Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Contradictions Abound 65 June 24, 2013 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Khaleej Times (U.A.E.) on June 23, 2013 by Fareed Zakaria (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:U.A.E.United Arab Emirates Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore South Korea: Trump: ‘I’ve Never Walked into a Room So Silent Before’ October 12, 2025. Published in Dong-A IlboThe Sept. 30 meeting felt more like Trump and Hegseth’s personal political talk show. 0 Austria: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget October 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power. 0 Iran: US Strategy on Iran: From Sanctions to Perception Warfare October 12, 2025. Published in Fars NewsThe U.S. no longer seeks to persuade or deter Iran but to discredit its political system both domestically and internationally. 0 Germany: Trump’s Peace Plan: Too Good To Be True October 10, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungIt remains difficult to envision ... how Hamas will consent to its own disarmament. 0 Germany: A Sensible Plan for Gaza* October 12, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Topics South Korea: Trump: ‘I’ve Never Walked into a Room So Silent Before’ October 12, 2025. Published in Dong-A IlboThe Sept. 30 meeting felt more like Trump and Hegseth’s personal political talk show. 0 Iran: US Strategy on Iran: From Sanctions to Perception Warfare October 12, 2025. Published in Fars NewsThe U.S. no longer seeks to persuade or deter Iran but to discredit its political system both domestically and internationally. 0 Germany: A Sensible Plan for Gaza* October 12, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: Trump’s Peace Plan: Too Good To Be True October 10, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungIt remains difficult to envision ... how Hamas will consent to its own disarmament. 0 Mexico: The Kirk Paradox October 10, 2025. Published in La Jornada 0 Turkey: Cost of Trumping in the 21st Century: Tested in Europe, Isolated on Gaza October 9, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah 0 Austria: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget October 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power. 0 Singapore: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan – Some Cause for Optimism, but Will It Be Enough? October 5, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Related Articles U.A.E.: Arab World Pushes Back on Trump’s Gaza Plan February 18, 2025. Published in Gulf NewsArabs will come up with a solution for Gaza, but what about the West Bank? U.A.E.: Kamala Harris’ Good Vibes Offer Americans Something New August 27, 2024. Published in The NationalEven if Ms Harris were to lose one of the 'blue wall' states like Pennsylvania, she could still win by carrying Sun Belt states. U.A.E.: It’s Becoming Clear How Much Trump Misses Biden August 18, 2024. Published in The NationalTrump may be tempted to go further this time ... but his options will probably be limited to sowing chaos and doubt. U.A.E.: The Energy of the Harris Campaign Has Reframed the US Election August 9, 2024. Published in The NationalHarris has already proven highly effective in painting Trump as a dangerous criminal. U.A.E.: Joe Biden Will Be Remembered as a Great American President July 28, 2024. Published in The NationalIt’s extremely unlikely that Biden was mainly seeking to proactively defend his own legacy and reputation. Previous articleContrasting Strategies, Same ResultsNext articleHalf Open Door Policy LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment