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    The Trump Team Is Still Searching for a Two-State Solution
    Apr12

    The Trump Team Is Still Searching for a Two-State Solution

    Daniel R. DePetris Politics, Middle East Jason Greenblatt has the difficult job of trying to convince Israeli officials and Palestinian authorities to work on a two-state solution. Washington, DC is dealing with a lot of problems these days. Drama over the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into possible collusion between Trump...

    U.S., Mexico, Canada join forces for 2026 World Cup bid
    Apr12

    U.S., Mexico, Canada join forces for 2026 World Cup bid

    The World Cup might be coming to North America. President Donald Trump’s border wall has been dominating all conversation about the United States and Mexico, but North American soccer organizations want to change that. The United States, Mexico and Canada are joining forces to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The three nations made the...

    Why Tillerson has his hands full with Russian counterpart
    Apr12

    Why Tillerson has his hands full with Russian counterpart

    When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat in Moscow tomorrow, he’d better come prepared.Tillerson’s counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, is a wily veteran of world diplomacy who has dueled—and routinely infuriated—no less than four of Tillerson’s predecessors as...

    Tillerson asked European diplomats why U.S. taxpayers should care about Ukraine
    Apr12

    Tillerson asked European diplomats why U.S. taxpayers should care about Ukraine

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked European diplomats during a Tuesday meeting why American taxpayers should care about Ukraine, according to … …read more Source: The...

    Rex Tillerson asks why ‘American taxpayers’ should care about Ukraine conflict in G7 meeting
    Apr11

    Rex Tillerson asks why ‘American taxpayers’ should care about Ukraine conflict in G7 meeting

    “You don’t want a weak Europe, broken into bits and feeble.” …read more Source: Business...

    Sean Spicer: ‘Someone as despicable as Hitler didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons’
    Apr11

    Sean Spicer: ‘Someone as despicable as Hitler didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons’

    By Callum Borchers, (c) 2017, The Washington Post White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday tried to emphasize the depravity of Syria’s use of chemical weapons on civilians, but the way he did it – by crediting Adolf Hitler with a measure of restraint – struck many journalists as confusing and insensitive. “We didn’t use...

    How Just One Bomb Could Take America and Russia to the Brink of World War III
    Apr11

    How Just One Bomb Could Take America and Russia to the Brink of World War III

    Harry J. Kazianis Security, Middle East Clearly all the bombs in the world won’t put Syria back together again — but could spark a military showdown not seen in decades. So how easy would it be to start World War III with Russia over Syria? Over at the Week, I have a new piece out today the explores just that. Partially based on various war...

    Why the Russians Aren’t Likely to Break With Assad
    Apr11

    Why the Russians Aren’t Likely to Break With Assad

    By punishing Syria for its use of chemical weapons, President Donald Trump effectively broke with Barack Obama’s foreign policy toward the Middle East. In a bit of irony for a committed anti-interventionist, Trump enforced Obama’s red line in Syria against the use of chemical weapons, ending the U.S. prohibition on military strikes...

    Ukraine’s Hroysman Pledges More Reforms In 2017
    Apr11

    Ukraine’s Hroysman Pledges More Reforms In 2017

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman says his government will continue to implement reforms in 2017. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Here’s Why U.S.-Russia Military Conflict Over Syria Is Looking More And More Likely
    Apr11

    Here’s Why U.S.-Russia Military Conflict Over Syria Is Looking More And More Likely

    MOSCOW ― The Russia-U.S. relationship is rapidly getting back to “normal” ― mutual rejection and confrontation. Just days ago, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow this week was anticipated with hope that the two countries would at last start working on a new agenda and preparing a meeting of their presidents. But the...