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Trump’s Syria Strike Sends Russia a Signal
U.S. and world opinion on president Trump's decision to launch airstrikes in Syria after the use of chemical weapons in 2017
04/08/2017
Grouped Articles
Donald Trump Gets Rare Bipartisan Backing for Syria Strike
WSJ 04/07/2017
Trump’s Syria Strike Sends Russia a Signal
WSJ 04/07/2017
U.S. Strike in Syria Raises Tensions With Iran
WSJ 04/07/2017
Trump, Jolted by Images, Forged Decision to Launch Airstrikes in Syria
WSJ 04/07/2017
Tillerson Jabs at Russia Over Syria’s Chemical Weapons Use
The New York Times 04/09/2017
For Obama, Syria Chemical Attack Shows Risk of ‘Deals With Dictators’
The New York Times 04/09/2017
Syria's chemical weapons and efforts to remove them
08/07/2012
Grouped Articles
Israel Says Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons
New York Times 04/23/2013
New York Times 04/22/2013
Obamaâs Vow on Chemical Weapons Puts Him in Tough Spot
New York Times 05/04/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2013
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
Andrew Roberts: Syria's Gas Attack on Civilization
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2013
The use of chemical weapons by the Assad government in Syria and the failure of the U.S. Obama administration's response in Syria
08/23/2011
The western world looks on as chemical weapons are used repeatedly by Syria's Assad government, according to some reports. The lack of leadership from the U.S., France, Britain and Germany. The failure of the Russian government under Putin to separate global geopolitics from the aspirations of the people of Syria for freedom and democracy and the use of artillery and bombing of civilian population.
Grouped Articles
Israel Says Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons
New York Times 04/23/2013
New York Times 04/22/2013
Obamaâs Vow on Chemical Weapons Puts Him in Tough Spot
New York Times 05/04/2013
Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2013
What if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
The U.S. efforts to destroy Syria's chemical weapons at sea
12/02/2013
Grouped Articles
U.S. to Destroy Syria Arms At Sea, as Other Nations Balk
Wall Street Journal 12/02/2013
U.S. Military Ship Readied for Mission to Destroy Syriaâs Chemical Weapons
New York Times 01/02/2014
U.S. Says Syria Delaying Chemical Disarmament
Wall Street Journal 01/31/2014
U.S. Ship Retrofitted for Destroying Syria's Chemical Arsenal at Sea
Wall Street Journal 04/11/2014
The Crumbling Deal on Syria's Chemical Weapons
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2014
Removal of Chemical Weapons From Syria Is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2014
Retired British diplomat Charles Crawford on on how U.S. policy on chemical weapons in Syria of president Obama has failed
09/11/2013
Crawford writes in the British daily, The Telegraph, on Sept. 10, 2013, on how sadly things have gone wrong. He calls it the worst day in western diplomatic history.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria
New York Times 09/11/2013
Elite Syrian Unit Scatters Chemical Arms Stockpile
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Obama Is Lost in the Mideast Bazaar
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
Inside White House, a Head-Spinning Reversal on Chemical Weapons
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2013
Trump and Russia's president Putin
09/08/2016
Grouped Articles
Trump praises Putin at national security forum
Washington Post 09/08/2016
Donald Trump, on Russian TV Network, Criticizes U.S. Foreign Policy
WSJ 09/09/2016
Trump attacks U.S. foreign policy, political press corps on state-owned Russian television network
Washington Post 09/09/2016
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/2016
What Is Russia Up To, and Is It Time to Draw the Line?
The New York Times 09/30/2016
Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia
The New York Times 11/01/2016
Rex Tillerson of ExxonMobil and U.S. - Russia relations
12/13/2016
Grouped Articles
Deals With Putin Helped Fuel Rise of Rex Tillerson at Exxon
WSJ 12/13/2016
DW.COM 12/13/2016
Rex Tillerson’s Company, Exxon, Has Billions at Stake Over Sanctions on Russia
The New York Times 12/13/2016
Trump’s Approach: A Fresh Start or Crazy Reckless?
The New York Times 12/14/2016
Trump Nominee Rex Tillerson Suggests Hard Line on Russia, But Won’t Commit on Sanctions
WSJ 01/12/2017
Rex Tillerson’s Maverick Oil Diplomacy
01/16/2017
Russia's support for the Assad regime in Syria
01/05/2009
Russia's support for the Assad regime comes from a sense of keeping its superpower status and opposition to unilateral interventions by the U.S., Britain and France. Russian arms sales are an insignifcant factor. Russians see the secular regime of Assad preferable to an expansion for Islamist related democratic parties in the Middle East, especially considering the problems in the Chechnya region of Russia. The Russian government has failed to grasp the needs of the younger generation in the Middle East to have a voice in their government especially after years of neglect and military regimes.
