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the fruits of the Arab spring, from Iraq where 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

ices around the world, and has counted the likes of George H.W. Bush and James Baker as advisors. Rubenstein is also vice chairman of the board at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he has endowed a chair in energy and the environment. Having signed Bill Gates' "giving pledge" -- promising to donate the majority of his w

ntry (though the protests had more in common with Brazil's recent unrest or the revolt in Paris in 1968 than with the popular movements in Egypt or Tunisia). What characterizes Turks today is not so much pride and hope in their country's expanding influence as fear of its disintegration. The Kurdish p

American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins, 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. Article 2. The Washington Post Saudia Arabia gets tough on foreign policy EFTA00678377 Nawaf Obaid October 24, 2013 -- Last week, Saudi Arabia

across the region, made clear that there were limits to what the United States would do to nurture democracy, whether there, or in Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia or Yemen. The president's goal, said Ms. Rice, who discussed the review for the first time in an interview last week, is to avoid having events in

in the Arab world," said Richard N. Haass, who served in the EFTA00694510 State Department during the Bush administration and is now president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "But here, the administration is largely silent and seems uncertain as to what to do." The White House did not declare the Egyptian military's ous

because no formal date has been announced. Qatar expanded its regional influence during the Arab Spring uprisings that toppled dictators in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt last year, lending support to protesters linked to the region wide Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas is an offshoot of the Brotherhood, but has a

s with EFTA00711383 questions that ought to be addressed. Nothing less than this country's security depends on it. Richard Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations. His next book, "Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order," will be published in the spring by Basic Books. Th

e importantly, Gaddafi’s massive weapons stocks have directly flowed to Boko Haram in Nigeria, terrorist groups in Mali and to arm other movements in Tunisia — as well as financing them via the sales and trading of these weapons. - The US and EU seem to have no strategy to deal with the situation. White H

erved in both the George H. W. Bush and, earlier, the Reagan White House where he started as a writer for President Reagan. Mr. Kelly is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Germany and the Atla

en no successful terrorist attack on U.S. soil. President Barack Obama and his colleagues have, thus far, skillfully handled the popular eruptions in Tunisia and Egypt - though those crises are far from over. They strengthened sanctions against Iran regarding its nuclear weapons program; reset U.S.-Russia

s which could involve committing American men and women to combat. Robert D. Blackwill is Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as deputy national security adviser for strategic planning, ambassador to India and presidential envoy to Iraq in the George W. Bush admin

ad that the National Transitional Council, the recognized new governing body, apparently has detailed governance plans in place). So could Egypt, and Tunisia, and so on and so on. Lots of things could, can, and undoubtedly will go wrong. Let's also stipulate that Obama did not drape himself only in glory o

ithin. Sadly, in the short term and in a highly volatile region, at present Mr Assad remains the least worst option. The writer is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and author of The Islamist HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031927 --- PAGE BREAK --- 16 Article 4. The Christian Science Monitor Libya endgame: Lessons for Syria'