Epstein Secrets

nted to a recent New York Times column by Tom Friedman arguing that the most successful American leaders on the Middle East process were Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, and himself. In any case, Baker said, Zoellick "wasn't involved extensively" in making policy toward Israel. "He was not the lead guy. The lead

g down problems that will only grow more complex and dangerous with time. There have been some admirable exceptions — Libya is certainly one — but Fouad Ajami of the Hoover Institution describes the sum as a "foreign policy of strategic abdication." Ideology is partly responsible. Mann's book describes a

is dangerous business to predict events in the Middle East, especially in times of regional crisis. It's hard to block out flashbacks of President Jimmy Carter's 1977 New Year's Eve statement that Iran under the shah was an island of stability in a troubled region - only months before that stability was sh

2. Los Angeles Times Winds of change in the Middle East Kenneth M. Pollack Article 3. Article 4. NYT How the Arabs Turned Shame Into Liberty Fouad Ajami Washington Post Could the next Mideast uprising happen in Saudi Arabia? Rachel Bronson Article 5. The Guardian China crackdown: A tweak of the

ere is no viable imitation in the Arab world. Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of America's leading strategists, was national security advisor to President Jimmy Carter. His just published book is "Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power." EFTA_R1_00234101 EFTA01845155

erje Rod-Larsen Sent: Wed 1/25/2012 7:20:50 PM Subject: January 25 update 25 January, 2012 Foreign Affairs The Arab Spring at One Article 1. Fouad Ajami NYT The State of the Union in 2012 Article 2. Editorial Wall Street Journal The State of His Policies Article 3. Editorial Los Angeles Times

is dangerous business to predict events in the Middle East, especially in times of regional crisis. It's hard to block out flashbacks of President Jimmy Carter's 1977 New Year's Eve statement that Iran under the shah was an island of stability in a troubled region - only months before that stability was sh

an world Robert D. Kaplan Los Angeles Times Winds of change in the Middle East Kenneth M. Pollack NYT How the Arabs Turned Shame Into Liberty Fouad Ajami Washington Post Could the next Mideast uprising happen in Saudi Arabia? Rachel Bronson The Guardian China crackdown: A tweak of the tiger's tai