James Rubin
James Rubin
James Phillip "Jamie" Rubinis an American former diplomat and journalist. He writes a regular column on foreign affairs for the Sunday Times of London. He was Visiting Scholar 2013–14 at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, he became a Sky News television news journalist and commentator. He is married to the CNN correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour...
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The Russians understand the importance of maintaining a broad-based relationship with the United States. They are going to continue working with us on a wide variety of issues.
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These actions taken as a whole are contrary to the direction that China has been urged to take by the world,
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It would be a grave mistake for people to test their willingness to defend themselves.
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Saddam is again pushing the canard that sanctions -- rather than the misrule and the cynical manipulation of his own people that Saddam Hussein propagates -- are responsible for the suffering of the Iraqi people.
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Saddam Hussein should change his mind and allow the U.N. to do its job.
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We think that recent events only demonstrate the critical importance of developing comprehensive peace arrangements so that these kinds of crises do not recur.
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Ambassador Holbrooke will convey to the authorities in Belgrade the necessity for full compliance with all of their commitments to the international community and for maximum restraint in the period leading up to the March 15 conference in France,
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This phase where we've been actively mediating might well close.
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This line has served as an effective means of preventing military tension between North and South Korean military forces for 46 years,
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The U.S. will have satisfactory access to the site in order to remove fully our concerns about the nature of the site and the activities of the site.
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The U.S. support for the Djukanovic government is strong and unwavering.
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Draskovic's ouster is a sign of complete contempt by President Milosevic for those who speak the truth.
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During the course of the Shepherdstown peace talks this week, we have had intense negotiations on all the key issues.
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During that conversation the prime minister requested that ambassador Dennis Ross return to Israel as soon as possible to discuss how to bridge the remaining gaps needed to start accelerated final status talks in Washington.