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Of civilian casualties? the possibility is certainly there, this will remind us who remember the term shuttle diplomacy, secretaries of state going to israel the middle east and partners, this is a primary example of that. there are number of pieces of leverage the administration has, there is the nuclear bomb of cutting off aid to israel or stopping to provide the diplomatic protection, especially in multilateralfora in the united nations, but there are many other things that can also happen. c...

Considerable. it is a matter of whether that influence that pressure, that leverage will be used. the statement from the secretary of state, the public one is one that has been repeated behind the scenes almost from day one. it is one that has been ratcheted up for the last over three months, and now it is clear to everyone, to the public that there is a stark disagreement about the prosecution of this war. there are domestic political constraints as to how much pressure the administration can p...

North Korea, who has been ratcheting up tensions with a series of live-fire drills near the maritime border, is expected to stage various types of provocations throughout this year in an apparent bid to maximize its leverage before major elections in Seoul and Washington, according to diplomatic observers, Monday.

House speaker kevin mccarthy last spring. these overall figures track very closely to the agreement that had been reached when they came to that debt limit deal last year. a deal that wrinkled a lot of house republicans. already, there has been some opposition expressed to the latest deal struck by congressional leaders. the house freedom caucus expressing frustration with the figures included that it does not include more spending cuts. they said in a post that it was quote a total failure. the...

Figures that are included that it does not include more spending cuts. they said in a post it was a total failure. theres also some concerns that conservatives could use this deadline as leverage to try to force more strict immigration and border policy changes. theres also real questions about whether lawmakers will be able to have the time to write these pieces of legislation, allocate the funding and get these bills passed with the first deadline on january 19th and a second deadline on febru...

This is 2/3 of the governing entities in washington are democrats, so when youre trying to exert your will and youre in the deep minority, meaning you only control one branch of government and even that by just a very narrow margin, you dont really have much leverage, and hes found that out. now, the question is do conservatives freak out or do they go along with this. do they want a government shutdown, will they let him pass this? how will they pass this? johnson has said he doesnt want any sh...

But the iranians have sought de—escalation of the conflict, but at the same time, theyve tried to maintain some sort of pressure on both israel and the united states through their proxies. i doubt if any of the nearby countries, regional states, would be able to pressure iran to either rein in its proxies or change course at this point. tell us a little bit about qatar, where you are. they had quite a big role in establishing the negotiations that led to a truce and some hostage releases. what...

Tricky. there are going to be members, especially in the house, who want deeper cuts, and house members and conservatives who want to tie in more restrictive policies along the southern border with mexico, and add that to this as leverage to enact the policy priorities. they do that, that could run into, run into opposition from that white house and from the senate democrats with very little time to spare to avoid a shutdown which leads to a question of whether they can actually avoid the govern...

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Were inching closer towards a confrontation on that front that can spark other confrontations throughout the middle east and drag the u.s. into that war. >> you write that the biden administration has shipped weapons to israel. it sidestepped congressional oversight to expedite the transfer, not once, but twice. and across the veto, two resolutions calling for a cease-fire. you say the president lacks the leverage to force an end to the fighting. sure, he has all the leverage he needs. >> he cer...