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The challenge for Western policymakers is to avoid viewing Russian activism in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa through an exclusively zero-sum lens. The region’s political disarray, complexities, and especially the unpredictability of local rulers all present built-in buffers to Russian influence—as they do to all external players.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s meeting with Israel’s new prime minister would be a milestone event under almost any other circumstances, with the future of a key alliance and policies
Four years ago, a group of prominent female foreign policy and national security officials who served in the Obama and Clinton administrations met regularly for lunch to lament the lack of women in senior government positions. The meetings, described by one of the attendees as ‘kvetch’ sessions, led to the creation of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security in 2019. It wasn’t long before many of the group’s goals began to be realized. Joe Biden made diversity a key election promise, picked Kamala Harris as his vice president, and women now make up 60% of the White House...
Blinken, Lapid meet in Rome amid reset U.S.-Israel relations ROME — Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met in Rome on Sunday as their new governments look to turn the page on former President Donald Trump and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose close alliance aggravated partisan divisions within both countries. Now, with Trump sidelined in Florida and Netanyahu leading the opposition, President Biden and Prime...
International News Blinken, Lapid meet amid reset US-Israel relations ROME (AP) — Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran. Jun. 27 2021 @ 11:05pm Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid pose for a family picture during their meeting in Rome, Sunday, June 27, 2021. Blinken is on a week long trip in Europe traveling to Germany, France and Italy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ROME (AP) — Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. ...