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h. But for almost two decades now, policymaking power has been concentrated increasingly in the White House-under George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney and today very much in the controlling hands of Barack Obama. The secretaries do the diplomacy and the execution, but the policy is made in a very

ngly in the White House-under George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney and today very much in the controlling hands of

as rule has not turned out as many expected Karin Brulliard Article 2. Foreign Policy Middle East diplomacy is a lot trickier without dictators Aaron David Miller Article 3. Foreign Policy Can the Brotherhood Win In Egypt Without Its No. 1 Star? Ashraf Khalil Article 4. Los Angeles Times Egypt's looming

nings, his private snorts against President Obama's "weakness," and for his mighty hawkishness (his advocacy of the Iraq war was of Vice President Cheney-like proportions). To many a Mideast watcher, then, the supposed policy shift could be dismissed as Bandar rantings. But Prince Bandar was not the

Saudia Arabia gets tough on foreign policy Nawaf Obaid Article 3. Foreign Policy Can Obama deliver on Israel and Iran -- or is he overreaching? Aaron David Miller Article 4. Project Syndicate Turkey's Lost Illusions Dominique Moisi Article 5. Project Syndicate The Obama Anti-Doctrine Christopher R. Hill

sident's pardon power. Under the Constitution, the president is able to execute a pardon except in cases of impeachment." Politico (7/10, Gerstein, Cheney, Swan, 4.29M) reports House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler and House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney "said they intended to immediately see

rmer National Intelligence Council officer Eugene Rumer, Yale Law School's Susan Thornton, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller, and Vice President for Studies Evan Feigenbaum; 10:30 AM • FMEP online discussion on an Israeli-Palestinian 'One-State Reality' — 'Imagining Toget

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w, Kyiv and key European capitals shape decision-making? And what are the long-term security options for Ukraine as the confrontation drags on? Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Carnegie's Kateryna Shynkaruk and Eric Ciaramella to discuss these and other issues. . Carnegie Endowment for International Pe

ting on the story was provided by the Wall Street Journal (02/15, Timms, Ramey, Fanelli), CBS News (02/15, Quinn, Kaufman, et al.), Politico (02/15, Cheney, Gerstein), two articles from The Guardian (02/15, Luscombe, Wafters), NBC News (02/15, Doyle, Alexander, Gile), New York Times (02/15, Fausset, Ha

are the prospects for converting this crisis into a better pathway to a two-state solution and closer ties between Israel and the Arab world? Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Ambassador David Satterfield, the State Department special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, to discuss these and othe