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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

- U.S. ambassador to Israel (twice), assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, special assistant to president, and senior director for Near East and South Asia on the National Security Council -- Martin Indyk has government experience that's hard to match. Lately, though, the Britain-born, A

Nadeen Shaker The New York Times Tripping on His Own Red Line? David E. Sanger August 31, 2013 -- IT started with just 20 words, intended to keep Barack Obama out of a war. The tens of thousands dying in Syria was a global EFTA00678442 tragedy, he told reporters a year ago, when the worst horrors

Shaker The New York Times Tripping on His Own Red Line? David E. Sanger August 31, 2013 -- IT started with just 20 words, intended to keep Barack Obama out of a war. The tens of thousands dying in Syria was a global EFTA00678442 tragedy, he told reporters a year ago, when the worst horrors were st

gs in a black velvet doublet and whose Syria policy in particular seems to have been defined primarily by actions not taken and decisions not made, Barack Obama made one of the most profound and momentous decisions of his presidency on Saturday. By announcing that he would require congressional approval bef

l laws and norms. Almost certainly, that is what President Obama would argue he seeks. But I suspect that others,

tegic partner. These sources concluded by saying that the most dangerous thing that could have happened would have been for the Iranian axis in the Near East to allow America to isolate its parties. Now, however, the parties of this axis stand over a unified field. A response to "US aggression" will not

n when people were still talking about recovery, President Obama was neck and neck with Mitt Romney on his handli

iall Ferguson June 11, 2012 -- Could Europe cost Barack Obama the presidency? At first sight, that seems

afficom] From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Sent Tue 6/12/2012 2:09:50 PM Subject: June 11 update 11 June, 2012 Article 1. The Washington Post Obama's Iran and Syria muddle Jackson Diehl The Daily Beast How Europe Could Cost Obama the Election Niall Ferguson Foreign Policy Processing Delay

ikely to achieve much else. Ankle 2. The Daily Beast How Europe Could Cost Obama the Election Niall Ferguson June 11, 2012 -- Could Europe cost Barack Obama the presidency? At first sight, that seems like a crazy question. Isn't November's election supposed to be decided in key swing states like Florid

ed, he will have no Middle East hands to whom he can turn. Mideast advisor Dennis Ross has left; Jeffrey Feltman, assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, departed for a post at the United Nations; and Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns will in all likelihood leave when a new secretary of s

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.

Groundbreaking political discourse and a thawing of relations might be the first step toward a changed relationship that could remake a Middle and Near East torn asunder by a decade of war, conflict and intense political rhetoric. President Obama would be wise to explore any diplomatic options for Wash