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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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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whether they want a peace agreement rather than a catastrophe.
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I don't think people are talking about doubling or tripling the overall troop contingent, but rather trying to make sure that everybody is doing what they can.
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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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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.
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.
anticipate changes deck view
We do not anticipate any changes in our relations. We view this as shuffling deck chairs.
received variety
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.
deeds focus words
Our focus is on deeds and not so much words and personalities.
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Our understanding is that the Contact Group in New York has agreed to a consensus text of a U.N. Security Council resolution.
client entitled innocence
My client is entitled to a presumption of innocence at this point.
conflict fuel regional wider
will only fuel wider regional instability ... and escalate the conflict with NATO.