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acies that provided no meaningful outlet for the economic and political aspirations of the populace—was not sustainable. Indeed, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was later to note—in June 2005, speaking in Cairo, no less—that "For 60 years, my country, the United States, pursued stability at the expense of

tainable. Indeed, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was later to note—in June 2005, speaking in Cair

state-backed Chinese think tank_ [10]questioned Japan's claim to Okinawa [10].) Indeed, far beyond Manchuria, possible sparks already abound: from Central Asia, where booming trade with China threatens to erode Moscow's traditional sphere of influence, to the South China Sea, where Russia has worked closel

in is losing the argument internationally. Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, hinted after the

to meet Chinese leaders, including at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security and development arrangement focused on Central Asia. (In a coincidence of scheduling, Hillary Clinton was meeting some of her allies on the Syrian issue in Istanbul at the same time.) How to handle S

She has had far less success convincing Russia and China to reverse their position on Syria. But if the election in November goes to Obama -- whom Rice supported in 2008 over Hillary Clinton, despite having worked for her husband through all eight years of his administration -- she's likely to rema

re Turkish presence is wide in Kurdistan, to Syria via the opposition forces, Lebanon in the future and Tunisia, not to mention Turkish presence in Central Asia and the Balkans. Moreover, it will not be easy to compete with the role that the Gulf Cooperation Council states have started to play after they le

r S. Banga Operating Partner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLP United Kingdom Britt D. Banks Adjunct Prof

Sharon Allen Howard Alper Edmond Alphandery Mohammed Alshaya Jose Maria Alvarez Pallete Aly Aziz Executive Director Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department Business Editor Founder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Group Vice-President.

changed it? Statements by Don Rumsfeld and Condi Rice humiliating the Iranian people." America should

ion of upstream positions in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and the opening of a Turkmen-Chinese gas pipeline as signs of Sino-Russian competition in Central Asia, these moves supported Moscow's interest in keeping Central Asian hydrocarbons from flowing west and undermining Russia's market dominance in Europ

ted rhetorical escalation, U.S. ambassador Susan Rice announced [3] that the United States was "disgus

place where enemy offensive operations against the Islamic Republic originate will be the target of a reciprocal attack." Look at a map: Africa and Central Asia are wide open places. What happens on the day after? Israelis estimate that between Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Syria and Iran itself, the