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Will disagreements over Blair's 'soft issues' agenda damage thespecial relationship?

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Hezbollah and Israel are locked in an escalating conflict that willnot be resolved soon. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah-nor Hezbollah'sIranian and Syrian backers-is willing to accept a ceasefire onterms acceptable to the other. Hezbollah continues to launchcross-border rocket attacks, and Israel is determined to reduce therocket threat as rapidly and effectively as possible throughsystematic air strikes and to secure the return of its kidnappedsoldiers. Any proposed diplomatic solution must not merely seek areturn to the status quo ante because that has become an inherentlyunstable and dang...

Moving beyond Kyoto could ease third world poverty.

The best option for the U.S. and Russia is a pragmatic andrealistic relationship based on the cooperative pursuit of commoninterests.