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Kremlin wouldn't block future Security Council resolutions on Syria. The Kremlin refused, but the details of the offer were leaked to the press by Middle Eastern and Western sources, and then subsequently denied by the Russian Foreign Ministry. It must have been the happiest denial the ministry has issued in

speaking at an international conference on this very topic held in Beirut, Lebanon, from Nov. 27-30. The conference was attended by 45 scholars of Middle Eastern and Kurdish studies from the United States, Europe and the Middle East. The consensus of the conferees was that the possibility of the emergence of

15 update Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:53:58 +0000 15 December, 2013 Article 1. Los Angeles Times Moonwalking in Syria Doyle McManus Article 2. Agence Global Is John Kerry Serious? Rami G. Khouri Article 3. Project-Syndicate Middle East Frenemies Bernard Haykel & Daniel Kurtzer Article 4. Today's Z

t more important, the Russian and Chinese hope has been that the United States would continue to treat them as secondary issues while it focused on the Middle East. The decline of al Assad and the resulting dynamic in the region increases the possibility that the United States can disengage from the region. Th

n Article 2. Stratfor Consequences of the Fall of Syrian Regime George Friedman Article 3. TIME Five Syria Nightmares Tony Karon Article 4. Agence Global The Destruction of Syria Patrick Seale Article 5. NYT The Candidates Talk Foreign Policy Editorial Article 6. The Atlantic Mitt Romney's Tri

ational Peace What Will a Sisi Presidency Bring for Egypt? Foreign Policy Shaped by Donors Michele Dunne NYT U.S. to Reassess Status of Talks on Middle East Michael R. Gordon and Mark Landler EFTA00705795 April 4, 2014 -- Rabat, Morocco — With Israel and the Palestinians falling into a familiar cycle

l R. Gordon and Mark Landler Article 2. The Guardian A boycott can jolt Israelis from their somnolence on Palestine Harriet Sherwood Article 3. Agence Global Hints for a Workable Negotiating `Framework' Rami G. Khouri Article 4. The Jerusalem Post What the Patriarch Abraham can teach us about land and

TShirn o n Post 22 June, 2011 Article 1. Article 2. The Washington Post Avoiding a summer of blood David Ignatius Project Syndicate The Middle East's Slow-Motion Revolution Prince El Hassan bin Talal Article 3. Stratfor Turkey's Inevitable Problems With Neighbors Agence Global A Defiant Asad S

e not only unavoidable, but may even be necessary as the Turkish state redefines its core interests. EFTA_R1_02031586 EFTA02690695 12 Ankle 4. Agence Global A Defiant Asad Sticks to His Guns Patrick Seale 21 Jun 2011 -- All those dreaming of -- and working for -- `regime change' in Syria will be outra

r's Al Udeid Air Base is the forward headquarters of the United States Central Command, which oversees a vast area of responsibility extending from the Middle East to North Africa and Central Asia. CENTCOM forces are deployed in combat roles in Afghanistan as well as at smaller bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, the Un

a, it compromises travel between East Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Oren Kessler is Middle East affairs correspondent of the Jerusalem Post. Ankle 6. Agence Global Deciphering the Qatar Enigma Patrick Seale 28 Feb 2012 -- Of all the actors in the Arab Spring, one of the most effective -- and perhaps the most

White House had reservations about Mr. Kerry's approach, according to an aide in the room. "I see a lot of senior officials quoted about Kerry and Middle East peace," the aide quoted Mr. Obama as saying, "but I'm the most senior official, and I have nothing but admiration for how John has handled this."

R. Gordon and Mark Landler Article 2. The Guardian A boycott can jolt Israelis from their somnolence on Palestine Harriet Sherwood Atticle 3. Agence Global Hints for a Workable Negotiating `Framework' Rami G. Khouri \ —i,-Ic 4 The Jerusalem Post What the Patriarch Abraham can teach us about land an

mpressive command of leading high-tech industries. The second, its up-to-date infrastructure, including high-speed Internet, far ahead of any other Middle Eastern country and even in some respects the United States. The third, its gift for entrepreneurial flair. The fourth is now oil and gas. When asked whet

eign policy focus on diplomacy over military force Scott Wilson Article 4. NYT From the Pyramid to the Square Thomas L. Friedman _ Article 5. Agence Global Saudi Arabia: Besieged and Fearful Immanuel Wallerstein Article 6. Commentary Magazine Will Israel Be the Next Energy Superpower? Arthur Herman

diplomats continued to press a collective response. For decades they had EFTA00684260 no common foreign policy toward any region of the world but the Middle East. But instead of finding pragmatic solutions, they settled for airy joint resolutions; after having agreed on most subtle wordings, the diplomats in

Obama's March Summit with Prime Minister Netanyahu Robert M. Danin Article 5. NYT Why Israel No Longer Trusts Europe Clemens Wergin Article 6. Agence Global What Are the Motives and Meanings of a Jewish State? Rami G. Khouri Article 7. Al Monitor US, Saudi still far apart on regional issues Abdulmaj

tal to regional dominance, or fear that their neighbours will. Some experts argue that nuclear-armed states tend to behave responsibly. But imagine a Middle East with five nuclear powers riven by rivalry and sectarian feuds. Each would have its fingers permanently twitching over the button, in the belief tha

le 5. The Independent (London) US raises alert over possible chemical weapons arsenal Charlotte Mcdonald-Gibson EFTA_R1_00484966 EFTA01991829 Agence Global Russia's Return to the Middle East Patrick Seale Article 7. The Atlantic Monthly AIPAC and the Push Toward War Robert Wright Article I The Ec

dicate The Middle East's Slow-Motion Revolution Prince El Hassan bin Talal Article 3. Stratfor Turkey's Inevitable Problems With Neighbors Article 4. Agence Global A Defiant Asad Sticks to His Guns Patrick Seale Article 5 Foreign Policy In Focus Egypt's Evolving Foreign Policy Richard Javad Heydarian Article 6.

uld not turn into a summer of blood, if there are diplomatic alternatives. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030159 --- PAGE BREAK --- 5 Article 2. Project Syndicate The Middle East's Slow-Motion Revolution Prince El Hassan bin Talal 2011-06-21 -- AMMAN - There seem to be a thousand and one interpretations of the changes sweeping a