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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.
An attack on an Iranian nuclear facility tests the president’s resolve to talk with Iran over Israel’s objections. It also tests the closeness of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
By ANNE GEARAN | The Washington Post | Published: April 17, 2021 WASHINGTON — The current Iran nuclear talks mark a defining moment for President Joe Biden and the new, less-cozy relationship that is shaping up between Biden and Israel, its longtime leader and its American supporters. Biden campaigned on a pledge to return to the Iran deal, which was brokered by former president Barack Obama over the fierce objections of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But until the talks began this month, it was not clear how either leader would handle their differences of opinion, or what the...
How Biden’s best-laid plans for Iran and Saudi Arabia failed in his first month Vox.com 3/1/2021 © Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden makes an address on February 27. President Joe Biden’s first month handling Iran and Saudi Arabia shows the new administration has succumbed to a classic problem: Initial plans and promises made during a campaign rarely survive once you’re actually governing. As the Democratic candidate, Biden promised a swift return to the Iran nuclear deal. He then aimed to leverage that negotiation to curb other aspects of Tehran’s aggressive beh...