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Tillerson Firing Places Iran Deal in Jeopardy
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 10:00 AM
Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in the United States
Latest in Rex Tillerson
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Israel Strikes Iranian Targets in Syria after Drone Incursion
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 10:00 AM
New Clashes in Syria as Israel Hits Iranian Targets, U.S. Troops Attacked by Regime
Syria
Trump's New Syria Strategy is Woefully Unrealistic
Rao Komar Fri, Feb 2, 2018, 7:00 AM
On January 17, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the Trump administration’s Syria strategy for the first time at Stanford University’s Hoover Institute. Tillerson’s speech cleared up much of the uncertainty regarding whether the United States would stay in Syria after the defeat of the Islamic State, confirming that the administration would maintain a military presence in the country for the foreseeable future. In addition, he highlighted five key U.S.
AUMF
Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s AUMF Hearing
Scott R. Anderson, Sabrina McCubbin Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 7:00 AM
On Oct. 30, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis on the Trump administration’s views regarding the need for a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF).
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Iraqis and Kurds Compete for Oil Deals, Gulf States Still Fighting PR War in Washington, Deadly Ambush in Egypt
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 10:00 AM
Iraq and Kurdistan Broker Oil Deals in Contested Regions
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Trump to Decertify Iran Deal, U.S. and Turkey Cut Off Travel Visas, Saudi Arabia Scores Arms Deals with Russia and United States
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 12:15 PM
Trump Expected to Send Iran Deal Debate Back to Congress
Cybersecurity
Is the State Department Reorganization Undermining Cyber Diplomacy?
Garrett Hinck Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 3:32 PM
The Trump administration seems to want it both ways on cybersecurity policy. On one hand, the White House has ordered the State Department to study and report on the United States’s “international engagement strategy” for cyber issues, signalling it takes the issue seriously. Yet Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s ongoing State Department reorganization hobbles U.S. cyber diplomacy by downgrading the central coordination office for international outreach on cyber issues.
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New Tensions on Temple Mount, CIA Ends Aid to Syrian Rebels, Gulf Crisis Affecting Regional Foreign Policy, and Trump Looking for Excuse to Leave Iran Deal
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 10:30 AM
Attack on Israeli Police on Temple Mount Launches Protests and Clashes
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Shuttle Diplomacy Falls Short in Gulf Crisis, Israel Concerned about Ceasefire in Syria, and Two Tenuous Years of the Iran Nuclear Deal
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jul 18, 2017, 10:30 AM
Emirati-backed Hackers Started Gulf Crisis, According to U.S. Intelligence
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U.S. and Russia Agree to Ceasefire in Syria, Iraq Winds Down Fighting in Mosul, Turkish Opposition Rallies against Erdogan, and Britain Will Continue Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 10:30 AM
Trump Administration Agrees to Russia’s Ceasefire Proposal in Syria