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tment Requested by JPMorgan Chase EFTA01301049 8 precipitous removal of central authority, it could very well implode like Iraq. That is why the Obama administration wants him to stay in power even as it admonishes him to choose the path of reform. Today, President Assad is expected to announce th

in. So let me start with Bashar Al Assad—whose father, Hafez, Jimmy Carter wrote he had higher regard for than any other leader in the Middle East. Barack Obama never said anything quite that hagiographic about the son. But Hillary Clinton, his pliant chief diplomat, told "Face the Nation" on Sunday

, United Arab Emirates -- Three things happened simultaneously this week that point the way to a looming new era in the Middle East: U.S. President Barack Obama's speech Monday laying down the reasons for American military involvement in Libya, the involvement in that campaign by Qatar and the United Arab Em

nce to the policy priorities of foreign powers. President Obama's speech about the events in Libya was an import

ord. Obama tried his luck with Assad as, forgive the recollection, he also did with Dr. Ahmadinejad. The president then followed the Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, in his royal bankrolling effort to lure the eye doctor away from Nasrallah. Even the dynast's billions couldn't do the trick. Barack Obama will no

ations High Stakes UN Diplomacy on Syria and Iran Stewart M. Patrick Article 2. NYT Give Iran a ( hance Hooman Majd Article 3. Bloomberg How Obama Was Checkmated by Iran Fouad Ajami The National Interest Beware the Smiling Cleric Michael Miner The Guardian Iran: This time, the west must no

ion's nuclear program. EFTA_R1_02208392 EFTA02722902 These two diplomatic openings offer a tentative, if unexpected, windfall for U.S. president Barack Obama, attending his fifth UNGA opening session. Obama, it should be noted, came to office heralding a new era of global "engagement" after the perceive

sformed. By dint of fortune as much as strategy, President Obama arrives in New York with tentative diplomatic pa

tive, if unexpected, windfall for U.S. president Barack Obama, attending his fifth UNGA opening session.

y, their anxiety has fed existing resentment toward the regime, which has been deadlocked over necessary political and economic reforms proposed by King Abdullah. So, Jordan desperately needs a Palestinian state in order to preserve its own "Jordanianness"—an issue that is not, in the end, of much concern t

ited States. More... The California example proves paying for free community college would be a bergs In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed making community college free. What he didn't say was that his proposal is the best way to ensure poor people get a college education. Mor

d be a bergs In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed making community college free. What he

Saudi Arabia: New king, same policies The elevation of 79-year-old Crown Prince Salman as the new regent of Saudi Arabia, following the death of King Abdullah last week, has raised questions in the world's corridors of power. More... U.S. banks squeezed by interest rate disparity While the European Centr