Epstein Secrets

to help protect its interests. They were constant, if not always agreeable, companions. Egypt's Mubarak, Jordan's King Hussein, Tunisia's Ben Ali, Yemen's Ali Saleh, Morocco's King Hassan II, Saudi Arabia's kings Fand and Abdullah. The PLO's Yasir Arafat rounded out the group photo. America's arran

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

President Hosni Mubarak, play a key enabling role in the Libya intervention, and work hard if not so successfully behind the scenes in Bahrain and Yemen, Washington kept itself relevant to the conversation in a changing Arab world -- no small achievement, despite how far short it falls of hopes both

d, but instead to retreat from it. Danielle Pletka is vice president for foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Aaron David Miller: "Life's about learning," Crosby, Stills, and Nash sang in one of their better songs. Barack Obama has sure learned a lot of about foreign policy o

ng a managed transition, where the existing rulers might agree to an orderly handover of power, a scenario that guided U.S. policy most closely in Yemen, where the long-standing president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, handed over power to his vice-president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, in late-2011. For a time,

rticle 3. NYT Foreign Policy by Whisper and Nudge Thomas L. Friedman Article 4. Los Angeles Times A report card for U.S. policy in the Mideast Aaron David Miller Amcle 5 NYT Pressure Rises on Hamas as Patrons' Support Fades Jodi Rudoren Article 6. The New York Times In Syria, America Loses if Either Sid

people acting primarily through culture rather than politics. Thus while there are strong pro-sharia majorities in Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, I was struck by the empty mosques and the poorly attended Friday prayers I saw in Iran. Indeed, several of the mosques have been turned to other u

st North Korea nuclear-food aid deal Allen McDuffee Article 5 Los Angeles Times EFTA_R1_00229369 EFTA01842470 Welcome to the new Middle East Aaron David Miller Article 6. Article I. NYT The Economist Why trade reform matters in the Middle East Israel's Last Chance to Strike Iran Amos Yadlin February

ns. Protests against the rival authorities in Gaza and the West Bank haven't become the kind of full-scale revolts that hit Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria. But there is a growing sense that the leaderships of both Fatah (in charge in the West Bank) and Hamas (which controls Gaza) have lost

Iran's Nuclear Sites? Azadeh Moaveni Article 3. New York Post Palestinian Spring? Amir Taheri Article 4_ Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller Article 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdeh Article 6. Project Syndicate EFTA_R1_00482795 EFTA01990227 Europe's Trial by

ns. Protests against the rival authorities in Gaza and the West Bank haven't become the kind of full-scale revolts that hit Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria. But there is a growing sense that the leaderships of both Fatah (in charge in the West Bank) and Hamas (which controls Gaza) have lost m

Iran's Nuclear Sites? Azadeh Moaveni Article 3. New York Post Palestinian Spring? Amir Taheri Article 4. Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller Article 5. Guardian Is Jordan heading for chaos? Samer Libdeh Articles- Project Syndicate Europe's Trial by Crisis Joschka Fischer Newsweek

the four Sunni schools) and the Shiite al-Jaafari, al-Zaidi, al-Abazi and al-Zahiri sects, which exist in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen and Iraq. Two years ago, the Saudi King himself called for an interfaith dialogue at a conference, which was held in New York and was attended by I

rce Against Iran 2. Elliott Abrams Article Foreign Policy Everyone calm down: Israel is not going to bomb 3. Iran. Well, at least not in 2012 Aaron David Miller Article AL-MONITOR Eight Islamic Sects Meet in Saudi, But Can They 4. Make Amends Sleiman Takieddine Article The Daily Star Ethics matter, t

the four Sunni schools) and the Shiite al-Jaafari, al-Zaidi, al-Abazi and al-Zahiri sects, which exist in the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen and Iraq. Two years ago, the Saudi King himself called for an interfaith dialogue at a conference, which was held in New York and was attended by

nst Article 2. Iran Elliott Abrams Foreign Policy Everyone calm down: Israel is not going Article 3. to bomb Iran. Well, at least not in 2012 Aaron David Miller AL-MONITOR Eight Islamic Sects Meet in Saudi, But Article 4. Can They Make Amends Sleiman Takieddine EFTA_R1_02211644 EFTA02724638 Article 5

ational Peace A Decade of Struggling Reform Efforts in Jordan (Summary + Conclusion) Marwan Muasher Article 4. Foreign Policy Syria: Too Big to Fail? Aaron David Miller Article 5. The Daily Star Syria fortifies Obama in his indecision Michael Young Article 6. New York Review of Books Storm Over Syria Malise Ruthven H

. And so was the variety of U.S. responses. In Bahrain, where the United States had established the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, and in Yemen, where counterterrorism is king, interests trumped values. You didn't hear Obama make any "Qaddafi must go"- style speeches directed against Bahrain'