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...countries support Salafi or Brotherhood groups.Of course, an alternative to all-out Syrian war would be a diplomatic solution that forced President Bashar al-Assad to step down in favor of a transitional government, leading to elections...
...cracks in Iran's defiant stance: Will increased sanctions compel Tehran to make real concessions and allow for a diplomatic solution to the standoff? This characterization is too simplistic, however, and the record suggests there may be some...
...inconvenient responsibilities, for restraint as well as for action. It advocates thoughtful consideration and diplomatic solutions to conflict, in wartime as well as in peacetime. It only means something if we do it when it's hard. To insist...
...preemptive strike against Iraq. Invading Iraq to settle a Bush family score is the height of immorality. Why is a diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis acceptable to the administration whereas they appear to be totally committed to armed...
...fears are exaggerated. There are few, if any, signs of military buildups or tensions, as states are pursuing diplomatic solutions to border delimitation issues. But new confidence-building measures could help avert future risks. Russia...
...intention to intensify his assault, as he has now done. He rebuffed repeated entreaties to cease fire and negotiate a diplomatic solution. Doing nothing would have given him a license to conduct his ethnic cleansing. Now it will be said that NATO...
...the carving up of his country and his own death are likely outcomes; otherwise, there is no reason to achieve a diplomatic solution. And that is where Operation Odyssey Dawn will meet its real test: either as a feckless bluff, unmasked at the...
...now if $100 billion are wasted upon the destruction of Iraq. Ultimately, going to war without exhausting every diplomatic solution imaginable is nothing more than a blatant disregard for human life. It will certainly not be our top decision-makers...
...Pyongyang who hope to escalate tensions to justify their acts. The door remains open, as it should be, to a diplomatic solution to denuclearization. It would be foolish, however, not to shape American policy based on the reality that North...
...intention to intensify his assault, as he has now done. He rebuffed repeated entreaties to cease fire and negotiate a diplomatic solution. Doing nothing would have given him a license to conduct his ethnic cleansing. Now it will be said that NATO...