APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East articles from July 2008

APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East archives from July 2008

The Challenges Of Terrorism - Iraq, Part 35 - US Bargaining.
July 14, 2008... There is a complex process of bargaining over the US presence in Iraq. This is not only between US and Iraqi negotiators, but also between the two US presidential contenders, John McCain for the Republicans who wants a long-term presence and...

Sunni Offer To Prevent Iraq's Partition.
July 14, 2008... A highly-placed Sunni Arab source in Baghdad on July 12 told APS the proposed IAF offer to the US military differed from that of the KRG in that, whereas the latter's motive is to protect Kurdistan's degree of autonomy as a first step towards...

The Bush Position.(George W. Bush)
July 14, 2008... Since 2004, President Bush has explicitly opposed any binding withdrawal timetables - either from the Iraqis or from the war's US critics - but in June 2008 he also pledged to abide by the will of Iraq's leaders. In Paris during his European...

The Implications Beyond 2008.
July 14, 2008... Beneath the public statements of officials on both sides lies a more complicated reality, involving difficult financial, diplomatic and legal questions. Once the current UNSC mandate for the American-led military operation in Iraq expires at...

The Iran & Israel Factors.
July 14, 2008... With Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reporting a third day of missile tests on July 11, it appears to be intent on signalling to its adversaries - primarily the US and Israel - that it is prepared to match both provocations and...

Erdogan In Baghdad.(Recep Tayyip Erdogan )
July 14, 2008... Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 10 was in Baghdad, only the second foreign head of a neighbouring state to visit Iraq since the 2003 US invasion. The visit came during a flurry of announcements from Sunni Arab states - including...