Grouped Articles
Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
A Veteran Saudi Power Player Works To Build Support to Topple Assad
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2013
For France, U.S. delay on Syria fuels doubts - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/2013
With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas
New York Times 09/07/2013
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria
New York Times 09/11/2013
Obama Is Lost in the Mideast Bazaar
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
U.S. president Trump's response to the use of chemical weapons by the Assad government in April 2017
04/07/2017
Grouped Articles
Dozens of U.S. Missiles Hit Air Base in Syria
The New York Times 04/06/2017
DW.COM 04/07/2017
With Strike on Syria, Trump Sends a Global Message
WSJ 04/07/2017
Trump Shows He Is Willing to Act Forcefully, Quickly
WSJ 04/07/2017
World at a Crossroads in Syria after Chemical Attack - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 04/07/2017
A Strike in Syria Restores Our Credibility in the World
The New York Times 04/08/2017
Syria's chemical weapons program under Hafez Assad and Bashir Assad
09/07/2013
Grouped Articles
With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas
New York Times 09/07/2013
A Long Path Led to Offer on Chemical Arms
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2013
U.N. Clash Looms Over Syria Resolution and Enforcement
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
President Makes a Tough Pitch to Weary Nation
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2013
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria
New York Times 09/11/2013
Elite Syrian Unit Scatters Chemical Arms Stockpile
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Nawaf Obaid on the events leading to Saudi turndown of a seat on UN Security Council and changes in Saudi-U.S. relations
05/14/2008
The Obama administration succumbing to pressure from Russia pushed for the British, French and Saudis to give up their effort to include firm language for action against the Assad regime in a Security Council resolution on the use of chemical weapons. For the Saudis, says Obaid, this was more evidence of dysfunction in the working of the Security Council allowing the slaughter in Syria to continue.
Grouped Articles
Saudi Arabia gets forceful on foreign policy - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/25/2013
Wall Street Journal 10/25/2013
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast
New York Times 10/26/2013
Fouad Ajami: When the Obama Magic Died
Wall Street Journal 11/15/2013
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal: An Ally Frets About American Retreat
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
As Syrian Chemical Attack Loomed, Missteps Doomed Civilians
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2013
Paul Wolfowitz on the chemicals weapons deal in Syria- 2014-2015
05/30/2014
Grouped Articles
The Crumbling Deal on Syria's Chemical Weapons
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2014
Removal of Chemical Weapons From Syria Is Completed
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2014
Last of Syria’s Known Chemical Arms Are Shipped Abroad for Destruction
New York Times 06/23/2014
Wall Street Journal 08/20/2014
Obama gives Syria’s Assad another pass on chemical weapons - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/01/2014
Mission to Purge Syria of Chemical Weapons Comes Up Short
Wall Street Journal 07/24/2015
The U.S., France and the UK's response to the chemical weapons attack in Syria in August 2013
08/29/2013
Grouped Articles
U.K. Parliament Rejects Syria Action
Wall Street Journal 08/30/2013
Hollande Backs Action in Syria
Wall Street Journal 08/30/2013
U.S. Prepares for Solo Strike On Syria After Britain Balks
Wall Street Journal 08/30/2013
Wall Street Journal 08/29/2013
For France, U.S. delay on Syria fuels doubts - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/07/2013
9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask | WorldViews
Washington Post 09/07/2013
U.S.-Russia relations
01/05/2009
Grouped Articles
U.S.-Russia Relations Come Full Circle After Ukraine
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2014
Promises of ‘Fresh Start’ for U.S.-Russia Relations
New York Times 04/02/2009
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
Kerry to Meet With Putin in Russia on Tuesday
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2015
Task for Obama at Group of 7 Is to Reinforce Isolation of Russia
New York Times 06/06/2015
Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
New York Times 04/20/2016
U.S.-Russia relations under the Obama administration.
01/05/2009
The efforts to build a better relationship, and achieve goal for a nuclear weapons free world.
Grouped Articles
In Cold War Echo, Obama Strategy Writes Off Putin
New York Times 04/19/2014
U.S.-Russia Relations Come Full Circle After Ukraine
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2014
Promises of ‘Fresh Start’ for U.S.-Russia Relations
New York Times 04/02/2009
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
‘America Must Always Lead,’ Obama Tells West Point Graduates
New York Times 05/28/2014
Kerry to Meet With Putin in Russia on Tuesday
Wall Street Journal 05/12/2015
Putin's views on U.S. -Russian relations
07/13/2006
Grouped Articles
In Cold War Echo, Obama Strategy Writes Off Putin
New York Times 04/19/2014
U.S.-Russia Relations Come Full Circle After Ukraine
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2014
Promises of ‘Fresh Start’ for U.S.-Russia Relations
New York Times 04/02/2009
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2014
Putin’s Friend Profits in Purge of Schoolbooks
New York Times 11/01/2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin Seeks to Reassure on Economy
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2014
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