Catherine Ashton

Iran Welcomes Nuclear Talks With Major World Powers

Reuters | Posted 03.14.2012

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DUBAI, March 14 (Reuters) - Iran welcomed on Wednesday a new round of nuclear negotiations with six world powers, saying the two sides should set "the...

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Nuclear Talks With Iran To Resume

Reuters | Posted 05.06.2012

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BRUSSELS, March 6 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton wrote to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator on Tuesday, accepting an...

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Palestinian President: Peace Talks End Without Results

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 03.26.2012

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — A low-level dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians about a future border has ended without any breakthrough, the Pales...

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EU Shuts Off The Pipes From Iran

AP | DON MELVIN | Posted 03.24.2012

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BRUSSELS — The European Union and Iran raised the stakes Monday in their test of wills over the Islamic republic's nuclear program, with the blo...

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Clinton: Syrian President Has 'Lost Legitimacy'

AP | By MATTHEW LEE | Posted 09.10.2011

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has "lost legitimacy" as a leader interested in...

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Saudi Women's Rights Activists Press Hillary Clinton To Endorse Their Right To Drive

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 08.03.2011

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A consortium of Saudi Arabian women's rights activists have written an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to publicly p...

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Former British Foreign Minister Miliband: 'The West Should Work With the Taliban'

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 05.29.2012

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Shortly before delivering his plan for Afghanistan, Miliband spoke with me at his office in the Houses of Parliament, where he also explained why maintaining good relations with Gaddafi was a good idea.

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Oxfam, Amnesty, FIDH call on EU urgent action to stop violence in Libya

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's brutal crackdown continues, the European Union must act swiftly to translate its statements into action, say three leading human rights and humanitarian organisations.

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A Melancholy Martin Luther King Day in Bil'in

Majida Abu Rahmah | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States has done very little to help my husband, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, or other Palestinian political prisoners.

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The French Connection and Middle East Talks

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Absent at the Middle East stakeholders dinner hosted by Obama was France. When there is a chance of securing a new equilibrium in the Middle East, France should be a core partner.

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"Palestinian Gandhi" Convicted for Protesting; U.S. Silent

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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To date, no U.S. official has said anything and no U.S. newspaper columnist has denounced an Israeli military court's conviction of the Palestinian teacher who organized non-violent protests against an Israeli-built wall in the West Bank.

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France Attempts To Keep French As The Diplomatic Language

GlobalPost | Teri Schultz | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS, Belgium �" It brings an entirely new context �" and not an entirely linguistic one �" to the concept of "French lessons." ...

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Multipolarism sans the EU Pole? The Geopolitics of Europe's Economic Mess

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The economic problems affecting the EU -- sovereign debt; the decline of the euro; financial contagion -- go beyond, well, economics, and could have a major impact on global politics, including on U.S. foreign policy

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Imposing Middle East Peace

Henry Siegman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Middle East peacemaking efforts will continue to fail, and the possibility of a two-state solution will disappear, if US policy continues to ignore developments on the ground in the occupied territories and within Israel.

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The New EU Chiefs: Rompuy-Pumpy And Cathy Who?

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. Ashton is Europe's new foreign policy chief, the international representative of hal...

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