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November 5 update Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:22:50 +0000 5 November, 2013 Article 1. The National Interest Diplomacy Redux: Kerry's Opportunity, Obama's Test Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. Article 2. Bloomberg Israel Pushed Iran to the Table, Says Hagel Jeffrey Goldberg Article 3. NYT Mr. Kerry

an allies, are walking into a trap of Iran's devising. In this latest phase of the Iran drama, the differences between Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama (which I wrote about here) are mainly concealed from view, but we're now seeing some small fissures. I've been curious to know what others in the O

e to proliferating nuclear threats in its midst. President Obama has much riding on the outcome of these negotiati

differences between Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama (which I wrote about here) are mainly conc

oxic vapors than by its interest in keeping the Assad regime in power. Having no other major clients for its arms-export industry since the fall of Muammar Qadhafi, no other port of access for its navy in the Levant, and an affinity for a secular regime—however brutal—that bills itself as a bulwark against Sun

uth to NATO Editorial Article 4. Foreign Policy The Fall of the House of Assad Robin Yassin-Kassab Article 5. Article 6. The Washington Post Obama's partnership deficit David Ignatius The Daily Beast Obama's Secret Afghan Exit Formula Leslie H. Gelb EFTA_R1_02029334 EFTA02689709 2 Artic

or the U.S. and Europe. Afghanistan. Ankara was among a handful of NATO members that increased commitments in Afghanistan in response to President Barack Obama's request for additional resources in December 2009. Although Turkish troops are heavily concentrated in Kabul, Ankara has put the bulk of its resour

ways to the premature 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for President Obama. It signaled hopes for the future, rather than ac

mitments in Afghanistan in response to President Barack Obama's request for additional resources in Decem

ter Erdogan was awarded the Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights. Erdogan refuses to renounce the award, even in light of Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi's horrific human rights abuses. Libya granted Turkey approximately $23 billion in construction contracts. Turkey has, however, supported the NATO m

nald H. Rumsfeld as secretary of defense after the 2006 midterm elections, Mr. Cheney said he was not given a chance to object. Mr. Cheney praised Barack Obama's support, as a senator from Illinois, for passing a bank bailout bill at the height of the financial crisis, shortly before the 2008 election. But h

H. W. Bush, both foreign-policy presidents who subordinated their domestic ambitions to America's national-security requirements. Moreover, where Obama has succeeded internationally, his successes have been largely tactical rather than strategic, reflecting the fact that he is fundamentally a domes

ts (the average frequency of drone strikes under President Obama is one every four days, compared to one every for

ons and coalitions for action — just as President Barack Obama described America's role in this conflict.

i K. Simes NYT Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in '07 Charlie Savage EFTA_R1_02036073 EFTA02693013 Article 1. Scientific American Is Muammar Qadhafi Clinically Psychotic? John Matson August 23, 2011 -- OUT OF TOUCH: The bizarre statements Col. Muammar Qadhafi has made in the past several month

nald H. Rumsfeld as secretary of defense after the 2006 midterm elections, Mr. Cheney said he was not given a chance to object. Mr. Cheney praised Barack Obama's support, as a senator from Illinois, for passing a bank bailout bill at the height of the financial crisis, shortly before the 2008 election. But h

H. W. Bush, both foreign-policy presidents who subordinated their domestic ambitions to America's national-security requirements. Moreover, where Obama has succeeded internationally, his successes have been largely tactical rather than strategic, reflecting the fact that he is fundamentally a domes

ts (the average frequency of drone strikes under President Obama is one every four days, compared to one every for

ons and coalitions for action — just as President Barack Obama described America's role in this conflict.

i K. Simes NYT Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in '07 Charlie Savage EFTA_R1_02036140 EFTA02693070 Article 1. Scientific American Is Muammar Qadhafi Clinically Psychotic? John Matson August 23, 2011 -- OUT OF TOUCH: The bizarre statements Col. Muammar Qadhafi has made in the past several month