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…and designs dropped into different places have different results: Think of how an open computer system plopped into the Middle East might be used differently than one placed in the American Midwest. It was these sorts of vibrations, the ones made by power pulsing through certain...

…June 19, 2013 that there were criminal charges against Snowden and only a typographical error in spelling out Snowden’s middle name—James instead of John-- in the criminal charges prevented the Hong Kong police from immediately ordering his detention. His Hong Kong lawyers were...

…s new reality. Part of the spadework was already in place. Much as I’d hoped that Arafat and I could turn a new page in Middle East history, I had directed our army chief-of-staff, nine months before the summit, to draw up contingency plans for the likelihood of an unprecedentedl...

…yes were closed, I was standing up. In fact, I was standing on a huge stage. And I was playing the violin. I was in the middle of playing the “Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor.” I was wearing a Little Lord Fauntleroy suit–ruffled white silk shirt with puffy sleeves, black velvet short...

…ds of 1993. I am grateful to the Government of Norway for generous support to the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) Middle East program over many years. I dedicate the book to my beloved wife, Ambassador Mona Juul, my companion in war and peace, without whom I would never hav...

…upheaval that shook the Arab world in early 2011 should lead to a fundamental recalibration of American policies in the Middle East. As this debate gets underway, many, perhaps most, will conclude that this is no time for pushing hard for Arab-Israeli peace. They will argue that...

…he huge undulating mass in the stands, and everywhere there was exposed floor, except the sacred 30′ x 40′ space in the middle of it all. I adjusted my pin-striped suit and fussed with my blue silk handkerchief until it was obvious that I was just fidgeting. “Are you nervous?” “I...

…h Afghan troops for much of this year. The president said the United States would support democratic transitions in the Middle East, "keep the pressure on [the] Syrian regime" and "do what is necessary to prevent" Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — but he offered no specifics...

…sh for peace negotiations between two divided governments and to assess the broader political developments remaking the Middle East. It will be Obama's first trip as president to Israel, where suspicions run high in the aftermath of his unsuccessful early efforts at Middle East p...

Sunday,May14,2017 CHINADAILY 11 Jorge-Tuto Quiroga Time for a ‘Belt and Sea Lane’ for Latin America President Xi Jinping will host dozens of world leaders on Sunday and Monday at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, as China’s Belt and Road Initiative has seize...

BELT AND ROAD FORUM Sunday, May14,2017 CHINADAILY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Jorge-Tuto Quiroga Time for a ‘Belt and Sea Lane’ for Latin America resident Xi Jinping will host dozens of world leaders on Sunday and Monday at the Belt and Road Forum for International Coope...

…2 June, 2011 Article 1. The Washington Post Avoiding a summer of blood David Ignatius Article 2. Project Syndicate 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 Defia...

…sentatives for Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ethiopia, and practically all of the authoritarian states in the Middle East. • The toxic combination of unfair elections and crude majoritarianism is spreading from modern authoritarian regimes to illiberal leaders in what a...

…NYT In Israel, Time for Peace Offer May Run Out Ethan Bronner April 2, 2011 — With revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East, Israel is under mounting pressure to make a far-reaching offer to the Palestinians or face a United Nations vote welcoming the State of Palestine a...

…ire in the Far East. That capitalism really generated tremendous wealth. And that wealth was really distributed among a middle class, a rising middle class, people who come from really working-class environments and created what we really call a Pax Americana. It was many, many y...