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Kerry Pleads for Patience in ISIS Fight

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd pushed back on Secretary of State John Kerry repeatedly  “pleading for patience,” when looking for any results from the Obama administrations strategy  against ISIS. Kerry insisted, “There is a lot more

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International Relations Scholars: Kerry Least Effective Secretary of State in Half a Century

Nobody puts the SoS in Secretary of State quite like John Kerry, who has overseen the rout of American influence and prestige in every corner of the globe, managing the neat trick of making Hillary Clinton look relatively consequential, or at least harmless. Kerry has finally been given the recognition he deserves by foreign policy scholars, who named him the least effective SecState of the past 50 years.

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Report: U.S. Prepared To Rely Upon Iran For Regional Stability In Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria

European officials have reportedly relayed a message to Israeli officials about the Obama administration’s plans concerning the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran. The U.S. and Iran are reportedly closing in on a deal that would allow the Ayatollah’s regime to keep the vast majority of its centrifuges running, while also allowing for Iran to be in charge of stabilizing its surrounding region.

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NATO Chief Calls for US to Provide Weapons to Ukrainian Army

As the war in east Ukraine between the Kiev government and pro-Russia separatists aided by Russian soldiers worsens, reports have surfaced that the United States wants to arm the Ukrainian military. The New York Times reported that NATO’s military commander Philip M. Breedlove wants the U.S. to provide weapons and equipment to the Army.

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Boko Haram Displaces 1.6 Million Nigerians in Five Years

In the past five years, Boko Haram has forced over 1.6 million people to flee Nigeria — and, increasingly, border areas of Cameroon — due to numerous attacks intended to expand their “caliphate.” The Muslim group recently attacked Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State and the largest city in the northeast.

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John Kerry: Terrorists Kill for Thrill Seeking, Not Islamic Jihad

Violent extremists who are killing children and others in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and other parts of the world may cite Islam as a justification, but the West should be careful about calling them Islamic radicals, Secretary of State John Kerry told an audience of opinion leaders Friday at the World Economic Forum.

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Gutfeld: US ‘Run By Camp Counselors’

Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld said that James Taylor’s performance in Paris during a State Department visit was an indication that America was “run by camp counselors” on Friday’s broadcast of “The Five.” After playing a clip of Taylor’s

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After Missing Unity Rally, Kerry Soothes Paris with James Taylor Concert

Long after the great Charlie Hebdo rally had been held in Paris, and Barack Obama’s absence had been painfully noted by the entire world, Secretary of State John Kerry finally chugged into France–with 70s soft-rock crooner James Taylor in tow–for a performance of “You’ve Got a Friend” that Kerry described, along with the entire visit, as a “big hug” to Paris.

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Kerry, Power Take Credit for Palestinian Loss at UN

Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Ambassador Samantha Power are being credited for their efforts in lobbying members of the UN Security Council to vote against a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood. Yet if they had been on top of their game, the vote never would have been held.

Kerry, Netanyahu expected to discuss proposed U.N. Securtiy Council resolution on Mideast

World View: Israel-Palestine Struggle Moves to the United Nations

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israel-Palestine struggle moves to the United Nations ISIS executes 100 foreign fighters for trying to flee Syria Reader comments say that Vietnam can defend against China Israel-Palestine struggle moves to the United Nations Sisyphus

Kerry, Netanyahu expected to discuss proposed U.N. Securtiy Council resolution on Mideast

Afghanistan Seeks Support at London Conference

LONDON (AP) — Afghanistan’s leader is asking international politicians not to abandon his country amid the withdrawal of most foreign troops and a surge in Taliban attacks. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and British Prime Minister David Cameron are jointly hosting

Afghanistan Seeks Support at London Conference

Kerry Hosts First anti-Islamic State Coalition Meeting

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday hosts the first high-level meeting of the 60-member coalition trying to crush the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and in Syria. Kerry, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and foreign ministers from

Kerry Hosts First anti-Islamic State Coalition Meeting

Tunisia’s Anti-Islamist Essebsi Leads Presidential Vote

The head of Tunisia’s anti-Islamist Nidaa Tounes party, Beji Caid Essebsi, leads the country’s presidential election with 39.46 percent of votes, six percentage points ahead of incumbent Moncef Marzouki, results showed Tuesday. Because there was no outright winner, a second

Tunisia’s Anti-Islamist Essebsi Leads Presidential Vote

Turkish PM Threatens to Defend Jerusalem From Israel

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu attacked Israel on Wednesday for its response to the recent surge in Palestinian terrorism, threatening to use force in order to “protect” Jerusalem’s Islamic holy sites such as the Al-Aqsa Mosque. “Nothing will prevent Turkey

Turkish PM Threatens to Defend Jerusalem From Israel