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Robert Ford
Robert Ford
Robert Ford is a former US ambassador to Syria and Algeria and a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute for Near East Policy in Washington
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Politics Will Cut America’s Military Budget
The year 2020 is difficult for the United States.Bargaining for Idlib
I was going to write about national day celebrations in America last week in the shadow of our healtSyrian Sanctions and Despair
The big majority of Americans are watching the protests against racism in American society and theyIs America Kadhimi’s Friend?
After the deaths of over 100,000 Americans from the coronavirus, only a few Americans pay attentionA New Cold War is a Bad Idea
I have seen a lot of discussion here and in other media about a new cold between the United States aDinner at the Makhloufs
Rami Makhlouf invited me and my wife to an usual dinner at one of his homes near Damascus in March 2What is Biden Thinking about the Middle East?
Here in the United States when we are not worrying about coronavirus, we monitor the presidential elTrump Needs a Confrontation With Iran but Not Too Big
As the world watches the Trump administration’s confrontation with the Iranian government, the AmeriTurkey and the US before a Dark Tunnel
I didn’t expect the United States to do anything to help Idlib in its struggle against the savage SyThe Real Reason Behind America’s Control of Syrian Oil
I spent five years in Iraq during the American war there.3 Basic Facts on Illusion of Syria Constitutional Reform
I like the Arabic expression: “the mountain rumbled and delivered a mouse.” The United Nations SpeciAlgeria: The Hammer and The Anvil
Algeria is approaching a crossroads but it is not clear which path it will take between evolution anWill the US Interfere to Stop the Atrocities in Idlib?
The picture of a young Syrian father trying to reach his daughter and infant son in Idlib province’sCan We Be Optimistic About Singapore?
On Tuesday we watched the big political show as American President Donald Trump met with People’s DePay Attention to What is Happening between the US and its Traditional Allies
It is easy to understand why readers of this newspaper pay very close attention to the many crises iPages
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10 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: "My government did this" is seeen written on a wall at the site of the massive Beirut port explosion of 04 August which killed at least 158 people, wounded 6000 and displaced some 250,000 to 300,000. Photo: Marwan Naamani/
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10 August 2020, England, Baston: Ian Sanderson carries his daughter Jessica, through the sunflower fields at Vine House Farm. Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire/dpa
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10 August 2020, Bavaria, Munich: People are seen sitting on the Hackerbruecke Bridge during the sunset. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa
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10 August 2020, Czech Republic, Brno: People take pictures next to huge inflatable figures of the earth and the moon which are installed at the Kravi hoar park. Photo: Václav Šálek/CTK/dpa
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