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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks to students of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine during his visit in Kiev on April 22, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY)

Opinion: Biden’s Gift to ISIS

by Wafiq Al-Samarrai | Aug 31, 2014 | Opinion

Once again, US Vice President Joe Biden returned to talk about the possibility of dividing Iraq into three federal states—Sunni, Shi’ite and Kurdish. As a man advances in age and his career, one would expect him to become wiser and more knowledgeable, not the...

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Shi’ite fighters, from the brigades of peace loyal to Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr take part in field training in Najaf, August 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani)

Iraqi politicians express support for federalism

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 24, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—A decade-old proposal by US Vice-President Joe Biden to divide Iraq into three federal states is attracting fresh attention in the wake of sectarian attacks that have thrown the process of forming a new government into doubt. In an article...

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) speaks to the media as Cypriot President and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades (R) and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu (3rd R) look on, in the UN-controlled buffer zone splitting the island and its capital Nicosia May 22, 2014. Biden said on Thursday he was optimistic Cypriots could […]

Opinion: Why did Biden go to Cyprus?

by Aylin Kocaman | May 28, 2014 | Opinion

This question has been asked a lot this week. This is only the second time that a US vice president has visited Cyprus, after then-vice president Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit in 1962. So just what was US Vice President Joe Biden doing in Cyprus late last week? We must...

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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks to students of the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine during his visit in Kiev on April 22, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY)

Biden: Russia must ‘stop talking and start acting’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia on Tuesday that “it’s time to stop talking and start acting” to reduce tension in Ukraine, offering a show of support for the besieged nation as an international agreement aimed at stemming its...

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US Vice President Joe Biden waves upon his arrival at Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, on April 21, 2014. (Reuters/Valntyn Ogirenko)

Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—US Vice President Joe Biden launched a high-profile visit on Monday to demonstrate US commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions even as violence continues. Biden planned to meet...