in cairo, pompeo blasts obama's middle east policies

Obama’s office declined comment on the speech. . . Pompeo is touring the region to try to explain U.S. strategy after Trump’s surprise announcement last month of an abrupt withdrawal of all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, which rattled allies, shocked top U.S. officials and prompted U.S. ..

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european union: us had ‘no reason’ to downgrade envoy

The State Department did not reply to a request for comment. . The administration’s decision to treat O’Sullivan as an international representative did find some defenders. . ..

the wrong kind of unity against trump

That is the comment of Vladimir Putin on the actions taken by the president of the United States in relationship to Syria, an action that was taken without the benefit of the thinking of our national security establishment and out intelligence community included in that, a decision made in a cavalier..

the macedonian question and greece’s national solitude

People who love Greece and who have stood by its side during difficult times, such as the years of the current crisis, have given up over the “name issue”...[4]  “I recall” writes Douzinas, “that the incomprehensible Greek denial of the name used by everyone in academic conferences raised eyebrows..

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