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cle 2. Foreign Policy 12 Catastrophes the Next President Must Avoid David Rothkopf Article 3. Foreign Policy 8 Ways the World Has Changed Since Obama's Election Ty Mccormick, Uri Friedman Article 4. Stratfor The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy George Friedman Article 5. AL-MONITOR Er

dential election, Republicans assailed President Barack Obama's economic record by invoking Ronald Reagan's famo

00211 important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one- term president." And that's how he a

dential election, Republicans assailed President Barack Obama's economic record by invoking Ronald Reaga

perience between them. More Refugees, Fewer Migrants The past four years have produced two storylines when it comes to migration patterns. First, the Arab Spring has produced major outflows of migrants and refugees from countries such as Libya and Syria. According to the United Nations, 335,000 Syrian refuge

Mysteries Leslie H. Gelb Article 2. The Washington Post Saudia Arabia gets tough on foreign policy Nawaf Obaid Article 3. Foreign Policy Can Obama deliver on Israel and Iran -- or is he overreaching? Aaron David Miller Article 4. Project Syndicate Turkey's Lost Illusions Dominique Moisi A

or at all. Instead what usually emerges is the tendency to end up neither here nor there, sometimes with half a loaf, sometimes with a big mess. If Barack Obama is lucky he'll avoid the latter. And if he's really willful, skillful, and even luckier, he'll get something on each issue that stabilizes matters,

lican Party leanings, his private snorts against President Obama's "weakness," and for his mighty hawkishness (hi

ddle East and perhaps foreign policy in general, Barack Obama is a curious president, a leader deeply am

ons on almost every issue -- getting out of old wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, avoiding new ones (Syria), avoiding interventions in lands visited by the Arab Spring, and resetting his relationship with Israel -- reflect a general attitude of risk aversion in the region. And yet, the president himself doesn't s

t is truthful. Perhaps Rick will read it. I can send it back to him. Rick's contribution to this controversy is a "Talk of the Town" piece titled "O'Bama vs. Netanyahoo." Maybe the placement and the headline are a tip-off that this is not serious. But Rick's frivolity—he is congenitally but congenial

this was di goldene medinah, the golden country. The American people are allies of the state of Israel, however much its prime minister irritates Barack Obama. More to the point: The relationship between America and Israel is about historic and strategic ties, not about whether Obama is offended by Bibi's

untry. For months, as protests mounted in Syria, President Obama waited to see if President Bashar al-Assad could

srael, however much its prime minister irritates Barack Obama. More to the point: The relationship betwee

t Plotting a post-Assad road map for Syria David Ignatius July 21 -- As the Obama administration steps up its support for regime change in Syria, the Arab Spring is moving into what could be its hottest phase. The puzzle is how to help the Syrian opposition gain power without foreign military intervention —

25 -4)000 9 February, 2013 Article 1. The Wall Street Journal The Ayatollah Always Says No Editorial Article 2. Foreign Policy Let's face it: Obama's Iran policy is failing James Traub Article 3. The National An uneasy courtship as Iran and Egypt test the waters Alan Philps Article 4. Al-M

ink? Not very much at the moment. With President Barack Obama's second term team still being assembled, it is not

st time Mr. Khamenei has played chaste Daphne to President Obama's infatuated Apollo. Just after becoming Presiden

ink? Not very much at the moment. With President Barack Obama's second term team still being assembled, i

graying populations on relatively low income levels." Arncle 6. NYT An Assassination in Tunisia Editorial February 8, 2013 -- Tunisia is where the Arab Spring began just over two years ago. Until now it has set an encouraging example of progress toward democracy and pluralism. Free elections brought to po

ating former senator George Mitchell's departure as envoy. The new Palestinian configuration further hamstrings our position. A speech by President Obama this Thursday, focusing on the Mideast writ large, with a possible mention of U.S. principles to end the conflict, is far less preferable than subs

nd Jewish ethics alike. Once upon a time, when the Arabs were hapless and America was omnipotent, Israel could get away with that. Not anymore. If Barack Obama cannot get Benjamin Netanyahu to endorse—and work toward—a Palestinian state near 1967 lines, events will pass them both by. Others will take the i

ion further hamstrings our position. A speech by President Obama this Thursday, focusing on the Mideast writ larg

Israel could get away with that. Not anymore. If Barack Obama cannot get Benjamin Netanyahu to endorse—a

nflict could be resolved, other distempers of the Muslim world—from dictatorship to terrorism—would find their own EFTA00586640 9 resolution. If the Arab Spring has done nothing else, it has at least disposed of the latter proposition. From Tehran to Tunis to Tahrir Square, Muslims are rising against their

t is truthful. Perhaps Rick will read it. I can send it back to him. Rick's contribution to this controversy is a "Talk of the Town" piece titled "O'Bama vs. Netanyahoo." Maybe the placement and the headline are a tip-off that this is not serious. But Rick's frivolity—he is congenitally but congenial

this was di goldene medinah, the golden country. The American people are allies of the state of Israel, however much its prime minister irritates Barack Obama. More to the point: The relationship between America and Israel is about historic and strategic ties, not about whether Obama is offended by Bibi's

untry. For months, as protests mounted in Syria, President Obama waited to see if President Bashar al-Assad could

srael, however much its prime minister irritates Barack Obama. More to the point: The relationship betwee

t Plotting a post-Assad road map for Syria David Ignatius July 21 -- As the Obama administration steps up its support for regime change in Syria, the Arab Spring is moving into what could be its hottest phase. The puzzle is how to help the Syrian opposition gain power without foreign military intervention —

es is less worried about political crossfire and more focused on the legacy of his own tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is determined to define his own legacy as Pentagon boss, and eager to push back against one of the more vocal criticisms of his tenure:

ss worried about political crossfire and more focused on the legacy of his own tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is determined to define his own legacy as Pentagon boss, and eager to push back against one of the more vocal criticisms of his tenure: the bel

t resources very late in the game," Gates says. "President Obama, I think, got the right strategy and the right r

acy. Marcus Aurelius was one thing; Tunisia's Zine el- Abidine Ben Ali, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Syria's Bashar al- Assad, quite another. Certainly, the Arab Spring has proved much: that there is no otherness to Arab civilization, that Arabs yearn for universal values just as members of other societies do. But