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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 8, 2012
United States
Voices From the Region: Egypt, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Iraq
“I never thought I would say this, but even Mubarak was more savvy when he spoke in a time of crisis.” – Hossam Bahgat, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights “I hope God …
September 28, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: Iran, Red Lines, Drones, and Dieting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I believe that, faced with a clear red line, Iran will back down.” (September 27, 2012) Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, “I think that this whole matter of r…
September 21, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: National Security Threats, Drones, and ’Red Lines’
Margaret Coker, Adam Entous, Jay Solomon, and Siobhan Gorman, “Miscues Before Libya Assault,” Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2012. Some officials say the U.S. could have sent military forces to …
August 15, 2013
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt’s Brutal Crackdown, Syrian-Related Diplomacy, and Israelis and Palestinians Negotiate
Significant Developments Egypt. President Barack Obama today strongly condemned the Egyptian military’s use of force and announced the cancellation of next month’s joint U.S.-Egyptian "Bright Star" …
March 20, 2014
United States
This Week: U.S.-Palestinian Summit, Piracy in Libya, Negotiations with Iran
Significant Developments Israeli-Palestinian Peace. President Barack Obama met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Monday. The two leaders discussed the April 29 deadline…
