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deepening abyss that is today's Egypt. Those in the Obama administration and Congress who favor continued U.S. military aid to the dictatorship in Cairo insist that although such aid may run counter to American ideals, it does serve American interests. I would argue the contrary, that American inter

es Trap 2.0: Superpower Suicide? Patrick Porter' Article 6. The Washington Post Why the United States shouldn't support Egypt's ruling generals Robert Kagan Article 7. NYT Why Economics Failed Paul Krugman Article 8. The Washington Post How U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson is buying up Israel's me

hat is after all the Bush/neocon/democracy activist line. Take U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 2005 speech at the American University in Cairo or Bush's second inaugural address -- both reviled by "realists." It would be nice if some of the critics now admitted that such speeches were prop

. Ankle 6. Foreign Policy EFTA00660819 Grading Obama's Foreign Policy Eight experts rate the president's performance so far January 23, 2012 Robert Kagan: On the accomplishment side of the ledger, credit Barack Obama with a very smart policy in Asia. By taking advantage of China overplaying its hand

could have been avoided had the Bush administration, in honoring its "Freedom Doctrine," engineered Mubarak's smooth departure several years before Cairo exploded. Obama inherited a dysfunctional relationship with Egypt from his predecessor. This is not to excuse the administration's faltering and so

the time, because I do recognize that the U.S. has a singular role to play in the world's most volatile and dysfunctional region, and I agree with Robert Kagan, who argues that superpowers don't have the luxury of taking vacations from responsibility. But on the other hand, conditions in Iraq, while aggrav

accompli nuclear weapon. As for the Sunni-Shiite arms race, the critical reaction to an international agreement would be not in Washington but in Cairo, Ankara and Riyadh. Even if the Western powers express confidence in Iran's commitment and pledge a vigorous economic and military response to any

Khouri Article 7. Al Monitor US, Saudi still far apart on regional issues Abdulmajeed al-Buluwi Article R. Politico The Ambivalent Superpower Robert Kagan Anecle I. NYT What Is Russia's Aim in Ukraine? Ed t o r a 1 EFTA00684250 Feb. 28, 2014 -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia played the genial

irst sounded innocuous. One day in June 2018, his mother, who lives in Egypt, called him with what she thought was good news. The Saudi Embassy in Cairo had contacted her, she said, and had a proposal: The kingdom wanted to mend relations with the prince and was willing to offer him $5.5 million as

ble commentary from The Post's opinion page: • Dana Milbank: "Trump-friendly judges run out the clock on impeachment." • Foreign affairs columnist Robert Kagan: "Republicans are pushing the U.S. to accept quid pro quo as the new normal." • Catherine Rampell: "Trump and Republicans are on the hunt for Rea