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  1. The Right Coast

    Schumer Urges New Leadership in Israel, Calling Netanyahu an Obstacle to Peace – The New York Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, on Thursday delivered a pointed speech on the Senate floor excoriating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as a…

  2. The Right Coast

    GOP strained by Trump-influenced shift from Reagan on Russia | The Hill

    By Thomas A. Smith

    It s not Ronald Reagan s GOP anymore. The Republican Party s shift from Russia hawk to something softer is straining the GOP at a crucial juncture, highlighting the ascendency of…

  3. PrawfsBlawg

    Thomas Friedman on the “Biden Doctrine”

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Thursday, February 01, 2024Thomas Friedman on the "Biden Doctrine"In today's NYTimes, Thomas Friedman addresses the advent of a potential "Biden Doctrine" on the Middle East:A Biden Doctrine — as…

  4. The Right Coast

    Biden and the TikTok Anti-LNG Crusade – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Americans received a preview of a second Biden term on Friday when the President halted permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. Climate politics has become the tail…

  5. The Right Coast

    Obama’s clueless foreign policy left behind the chaos we face today

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The structures that bind the nations of the world together are breaking down before our eyes.Two savage wars are raging in volatile regions, either of which might at any moment…

  6. The Right Coast

    Biden is risking Israel’s security, future to boost his, Kamala Harris’ 2024 re-election hopes

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The odds that Israel s security could be sacrificed to help boost Biden s bid for a second term have been growing ever since polls started showing that many young…

  7. The Right Coast

    White House Warns Congress That Weapons Money for Ukraine Will Run Out – The New York Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The White House warned on Monday that the United States would run out of money to send weapons to Ukraine by the end of the year if Congress does not…

  8. Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

    Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

    By Gerry W. Beyer

    Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a prominent diplomat known for shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Vietnam War era and improving relations with China, has passed away at the…

  9. The Right Coast

    Redefining Success in Ukraine | Foreign Affairs

    By Thomas A. Smith

    kraine s counteroffensive appears to have stalled, just as wet and cold weather brings to a close the second fighting season in Kyiv s effort to reverse Russian aggression. At…

  10. The Right Coast

    Obama s Lesson for Rashida Tlaib – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Poor Rashida Tlaib. If only she had Barack Obama s ability to couch the argument for moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas in terms acceptable to polite society.Because she doesn…