Word: mideast
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...Kissinger also won international acclaim for his work in the Mideast peace process. After the Egyptian invasion of Israel in 1973, Kissinger adopted a policy later coined "shuttle diplomacy," travelling throughout the region to orchestrate a truce in the conflict...
Israel?s hasty retreat from Lebanon this week stopped the music in the Mideast's high-stakes game of musical chairs, sending all the region's players scurrying to reposition themselves. While it's too early to predict winners, the strategies pursued by the different players from here on may determine the future of the Mideast for decades to come. And in true Mideastern fashion, the move that represents a dramatic step towards peace also carries new dangers...
...retaliation against Syrian targets could force both countries into a war neither wants. And the reason Assad had sued for peace in the first place is that the collapse of the Soviet Union has seen Syria?s military capability steadily declining, while remaining on the sidelines of Washington's Mideast peace game has left its economy isolated and stagnant. Long-term self-interest dictates that Syria must, eventually, make peace with Israel...
...after distancing himself from his father's Mideast legacy, George W. cloaked himself in the mantle of continuity while unveiling his foreign policy centerpiece - a distinctly Reaganesque missile defense strategy. Standing behind the candidate during a media conference at the Washington Press Club was a chorus line of foreign policy players from administrations past, including President Bush's national security adviser Brent Scowcroft; his Russia expert Condoleeza Rice (who now serves as chief foreign policy adviser to Bush the younger); and his Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Colin Powell, as well as former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger...
Bill Clinton may want to quietly drop Mideast peace from the trophy room of his presidency - because Israelis and Palestinians are already looking to the next U.S. president to resolve their dispute. Not only that, they're also shooting at each other. Fierce gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian police Monday left four Palestinians dead and a number of wounded on both sides in the worst violence since 1996. The outbreak follows protests demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, and the passing of yet another deadline for a framework agreement on "final status" issues with...