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U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes speaks about Obama’s upcoming visit to Cuba at the White House in Washington February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Ben Rhodes, the Novelist Who Became Obama’s Foreign-Policy Maker

by David Samuels | May 7, 2016 | World

Washington- Picture him as a young man, standing on the waterfront in North Williamsburg, at a polling site, on Sept. 11, 2001, which was Election Day in New York City. He saw the planes hit the towers, an unforgettable moment of sheer disbelief followed by panic and...

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Civilians in Aleppo rush to safety after an air strike

Ben Rhodes: Syria’s Political Solution to Fail If Assad Stays

by Heba El Koudsy | Jan 15, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Washington- Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes has warned that the political transition process in Syria is going to fail unless the President Bashar al-Assad’s departure is part of the political process. Rhodes said during a meeting with foreign...

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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in San Jose, Calif. , Friday, June 7, 2013. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Opinion: Obama and the lack of deterrence

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 20, 2013 | Opinion

Observers of Middle East affairs, particularly the inter-related affairs in Syria and Iran, are busy thinking about the possible outcome of the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland. According to reports coming out of Washington, there has been a fundamental shift in Barack...