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The Unapologetic American
Freeman contrasts the speeches given by Obama and Trump, one in Cairo after becoming president, and the other in Riyadh. Freeman says Obama did not give enough credit to American leadership and progress on women's rights, and was not critical of Iran during a period in which sectarian strife has led to the situation in Syria and Iraq.
Trump and Obama in the Middle East- Cairo 2009 and Riyadh 2017, contrasting views on American leadership
05/24/2017
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WSJ 05/22/2017
How the Muslim world sees America, early in the Obama administration.
01/05/2009
Not much has changed, and in Pakistan it has become more unfavorable after Obama speeches in Cairo and Ankara. The Islamic world and the Middle East has not changed much and some experts say the Arabs see Obama as more rhetoric than substance.
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âBeyond War,â by David Rohde
New York Times 05/03/2013
U.S. must suspend aid after Egypt’s coup - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/05/2013
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
Leaving U.S. Allies Adrift as Chaos Rises
Wall Street Journal 08/01/2014
The Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama
Wall Street Journal 11/29/2009
Trump, Sanders, Clinton and Obama- voter sentiment in the U.S. for smaller U.S. engagement in the world
03/28/2016
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Wall Street Journal 03/28/2016
WSJ 05/22/2017
Trump Adopts Obama Approach While Seeking to Undo a Legacy
The New York Times 10/14/2017
Trump in 2017, and Obama in 2013 after the Syria chemical attack- contrasts in response and action
04/08/2017
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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
Tillerson Says U.S. Will Punish ‘Crimes Against the Innocents’ Anywhere
The New York Times 04/10/2017
White House Accuses Russia of Cover-Up in Syria Chemical Attack
The New York Times 04/11/2017
White House Says Russia Tried to Cover Up Syrian Chemical Attack
WSJ 04/11/2017
Mr. Mubarak and Mr. Obama
11/27/2010
The U.S. President visited Cairo and made a speech to students at the university there. The hopes he created there among young people have been quashed by the policies of the Obama administration. These policies have failed to vigorously support long delayed democratic processes in Egypt, and create a credibility gap for America in the Middle East.
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Egypt erupts as security forces attack Morsi supporters - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/15/2013
U.S. Officials Fear Losing an Eager Ally in the Egyptian Military
New York Times 08/16/2013
How American Hopes for a Deal in Egypt Were Undercut
New York Times 08/17/2013
The Sissi regime continues Egypt’s repressive descent - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2015
Mr. Kerry needs to speak the truth in Egypt - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2015
The Sissi regime continues Egypt’s repressive descent - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2015
Setting a new direction for the Arab and Muslim world.
01/06/2008
Obama's Cairo speech set the tone. But realities on the ground such as achieving reconciliation and efforts to work together among all political parties and factions as the US leaves Iraq, is crucial to set a new direction on the ground. Friedman says Iraq, Pakistan and Afghaistan are part of the same war. And he points out what other experts are saying that in Afghanistan what is done there stays there. Baghdad has the potential for setting anew direction for the Muslim world, as it has been a centre of education, culture and influence in the Muslim world, in the manner Cairo has.
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Wall Street Journal 09/25/2015
Wall Street Journal 06/03/2009
Addressing Muslim World, Obama Pushes Mideast Peace
New York Times 06/05/2009
Iran President and Challenger Clash in Debate
New York Times 06/04/2009
President Obama's Cairo Appeal
Washington Post 06/05/2009
Wall Street Journal 06/04/2009
U.S. president Obama on Donald Trump and a Republican narrative about his administration for two terms that has led to the situation created by Trump
03/12/2016
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Trump has lit a fire. Can it be contained? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/12/2016
President Obama’s brutal assessment of the rise of Donald Trump - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/12/2016
What Donald Trump Learned From Joseph McCarthy’s Right-Hand Man
The New York Times 06/20/2016
In Boomers’ Sunset, Election Reawakens an Old Divide
The New York Times 11/07/2016
Donald Trump Takes Conciliatory Tone at Postelection Rallies
WSJ 12/16/2016
Rapport Between Donald Trump, Barack Obama Crumbles
WSJ 03/08/2017
Robert Kagan and other experts on why the world of liberal democracy and free trade that we live in is based on America as the dominant power
02/10/2012
With the building of America as the dominant power will go the scaffolding of liberal democracy and free trade, says Kagan. The decline or collapse of America as the dominant power being repaced by a multipolar world of different powers, with no one to champion liberal democracy and free trade, will likely lead to the situation of conflicts seen in the 19th and 20th century leading to World War I. Today's other democracies - India, Brazil, Turkey, S. Africa and Australia - won't have the capacity to exercize such leadership, and India could end up in rivalry with China. A serious problem for the view that liberal democracy and free trade will just happen is that the educational systems and instiutions of China, India, do not have the depth and experience that is needed to provide the leadership required to champion democracy and free trade.
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Wall Street Journal 06/05/2013
Wall Street Journal 06/02/2014
Economist 11/06/2014
Yes, America Should Be the World’s Policeman
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2014
Yes, America Should Be the World’s Policeman
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2014
The West’s Failure of Imagination
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
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