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as held his fire in the face of great slaughte=, and truth be known, congressional and popular opinion have given him a p=ss. America has wearied of Middle Eastern wars. Syrian rebels sure that the Ame=ican cavalry would turn up after this or that massacre have been bitterly =isappointed. It's the tragic luck

ave the opp=site effect, enabling Egypt to pursue its goals of consolidating the military's authority at home and e=hancing its influence throughout the Middle East. Egyptian and Israeli leade=s must recognize that the ongoing struggle to secure the Sinai Peninsula =96 which the treaty established as a demilita

ely reminder that his country, at the very least, wasnrt going to sit this issue out anymore. 13 EFTA_R1_001 07026 EFTA01785164 Article 7.<=a> The National Interest The Day After a Strike on =ran Marwan Muasher May 10, 2013 -- All eyes are on=what it will take to prevent Iran from getting its hands on a nuclear

well. Fully fifty senators signed on before President Obama sent word that he would veto the measure, given the country's growing aversion to more Middle Eastern wars; AIPAC quickly backed down. It seems reasonable that the lobby's executives considered a timely retreat far preferable to a full blown defeat

icant counterweight to China? Why should we care who runs the government of Ukraine? Why would we want to be involved in the hornet's nest that is the Middle East these days? What would be the most deft, sophisticated and effective way for us to respond to China's growing assertiveness in East Asia? What kin

chances are already not helped with the disputed bills that have been sent for approval one after another by Erdogan. Article li. EFTA00684597 The National Interest The Opening of the American Foreign-Policy Mind Robert W. Merry_ February 18, 2014 -- The post-9/11 era in American foreign affairs is dying, a

r backs covered in coming regional crises. The Israelis see the Obama administration's "pivot to Asia" as a mere cover story for abandoning them to the Middle East's tough security environment. Defense Minister Ya'alon even went as far as to publicly assess that President EFTA00662706 Obama's "image in the wor

ve to America Faisal Al Yafai Article 5. The Washington Post Obama tends to create his own foreign policy headaches David Ignatius Article 6. The National Interest Could the Ukraine Crisis Spark a World War? Graham Allison Article I. Newsweek Israel Won't Stop Spying on the U.S. Jeff Stein May 6, 2014 --

ce of interests between the two states. Unfortunately at that time, Afghanistan was becoming less important, for the Bush administration, than Iraq. Middle Eastern geopolitics was already more important to deal with than the Afghan issue, which seemed to have been dealt with successfully, at least from an Ameri

Persian Pu=le. The Conflict Between America and the US, New York: Random House. 2005, pp.345 to 347. 46 See Barbara Slavin, 'A Broken Engagement', The National Interest, November-December 2007. http://www.nationalinterest.org/General.aspx?id=92&id2=16016 10 E F TA_R 1_02206613 EFTA02722016 beginning of the 'War

ne poses a profound strategic problem for Russia. It would be as if Texas became pro- Russian, and the Mississippi River system, oil production, the Midwest and the Southwest became vulnerable. The Russian ability to engage in Iran or Syria suddenly contracts. Moscow's focus must be on Ukraine. Using th

ges of Inaction Julie Lenarz, Michael Miner Article 5. Stratfor New Dimensions of U.S. Foreign Policy toward Russia George Friedman Article 6. The National Interest Five Futuristic Weapons That Could Change Warfare J. Michael Cole Ankle I. NYT Israel's Big Question Thomas L. Friedman February 12, 2014 -- I

, a few more players to be named later. The administration's starting point is a request earlier this year that Congress establish the $770 million Middle East and North Africa Incentive Fund. The initiative is a vaguely defined plan to "support citizens who have demanded change and governments that are wo

tution Gamal Essam EI-Din Article 4. Hurriyet Daily News Kurdish issue becomes Turkey's main fallout from Syrian crisis Semih Idiz Article 5. The National Interest The China Challenge Robert W. Merry Article 6. Project Syndicate Eyesight for Israel's Blind Dominique Moisi Article 7. Guardian The abuse of

e Middle East. We created reality; others watched, baffled, paralyzed, afraid. In 1989, Americans gloated as the Soviet Union, our former rival for Middle Eastern supremacy, retreated ignominiously from the region. When Saddam Hussein tried to challenge us from within, we thrashed him in the Gulf War. Throug

or fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is co-chair of the Hoover Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. EFTA00586651 Artick 7. The National Interest Another Revolution Betrayed Walter Laqueur May 16, 2011 -- IT IS DIFFICULT to predict revolutions. George Rude, the leading left-wing historian o

Union. Outside the Eurozone, the 2016 Brexit vote in Great Britain has been interpreted as a populist vote against immigration from Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as against the bureaucracy of the European Union. The increasing enthusiasm for populist parties in Europe raises two ques

ost Country $1.37 by 2020: Study,” CNBC, March 8, 2016. Zalmay Khalilzad, “America eeds a Bipartisan Foreign Policy. Donald Trump Can Make tHappen,” National Interest, December 21, 2016 Geoff Dyer, “Trump’s CIA ominee Mike Pompeo Promises to Roll Back Iran Deal,” Financial Times, ovember 18, 2016. General (Ret.)

prime minister: The Modi era begins The Christian Science Monitor An India ready to dream big Editorial Hürriyet Will it be Cyprus' vear? Yusuf Kanli The National Interest Stars Are Aligned for a Solution in Cyprus Özdil Nami The diplomat China's Instructive Syria Policy Adrien Morin HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031569 --- PAGE BRE

OVERSIGHT_031572 --- PAGE BREAK --- Saudi and Iran, powerhouses of Sunni and Shiite Islam respectively, presently support opposing sides in many of the Middle East's major confrontations, and are often seen as having radically divergent and competing visions for the future of the region. Which is why, in Lebanon -

supplies are healthier than they seem lan Bremmer Article 6 Newsweek Robert Gates: America is losing its grip John Barry and Tara McKelvey Article 7. The National Interest The Good Autocrat Robert D. Kaplan HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032171 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2 Article 1• NYT Building Boom in Gaza's Ruins Belies Misery That Rema

cause they unquestioningly back Israel or support Arab autocrats. Should those policies be moderated and replaced by more even-handed postures toward the Middle East, newly liberated Arab citizens would probably be too busy building their new countries to allow themselves to be distracted by lingering resentments