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«One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation - state of Syria and the rise of ISIS was the effect of climate change and the mega-drought that affected that region, wiped out farmers, drove people to cities, created a humanitarian crisis that created the symptoms — or rather the conditions of extreme poverty — that has now led to the rise of ISIL and this extreme violence,» the former Maryland governor said, fielding a question
about foreign policy from Bloomberg.
Not exact matches
Many prominent Republican
foreign policy hawks have already publicly expressed concern
about Tillerson's Russia ties, a problem likely exacerbated by reports that the CIA believes Russia actively interfered in the 2016 presidential election by leaking embarrassing private emails
from top Democrats.
Mueller's office has obtained a wealth of subpoenaed documents
about the president's conduct and has taken secret testimony
from cooperating witnesses — Michael Flynn, former
foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and former campaign aide Rick Gates — any one of whom would be in a position to contradict Trump and expose him to perjury charges.
The latest problem for Sessions stems
from news that George Papadopoulos, a
foreign policy adviser to Trump's campaign, had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
about his contacts with Russians.
From what's been publicly reported
about the Nunes memo, the key allegation in it is that the FBI abused its power when requesting a surveillance warrant on Trump
foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
Mueller also unsealed a guilty plea in October
from former Trump
foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, who admitted to lying to federal investigators
about meetings in which he discussed potentially colluding with Russian agents to acquire Hillary Clinton's private emails.
Last year, the event brought together thousands of activists to listen to dozens of Republican leaders speak
about everything
from economics and
foreign policy to social issues.
But better to be instructed in the Creed than to be given common sense
about better living or to hear the clergy's exasperations with U.S.
foreign policy — things gotten more easily, and probably more interestingly,
from the op - ed page of the Sunday paper.
In the mandarin world of
foreign policy experts, a good many «realists» viewed, and still view, this initiative as an unwelcome intrusion that distracts attention
from the cold calculations of power that should guide our thinking
about world affairs.
Then there came the Clinton years, the years when America took something of a holiday
from history» and
from serious thought
about the relation between ideals and realities, moral norms and prudential judgments, in formulating and executing
foreign policy.
Here in Dayton, I've developed a bit of a reputation for being both a political and theological «liberal,» and have thus found myself in some spirited conversations
about everything
from Barack Obama's
foreign policy to the eternal destiny of Buddhists and Hindus and, well... Barack Obama himself.
I am sure that when these leaders wake up each morning, they are not thinking
about foreign policy, but
about domestic social unrest, the lack of provision of a proper welfare system,
about how to deal with the issue of internal migrants (some 200 million people on the move
from villages to urban areas demanding the same rights as urban locals), and so on.
A real public debate
about the pros and cons of staying in the EU — including not stymieing the efforts of fellow member states in the midst of deep crisis — can perhaps rescue the UK
from this
foreign policy folly.
As A Journey stumbles to the end with increasingly assertive broadsides
about foreign policy, it reads as if Blair is channeling Edmund Burke
from 1774: «Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.»
(CNN)- There is a power struggle going on
about the direction of the Republican party, over everything
from foreign policy, to the role of national security, to defunding Obamacare — and Texas freshman Sen. Ted Cruz is right in the thick of it.
Hosting the meeting was the
Foreign Secretary, William Hague, who had taken time out from his schedule to discuss the coalition government's foreign policy, despite days of rampant speculation about his private life and political jud
Foreign Secretary, William Hague, who had taken time out
from his schedule to discuss the coalition government's
foreign policy, despite days of rampant speculation about his private life and political jud
foreign policy, despite days of rampant speculation
about his private life and political judgement.
There was no discussion of
foreign policy worth talking
about, no discussion of counter terrorism
policy, protecting America
from attack, defence issues.
And, keeping up with the diverse schedule, Mr. Lancman is hosting a screening of Forgotten Refugees this weekend, a film
about Jews expelled
from Middle East and North Africa after the Second World War, which may help the candidate gain further traction in
foreign policy - minded Jewish constituencies in the district.
The
foreign secretary insisted the audit «not a consultation
about disengaging or withdrawing
from the EU» and that government
policy had not changed, however.
From DC I moved to Mexico City, where I conducted research on the labor recruitment process of foreign temporary workers on a Fulbright public policy research grant — I first learned about the grant opportunity from members of my PPIA coh
From DC I moved to Mexico City, where I conducted research on the labor recruitment process of
foreign temporary workers on a Fulbright public
policy research grant — I first learned
about the grant opportunity
from members of my PPIA coh
from members of my PPIA cohort.
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Something like a whirlwind in person, Radford cuts through the pre-lunch crowd at a swank Denver bar, where he spots me at a table chatting with his ingénue
from The Merchant of Venice, Lynn Collins, and makes a beeline, hand extended in a gesture unaffected enough to shed a little light on how unspoken he's been
about his film, United States
foreign policy, and actors.
That's what the New York board of regents told educators last week
about a
policy it had hastily adopted 11 days earlier requiring the equivalent of three years of a
foreign language to graduate
from high school.
A lesson
about the reformist and conservatives factions, and pressures
from abroad / Henry's
foreign policy.
Before speaking
about education when he took the podium in the school's cafeteria, Trump took sharp aim at Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on
foreign policy and defended his repeated assertion that he was opponent of the Iraq War
from the start, a claim that has been debunked by fact checkers.
Installed in the old Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, the much - talked -
about monumental sugar sphinx draws more than 130,000 visitors; inspires praise, countless opinions and selfies, and a porcelain pitcher; earns her recognition
from Wall Street Journal Magazine as its 2014 Art Innovator and a spot on
Foreign Policy magazine's list of leading 2014 Global Thinkers; and is currently being explored in «Afterword,» an exhibition at Sikkema Jenkins Gallery in New York.
They've written letters to the government demanding that Ottawa stop a swarm of activist groups backed by
foreign billionaires
from hijacking — as the prime minister himself put it — the hearings over the Canadian Northern Gateway pipeline that would carry our oil
from Alberta to B.C. Canadians have been calling into radio shows and writing blogs, and spreading the word in their communities
about the fact that this crucial decision over Canada's national energy
policy is being infiltrated by what are essentially the well - paid lobbyists of wealthy and powerful
foreign interests.
Michael Levi's new book, The Power Surge, is very likely to be one of the best things you'll read
about the ongoing oil and gas boom in the United States... [T] he book is filled with detailed on - the - ground reporting and carefully reasoned observations
about how the oil and gas uptick could have all sorts of unexpected impacts on everything
from U.S.
foreign policy to climate change to transportation.
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