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Biden: America's Middle East Fixer?

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  • Steven Clemons,
  • New America Foundation
March 9, 2010 |

Joseph Biden, the US vice president, left on Sunday for a head-scratching trip to the Middle East and many are wondering what he is up to. 

After all, the vice president has a lot on his plate already.

Biden has been the person behind the White House scenes who has helped nudge forward the tenuous deals between Shia, Sunnis and Kurds which secured Sunday's historic elections in Iraq.

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Israel 'stalling' on prisoner swap | Aljazeera.net

December 22, 2009

The warning from the Palestinian group comes after Israel's defence minister, Ehud Barak, said Israel was not prepared to meet all of Hamas's demands to ...

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Israel Edges Towards Prisoner Swap | Aljazeera.net

December 22, 2009

Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator and now head of a U.S.-based think-tank, said it was unclear whether the apparent deadlock in the Israeli cabinet was a case of brinkmanship, a rejection of the deal, or a calculated decision to postpone and drag out making a decision. ... Original Article

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Israel edges towards prisoner swap | Aljazeera.net

December 22, 2009
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Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator and now head of a US-based think-tank, said it was unclear whether the apparent deadlock in the Israeli ...

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Shadow Elite | Al Jazeera English

December 16, 2009


Janine Wedel and Michael Lind interview with Al Jazeera English. ...

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Hillary Clinton | Riz Khan Show

December 16, 2009


Daniel Levy interviews with the Riz Khan Show.

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Is Mitchell the Man for the Job?

  • By
  • Steven Clemons,
  • New America Foundation
October 8, 2009 |

Senator George Mitchell is one of America's most impressive public servants.

He has served the state of Maine well, chaired any number of commissions for various presidents since his senate retirement and patiently plodded through years of work and negotiations with historically opposed foes in the Northern Ireland peace process and achieved peace.

However, he may not be the right envoy to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks.

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Iran Poll Result 'Harms US Hopes' | Aljazeera.net

June 13, 2009
However, Afshin Molavi of the New America Foundation think-tank told Al Jazeera that there were many in the Israeli government who might welcome the outcome. "In many ways, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, for many folks in Tel Aviv who would like to see a ...
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Iranians Vote for New President | Aljazeera.net

June 11, 2009
Afshin Molavi of the New America Foundation told Al Jazeera that accusations against Ahmadinejad and the ruling elites of corruption and insider dealings "will continue to hang in the air long after these elections, and many Iranians know this about ...
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Iran Guard warns reformists | Aljazeera.net

June 10, 2009
Afshin Molavi of the New America Foundation told Al Jazeera that accusations against Ahmadinejad and the ruling elites of corruption and fat cat insider dealings "will continue to hang in the air long after these elections, and many Iranians know this ...
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