Desperation play by the conservative Israeli premier speaks to political imperatives at home, where anxiety about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions is high.
Netanyahu appeals to Russia on Iran’s nukes
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Karzai and Kerry near Afghan security pact
The old friends might have overcome the snags that torpedoed security negotiations between the U.S. and Iraq ahead of the American military withdrawal there in 2011.
Russian mercenaries fighting in Syria
It has emerged that Russian mercenaries are working for the Assad regime- ironically, as Russia stiffens penalties for citizens fighting abroad.
Kerry warns Israel as peace talks sputter
U.S. prods its ally on a two-state solution as Israel’s internal politics (and Palestine’s) remain less than conducive to real progress.
New snafu hobbles Pakistan’s Afridi release
A bureaucratic error that looks an awful lot like political shenanigans on the part of P.M. Sharif delays case of doctor who helped U.S. kill Osama bin Laden.
Obama’s drone regression could hurt Taliban peace talks
Latest use of the controversial anti-terror tactic comes as Pakistani, Afghani governments are attempting to come to terms with Islamic militant group.
Afghan election shenanigans begin in earnest
Jockeying by entrenched elites to secure ethnic loyalties and keep populist rivals out of the already-crowded 2014 presidential field.
Kerry’s latest push for Afghan security pact going nowhere
Divides over how to handle anti-terrorist operations, whether Washington will guarantee Afghanistan’s security against foreign invasion likely too great to overcome.
Israel concerned over U.S. plans to scale back Egypt aid
Fear that 1979 peace treaty might be put at risk if Washington reduces the generous military support it has provided ever since in effort to punish government for harsh crackdown on Islamists.
U.S. anti-terror apparatus falters in anti-drone climate
Weekend raids included yet another success by elite commandos, but also a near-disaster that highlights domestic political constraints on American foreign policy after a decade of war in the Middle East.
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