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Turkey Plays Hardball
In light of the current Turkish parliamentary authorization to make military incursions into northern Iraq, Egeman Bagis, a Turkish lawmaker and an adviser to Prime Minister Erdogan, has been noted...
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U.S. Middle East Commander Checks Out
From BBC News: “The commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, Admiral William Fallon, is to retire from his post early. He cited the “embarrassing situation and public perception of differences...
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Carter and Hamas
Jimmy Carter has not been a very quiet ex-president. Every once in a while, he makes the headlines for some controversial comment or book. I am reading his book now (Palestine: Peace not Apartheid) and...
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Book Review: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
Jimmy Carter may not have been the most effective president, but he is a good man and his commitment to the peace process in Palestine is absolute. Carter began his involvement in the region during his...
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Revisiting the Concept of National Self-Determination: Iraq and the Prospects...
Note: The following is an excerpt from my research proposal for my summer class: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Dynamics of Change. I wanted to post this to see if it could spark any...
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Book of Olmert to be Canonized
Olmert to be known as the prophet of sensibility. Via the New York Times: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published on Monday that Israel must withdraw from nearly all of the West Bank...
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Foreign Policy Reversal?
United States President Barack Obama made his first official interview with the Dubai based Al-Arabiya network. In it he set a very conciliatory tone towards the Middle East. Something not seen in...
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America’s First Muslim President
I was inspired to finally write something about Obama’s recent speech after reading this OpEd in the Washington Times, “America’s first Muslim president? Obama aligns with the policies of...
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