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Daniel W. Drezner: Wen, Tiananmen, and the democratization football - Foreign Policy
Mr Wen has already suggested this on three separate occasions in top-level secret party meetings in recent years, according to people familiar with the matter, but each time has been blocked by his colleagues. One of the most vehement opponents of this ...
The Cable: Obama confidant Mark Lippert nominated for top Asia post - Foreign Policy
The Cable reported in July that Lippert was never removed from the White House payroll system, although an administration official said he did not receive his White House pay and benefits while on active duty. If confirmed, Lippert will succeed Gen. ...
AfPak Daily brief: Second CIA station chief leaves Islamabad - Foreign Policy
Also this weekend, the Tribune cites an anonymous source who told the paper that the United States supposedly pushed back the operation against bin Laden, out of concern for the impact it would have on relations with Pakistan (ET). ...
State Department accuses Syria of fomenting Israel violence - Foreign Policy
A State Department official, speaking on background basis, explained the thinking to The Cable. "It's a pattern that we've seen. I don't know that we have any direct evidence, but I think we're pretty confident that this is something that Damascus has ...
When wrong-footing four oligarchs can cost $10 billion - Foreign Policy
I am told by a person close to the deal who does not wish to be identified that a buyout of the oligarchs is still very much a reasonable possibility. But, as Weafer ponders, for how much? Last month, negotiations fell apart when Dudley offered $27 ...
The Cable: Special Briefing Skipper: NATO takes over the Libya war - Foreign Policy
She then convened a four way call between her, Juppe, Davutoglu, and British Foreign Secretary William Hague, "during which time they hammered out the deal which was later announced," a senior administration official said. Juppe remarked on the call ...
Hey, what's going on in southern Iraq? - Foreign Policy
The adviser spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, and American officials have refused to discuss how many troops might remain if Iraq asks for a continued large force. There is no doubt that the US Military ...
How Obama turned on a dime toward war - Foreign Policy
"This is the greatest opportunity to realign our interests and our values," a senior administration official said at the meeting, telling the experts this sentence came from Obama himself. The president was referring to the broader change going on in ...
The Cable: State Department confirms Egyptian military “elements” participated ... - Foreign Policy
A State Department official, speaking on background, said that the Egyptian military was acting during the crisis "in some instances constructively, ...
Obama administration deals with conflicting statements on Egypt - Foreign Policy
... steps," a senior administration official said, indicating that this official wanted the regime to do more to satisfy the opposition's grievances. ...
Obama team working behind the scenes to free foreign activists and journalists - Foreign Policy
... with these groups and are working the phones on a constant basis, an administration official said, declining to provide details of those interactions. ...
Tear Gas on the Streets of Cairo - By Ashraf Khalil - Foreign Policy
One woman in her mid-50s, who declined to give her name, said she had never before gotten involved in politics. But today she came out with her two teenage ...
The Middle East Channel: The post-Tunisia world - Foreign Policy
"Realism died on 9/11," as an administration official said to me several years later. Changing the insides of states had become a matter of national ...
The Post-Tunisia World - by James Traub - Foreign Policy
"Realism died on 9/11," as an administration official said to me several years later. Changing the insides of states had become a matter of national ...
The Cable: Team Obama: China is acting responsibly on Iran, for real - Foreign Policy
Not so, two senior administration officials said on Wednesday, as they praised China's action on Iran in a conference call with reporters on President Hu ...
The Cable: Biden makes surprise trip to Afghanistan - Foreign Policy
... met with Petraeus and Eikenberry for about an hour, to get an "update from them on the situation on the ground," a senior administration official said. ...
The Cable: Big changes coming to Obama's Asia team - Foreign Policy
Despite some reports that he is eyeing a presidential run, administration officials said they haven't seen signs that he is planning to leave Beijing any ...
Turtle Bay: India joins the Security Council, with aspirations for more - Foreign Policy
... more restrictive use of the 15-nation council to address many of the world's problems, according to the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
The Cable: Gration: No vote in Abyei, possible delay in Southern Sudan referendum - Foreign Policy
A senior US official, speaking on background, said that the Abyei situation was extremely tense and represented the greatest risk of violence in the near ...
Turtle Bay: How many sources has WikiLeaks put at risk? - Foreign Policy
... any story on Algeria yet, and we only redact or clear memos that we use for a story that runs," the source said, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
The Cable: Why is the Obama administration linking Israel and New START? - Foreign Policy
... we hope your voice will be heard,” a senior administration official said when asked about whether Jewish groups had been contacted. ...
The Cable: Get ready for NATO 3.0 - Foreign Policy
As for NATO expansion, an administration official said that NATO's position on adding new countries has not changed, meaning that the door is still open for ...
The AfPak Channel: Taliban peace talks sound airy-fairy - Foreign Policy
Another field commander heading the Taliban operations in the south-eastern zone of Afghanistan (Khost, Paktia and Paktika) who declined to give his name ...
The Cable: White House denies media reports that it is “loosening” arms ... - Foreign Policy
Two administration officials said that, in substance, the waiver is extremely limited and doesn't reflect a change in policy: It only allows C-130 planes to ...
Turtle Bay: Bye, Bye Bernie - Foreign Policy
... where he had just delivered France's address to the UN General assembly, that his remarks had been recorded while he was speaking off the record. ...