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...
believe commander guns military position remain
We believe NATO's guns should remain cocked and NATO's military commander should remain in a position to act.
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I don't want to be in a position to discuss all the options, except to say that we of course would want the strongest possible action by the (Security) Council to back up the important work of the U.N. special commission.
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If we had the Kosovo Albanians agreed, that would change the situation fundamentally, because then we would be in a position to use the very real prospect of NATO military action to concentrate the minds of the Serbs.
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The secretary is always hopeful but thinks significant gaps remain between the Israeli and Palestinian positions. She will work to overcome those gaps but at this time has no reason to believe we're in a position to bridge those gaps. She is nether optimistic nor pessimistic but believes the process cannot go on indefinitely.
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Our position is clear. Milosevic must halt the offensive against the Kosovar Albanians, withdraw his forces and embrace a settlement based on the Rambouillet framework.
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Clearly, we would not be in a position to carry on business as usual with Pakistani authorities consistent with our laws,
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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 consider this problem resolved. On the contrary, we continue to consult with NATO allies about next steps.
anticipate changes deck view
We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.
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We received assurances at a variety of levels.
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We will react swiftly and firmly to any statements or actions suggesting sympathy with Nazi-era policies, or that express racism, xenophobia or anti-Semitism.
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Our focus is on deeds and not so much words and personalities.