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o magnify divisions between the two Presidents. "President Obama tucked away the Clinton doctrine in his large dr

the Alawites' affairs. But is it too late for settlements? The New Yorker Two Presidents find a mutual advantage Ryan Lizza September 10, 2012 -- Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have never been close. Some of their advisers concede that the two men don't really like each other. They have openly disagreed on

isagreed on policy issues and political strategy, and the acrimony generated during the 2008 Democratic primaries, when Hillary Clinton ran against Obama for the nomination, has yet to fully dissipate. Nevertheless, a carefully orchestrated reconciliation of sorts has been under way for some time now

health-care reform, which the Clintons failed to achieve, also resonates. "Health care means a lot to all three of those people—Hillary, Bill, and Barack," the official said. "I think historic achievements matter to historic figures like Bill Clinton." As a Democratic President facing a resurgent con

policy establishment: the founding of left-leaning, defense-oriented think tanks -- her NSN, as well as the Center for New American Security. 46. Michael McFaul A Stanford University professor turned diplomat, Michael McFaul served as Obama's primary Russia advisor on the National Security Staff before tak

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

Geography, Coastal Carolina University. Anicic 7. The Moscow Times Kremlin Sees Obama as Weak Vladimir Ryzhkov 04 April 2012 -- U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul has encountered a much chillier reception than he apparently anticipated when he agreed to come to Moscow. Rather than accolades, respect and words

t of departure, the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, which also marked the European Union's greatest setback. He cited U.S. president Barack Obama and vari- ous unnamed sources on the West's weakness, including an internationally recognized analyst" who wrote that liberal values today "embody

greatest setback. He cited U.S. president Barack Obama and vari- ous unnamed sources on the West's weakn

nion's greatest setback. He cited U.S. president Barack Obama and vari- ous unnamed sources on the West's

2015, 7. Dmitry Gorenburg 'Countering Color Revolutions: Russia's New Security Strategy and Its Implications for U.S. Policy; 8. Anders Aslund and Michael McFaul, eds., Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough (Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2006). 9. 'B

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

ssia in June. The White House said that "Russia's continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation." Michael McFaul, who just stepped down as Mr. Obama's ambassador to Moscow, said the president should go further to ensure that Russia's business-minded establishm