and that those now in power had conducted an "armed mutiny." The We

d officials aim to promote moderate image in Washington visit William Wan Article 3. The Christian Science Monitor Israel is not the threat, Mr. Obama. Iran is. John Bolton Article 4. Stratfor Israel's New Strategic Environment George Friedman Article 5. Agence Global The Irrational US-Iran-

s, the man who is an architect of U.S. President Barack Obama's "reset" with Moscow instead found himself the ob

So intense is this effort, and so determined is President Obama to succeed, that administration officials are no

rms of personal relations between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya

m being kindly disposed toward President Dmitry Medvedev during a security conference in Seoul. During a conversation that was caught on a hot mic, Medvedev promised to deliver Obama's kind words and intentions to Putin, the man who effectively pulls the strings at Gazprom and its media subsidiaries. B

ed militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, whom Indian and U.S. authorities blame for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In separate statements, both U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Congress Party chairman Sonia Gandhi condemned the attacks; Obama indicated that the U.S. would cooperate with India's search for the pe

008 Mumbai attacks. In separate statements, both U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Congress Party chairman Sonia Gandhi condemned the attacks; Obama indicated that the U.S. would cooperate with India's search for the perpetrators. On its face, the incident looks much more like the serial blasts

cks. In separate statements, both U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Congress Party chairman Sonia G

s particularly vulnerable to upheaval from both within and without, especially if the Taliban were to prevail in Afghanistan. On June 14, President Medvedev, speaking in Tashkent, made clear that these revolutions concern Russia and its Central Asian partners. Indeed, by April it was clear to Moscow tha

r India, the next few years present great challenges but even greater opportunities. The defining relationship of the 21st century, as US President Barack Obama declared on his visit to India last November, will be between the US and India. For the US, India serves two purposes. First, as a counterweight to

ship of the 21st century, as US President Barack Obama declared on his visit to India last November, wi

elationship of the 21st century, as US President Barack Obama declared on his visit to India last Novembe

hoice of prime minister, and the executive branch has full control of the country's security and defense ministries. The ruling tandem of Putin and Medvedev has made further constitutional changes to strengthen the executive's hand. In the constitution's original version, the president could serve a max

to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep misgivi

nterpretation of Islam that has spawned dangerous Islamist movements worldwide. Of course, a Saudi-led insurgency would not be in the cards if the Obama administration were not so opposed to empowering the opposition. But the longer Obama waits and the deeper the humanitarian crisis worsens, the mo

to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep

ction, Assad's forces are now slaughtering civilians in the streets at an even greater rate. Referring to the bloodshed, the king ominously warned Medvedev that Saudi Arabia "will never abandon its religious and moral obligations towards what's happening." The last time the Saudis decided they had a m

s to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep misgivi

interpretation of Islam that has spawned dangerous Islamist movements worldwide. Of course, a Saudi-led insurgency would not be in the cards if the Obama administration were not so opposed to empowering the opposition. But the longer Obama waits and the deeper the humanitarian crisis worsens, the mo

s to send arms to the opposition. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration continues to express deep

action, Assad's forces are now slaughtering civilians in the streets at an even greater rate. Referring to the bloodshed, the king ominously warned Medvedev that Saudi Arabia "will never abandon its religious and moral obligations towards what's happening." EFTA00686804 The last time the Saudis decide

It's Not So Simple Peter Baker March 1, 2014 -- President Obama has warned Russia that "there will be costs" for

oes to War David Remnick Article 2. NYT Making Russia Pay? It's Not So Simple Peter Baker Article 3. The Washington Post Ukraine crisis tests Obama's foreign policy focus on diplomacy over military force Scott Wilson Article 4. NYT From the Pyramid to the Square Thomas L. Friedman _ Articl

and small ways — over the years. Obama took office with a different Russian as president, Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's choice to succeed him in 2008. Medvedev, like Obama, was a lawyer by training, and also like Obama he did not believe the Cold War rivalry between the two countries should define today's

struck by Mr. Meshal, who lives in exile and recently said he would not seek a new term as head of the movement. EFTA00686999 In Washington, the Obama administration publicly withheld judgment on the agreement, saying that American officials were still trying to determine the details of a unity go

to be on its way from Norfolk, Va. Yes, I know President Obama is a noble and saintly man of peace who uses unm

n principle to sell Damascus a massive weapons package, which included war planes, short-range air-defense systems and anti-tank weapons. President Medvedev signed a formal military agreement in May 2010 expanding arms sales. In the last decade, Russia has sold well over a $1 billion in arms to Syria, i