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...
allies consider consult continue nato next problem
We do not consider this problem resolved. On the contrary, we continue to consult with NATO allies about next steps.
both continue engaged stay touch view
We have been in touch with both sides, and it is our view they should continue to stay engaged to see if they can make progress.
acquire china continue expectation illusions information military operate seek sensitive technology
We have no illusions about China an d will continue to operate with the expectation that China, like many other countries, will seek to acquire sensitive information and technology for military uses.
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But we have made clear, while we recognize the territorial integrity of Iraq, that we think it's important and appropriate for us to meet with ... Kurdish officials in northern Iraq, and we will continue to do so as we see fit.
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If the Freedom Party becomes part of the government, we call upon the party to continue the tradition of Austrian support for human rights and equal rights for minorities,
address continue encourage key sides
We will continue to encourage the two sides to address key issues,
both consult continues
She continues to consult with both sides. But she's not in a negotiating mode.
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The work on Iraq, the work on the Middle East peace process and on the Asian financial crisis continues with no effect.
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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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The air campaign will continue, and we will continue to make diplomatic efforts with our G-8 colleagues toward a peaceful resolution of this conflict.
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it is not beneficial for either side to take steps which make holding ... substantive cross-strait dialogue more difficult.
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is a trained diplomat. She's very even-tempered. She's doing what she can to get the peace process back on track.
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People are dressed rather informally. It does appear that there is a better and more constructive and more pragmatic atmosphere to work on these problems than there had been in the past.
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We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.