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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

is administration carries the weight of a feather. But better that than nothing. Better still would be backing these words with a naval flotilla in the Black Sea. Whether anything Obama says or does would stop anyone remains questionable. But surely the West has more financial clout than Russia's kleptocrat

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

which 33,000 troops rehearsed the invasion of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark." The Russian navy has held multiple, large-scale exercises in the Black Sea to defy NATO, assert its control over Crimea, and threaten Georgia.1° Russian and Abkhaz separatist officials have announced what amounts to a mer

ce where he suggested he saw a trap in President Barack Obama's small talk. "We compared notes on President Puti

aw a trap in President Barack Obama's small talk. "We compared notes on President Putin's expertise in judo and my declining skills in basketball," Obama joked. "And we both agreed that as you get older it takes more time to recover." Putin, who reacted with a tense smile, responded: "The president

ce where he suggested he saw a trap in President Barack Obama's small talk. "We compared notes on Presid

ary exercises continued near Ukraine." "Russia's military said Tuesday more than 30 of its naval vessels were carrying out a live fire exercise in the Black Sea with aircraft taking part, in EFTA00162743 preparation for a 'major' naval exercise that would be supervised by Russia's naval commander." "But

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

his country's power a generation after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He thought that he would achieve this by building an Olympic wonderland on the Black Sea for fifty-one billion dollars and putting on a dazzling television show. It turns out that he EFTA00705916 will finish the season in a more ruthl

have an additional 30,000 of the country's most vulnerable refugees — women and children — resettled in America and Western Europe. Last month the Obama administration amended immigration rules that had prevented Syrian refugees from resettling in the United States, potentially opening the door to 1

ins a naval base in the coastal Syrian city of Tartus —Russia's only port in the Mediterranean and a crucial sea link given that access to and from the Black Sea is controlled by Turkey, a NATO-member country. Last May, the Russian navy established what was described as a permanent Mediterranean naval task f

ciency-rule.html> (7/27, Davenport, Friedman, 18.61M) reports the EPA Inspector General has "opened an investigation into the agency's weakening of Obama-era regulations that would have limited automobile emissions by significantly raising fuel economy standards." The IG "demanded that top E.P.A. offi

F> (7/27) reports that on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry "said it had sent a Su-27 fighter plane...to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border." The Defense Ministry said the US P-8 Poseidon subsequently "changed course to move away from the

The New York Times (7/27, Davenport, Friedman, 18.61M) reports the EPA Inspector General has "opened an investigation into the agency's weakening of Obama-era regulations that would have limited automobile emissions by significantly raising fuel economy standards." The IG "demanded that top E.P.A. off

rs (7/27) reports that on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry "said it had sent a Su-27 fighter plane...to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border." The Defense Ministry said the US P-8 Poseidon subsequently "changed course to move away from the

has formed a "strike force" to investigate declassified evidence related to the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, which suggests that Obama administration officials "manufactured" intelligence to support the claim. According to the article, the investigation will review evidence declass

ndoff With Syria • Thailand and Cambodia Exchange Fire in Deadly Border Clash • France Will Recognise Palestinian State, Macron Says • Battle Over the Black Sea: Russia, Ukraine Strike Top Resort Cities • U.K., Canada and 23 Other Countries Slam Israel Over Gaza, Say War 'Must End Now' OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

eed=to be rebuilt from previous wars or another 80,000 homes necessary to accommod=te population growth. The international community, including the Obama administration, should be given credit for recognizing the need to unify th= Palestinian political system in order to address the humanitarian crisi

Russian centers to the north, including Moscow. The Turkic descendants of the Mongol Golden Horde formed their own Khanate along the northern rim of the Black Sea. 1650 to 1812 40 Fast forward a few centuries, and you see how the land that's now Ukraine la= on the margins of competing empires. It was a reg

The New York Times (7/27, Davenport, Friedman, 18.61M) reports the EPA Inspector General has "opened an investigation into the agency's weakening of Obama-era regulations that would have limited automobile emissions by significantly raising fuel economy standards." The IG "demanded that top E.P.A. off

rs (7/27) reports that on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry "said it had sent a Su-27 fighter plane...to intercept a U.S. surveillance plane over the Black Sea that it said was approaching the Russian border." The Defense Ministry said the US P-8 Poseidon subsequently "changed course to move away from the