Obama’s Peace Process: From Settlement Freeze to ‘Baby Steps’

230

November 11, 2009

Published in The Daily Star
(Lebanon) on
by (link to original link to original)

Translated from by . Edited by .

This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link .

Tags:
Lebanon

Hot this week

Block title

Germany: Canada’s Defiance Deserves Our Respect*

September 10, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung

[I]t is worth trying to play Trump at his own game.

Spain: To the Barricades

September 5, 2026. Published in Ideal Digital

We have a Europe that’s scared out of its wits and diplomatically inept, presidents with dirty underwear, and borders that are bursting at the seams like old clothes.

South Africa: Why the 2026 Yen Intervention Matters for Gold, Bitcoin and the Dollar

September 9, 2026. Published in Business Day

Mexico: Bessent’s Futile Sanctions Crumble in the Face of the Shanghai Group’s Multipolar World Order

September 6, 2026. Published in La Jornada

'[T]he umpteenth summit between Putin and Xi is rousing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from its long slumber.'

Germany: Sabotage and Attacks: War without a Declaration of War

September 7, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

So, is Berlin now at war with Moscow?

Topics

South Korea: Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically

September 11, 2026. Published in Hankyoreh

The United States should understand that continually adding new demands will only destroy trust between allies.

Austria: Donald Trump, the Boogeyman

September 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard

Canada: Canada Can’t Wait for America To Return to Normal — This Is the New Normal

September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Star

Canada: The Midterm Myth Won’t Save Canada from Trump’s Tariffs

September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun

Canada: What We Didn’t Learn from 9/11

September 10, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun

Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up

September 10, 2026. Published in National Post

Ireland: The Irish Times View on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Day That Casts a Long Shadow

September 10, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Egypt: Trump Reignites Tanker War in the Gulf

September 10, 2026. Published in Daily News Egypt

The central objective of increasing the security and military costs imposed on Iran is not necessarily to launch an all-out war, but rather to compel the Iranian leadership to accept a new deal.

Saudi Arabia: Is Trump Redefining the Relationship with Israel?

August 13, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

[These changes] reflect a deeper transformation in the concept of American national interest after two decades of wars in the region.

Saudi Arabia: 2 Leaders Return from Washington

July 25, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

In practical terms, returning from Washington matters more than going there.

Egypt: Does Might Make Right? The US-Iran Peace Deal and Limits of Military Power

June 18, 2026. Published in Ahram Online

[O]ne of the most important lessons of the U.S.-Iran agreement is that diplomacy itself remains a strategic resource.

France: Iran: The United States at an Impasse

June 5, 2026. Published in L'Est Républicain

[C]apitalizing on the White House's indecision, Israel is advancing its offensive in Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia: Lebanon: America’s Bargaining Chip in Its Standoff with Iran

June 3, 2026. Published in Arab News

Using Lebanon as a bargaining chip through Washington’s Israeli proxy is Trump’s way of leveling the playing field.

Japan to Tell Obama It Wants Okinawa Marine Base Closed

The Next Generation of U.S. Passenger Planes: Stealth Bombers or Space Shuttles?