Epstein Secrets

e that America won't easily abide. The Palestinians, who have no strategy themselves to gain a state, have all but given up on the possibility that Barack Obama has one. The Arabs still want America's security assistance and military hardware. And the Iranian bogeyman guarantees that the Gulf states still w

ck. Doubt not that she has the will, standing abroad, and popularity at home to walk from office with head high. The contenders for both President Obama and Romney are basically inside professionals, very well known and respected by peers and foreign leaders. But they lack the stage presence of thei

office with head high. The contenders for both President Obama and Romney are basically inside professionals, v

e, have all but given up on the possibility that Barack Obama has one. The Arabs still want America's se

nal moments in American history, the secretary of state stepped forward to formulate the nation's strategic path. The memorable strategists include George Marshall for President Truman, Henry Kissinger for Nixon, James Baker for George H.W. Bush. But for almost two decades now, policymaking power has been conc

like the worst kind of reciprocal agreement—one in which the West would be forced to give up on its key leverage. In a recent interview President Obama said that he would not take "a bad deal." What he means by that isn't clear. The U.S., Europe and Israel must privately come to an agreement on wha

Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro October 15 - President Barack Obama's reluctance to intervene in Syria has occasioned

ve up on its key leverage. In a recent interview President Obama said that he would not take "a bad deal." What h

the table quickly. 4. My impression is that the Barack Obama administration would not particularly mind

at the water's edge. While Acheson decried "events" forcing foreign policy decision-making, under the Truman administration he and his colleagues (George Marshall, George Kennan, Will Clayton and others) guided US foreign policy formulation to its apex with great initiatives that shaped the international land

sts will not receive as much positive attention as they do when Washington is in charge of the political process. Take, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts to understand and address Israel's security needs. They recruited John Allen, a retired four-star Marine C

he generals and secret police they ousted have returned to power, literally with a vengeance. Who are the allies of the United States in Egypt? The Obama administration's judgment is crystal clear: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has plied Sissi with more than two dozen phone calls since he led a coup

tical process. Take, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts t

is insoluble in my opinion." When the British gave up and ceded Palestine's future to the U.N. in the winter of 1947, Truman and Secretary of State George Marshall initially attempted to take no position whatsoever. Finally, with the 1948 election only a year away, and telegrams, calls, and visits mounting, Tr