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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We do expect to be making decisions on these visa applications fairly quickly.
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asked him to tell Secretary (of State Madeleine) Albright that they have approved the agreement as negotiated at Rambouillet and that they have authorized its signature.
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The more this campaign (against Kosovars) goes on,
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a comprehensive approach to the complex factors that have sustained the growth of the narcotics industry and its associated ills in Colombia for generations.
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It sounds like an initiative that merits consideration.
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It's part of the building of a stronger, deeper relationship between the United States and the Palestinian Authority.
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It's up to the tribunal to indict and name people as war criminals.
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They encountered no denial of access, ... The Serb police presence is much smaller in the countryside than on Sunday, and the Serb police are generally departing the countryside.
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This phase where we've been actively mediating might well close.
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It means that the momentum for the cooperative efforts between the two sides is increasing.
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It's not over until it's over, and they (U.S. negotiators) are not packing their bags to go to Geneva at this point.
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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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It is our hope that this mandate will set Iran on a course towards a more constructive and a new role in the region, one which eventually leads to Iran's full political and economic reintegration into the international community.
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The NSA is not authorized to provide intelligence information to private firms ... U.S. intelligence agencies are not tasked to engage in industrial espionage, or obtain trade secrets for the benefit of any U.S. company or companies.