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<title><![CDATA[Paul Saunders - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/24471.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Paul Saunders]]></description><category domain="24471">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why the Trump-Putin Summit Won't Bring a Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-the-trump-putin-summit-wont-bring-a-ukraine-deal</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin has given no indication that he is interested in reaching a durable settlement to end the Russia-Ukraine War.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When 'Party Lines' Shape Reporting Instead of Facts]]></title>
							<link>https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-bloomberg-got-it-wrong-28687</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why Bloomberg got it wrong]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Visit to Russia: Can Relations Be Improved?]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/visit-russia-can-relations-be-improved-22632</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After returning from a series of meeting with senior officials in Moscow, the degree to which Russian officials remain eager to improve the U.S.-Russia relationship is apparent. Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s leaders are certainly not desperate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'nor are they prepared to accept American terms to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rethinking Russia's Mideast Ambitions]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/07/russia-middle-east-ambitions-iran-ties-syria-disagreement.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The fact that Russia and Iran are both supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s government '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and that Moscow has launched'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' air attacks on Syrian opposition forces'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' from Iran as well as directed its cruise missiles through'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Iranian airspace'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' has fueled widespread...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[George Washington's Enduring Realism]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/george-washingtons-enduring-realism-21305</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ON FEBRUARY 27, Sen. Ben Sasse spent about forty-two minutes reading George Washington'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Farewell Address on the Senate floor, an annual tradition'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'with readers from alternating parties'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'since 1893. (The first reading was in 1862, to a joint session of Congress. Annual...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Needs More Robert Gates, Less James Clapper]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/these-two-former-intelligence-chiefs-differ-sharply-russia-20668</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In extended interviews, two former U.S. intelligence chiefs have provided dramatically different assessments of Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s interference in the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath. Comparing their statements raises some important questions about the media controversies...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tillerson Defines 'America First']]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2017/05/08/tillerson_defines_america_first.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Rex Tillerson'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s May 3 address to State Department employees is perhaps the most important and comprehensive articulation of the Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s foreign policy approach since candidate Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s April 2016 foreign policy address (to a group...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Lashes Out at Israel and Russia, But Hits U.S. Too]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/spiteful-obama-lashes-out-netanyahu-putin-trump-hits-america-18916</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One need not admire Benjamin Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin or, for that matter, approve of Israeli or Russian conduct, to see Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s recent efforts to punish the two states for what they really are. Indeed, Mr. Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s efforts seem directed more at his successor than at...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Anti-Trump Hysteria on NATO]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/anti-trump-hysteria-nato-17075</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s formal nomination as the Republican Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential candidate appears to have induced mass hysteria among neoconservative Republicans and their liberal-interventionist allies in the Democratic Party. Some, like Robert Kagan and Max Boot, publicly declared...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Reckless Overseas Attack on Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/obamas-reckless-overseas-attack-trump-16366</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When looking for support for his foreign policy, President Barack Obama wants Republicans to line up behind him because politics should stop at the water'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s edge. But when trying to elect a Democratic successor, Mr. Obama takes politics with him wherever he goes, including to this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After Many Failed Policies, Elites Feel No Shame]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/hosting-trump-16023</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald J. Trump has entered presidential politics like a force of nature, thrilling some, horrifying others, and contributing to a nominating contest that has been among the most polarizing in recent memory. Thus it is not surprising that some should find controversy in the decision by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Choosing Not to Choose: Obama's Dithering on Syria]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/choosing-not-choose-obamas-dithering-syria-14633?page=show</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Obama wanted a legacy of withdrawal. Instead, he'll leave a legacy of continuing war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Much Leverage Does Russia Have in Syria?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/12/russia-syria-leverage-patience-assad-security-council.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though Washington and Moscow recently set aside their differences over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s future role in governing Syria to pass a unanimous UN Security Council resolution establishing a timeline for a political process and a cease-fire to end Syria'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s almost...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the U.S., Russia Could Solve Syria]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/us-russia-syria-cooperation.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/us-russia-syria-cooperation.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Iran deal has produced a level of mutual congratulations in the US-Russia relationship that, however mild, has not existed for some time. According to the White House, President Barack Obama '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'thanked President [Vladimir] Putin for Russia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s important role in achieving this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. &amp; Russia Face-Off in Middle East]]></title>
							<link>http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/military-strategy-us-russia-direct-conflict-threat-assessmen.html#</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For those who believe that what governments do is related to what they say, Moscow'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s and Washington'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s statements about one another are increasingly troubling. While actually rather cautious in its language, the United States' National Military Strategy is the latest example of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Reasons Arming Ukraine Won't Work]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/5-reasons-arming-ukraine-won%E2%80%99t-work-12234</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://nationalinterest.org/feature/5-reasons-arming-ukraine-won%E2%80%99t-work-12234]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With Secretary of State John Kerry joining incoming Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter as well as Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham in publicly supporting U.S. efforts to supply lethal arms to Ukraine'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s government to aid it in its war against separatist rebels and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Did Obama Pick Hagel in the First Place?]]></title>
							<link>http://thefederalist.com/2014/11/26/why-did-president-obama-appoint-chuck-hagel-in-the-first-place/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://thefederalist.com/2014/11/26/why-did-president-obama-appoint-chuck-hagel-in-the-first-place/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For all the attention to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s resignation under apparent pressure from President Barack Obama and White House officials, the real questions may be why Mr. Obama appointed him in the first place and what the administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s handling of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Obama Is Not a Realist]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/barack-obama-not-realist-11124</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[IS PRESIDENT Barack Obama a foreign-policy realist? For most of his time in office, both his supporters and his detractors have said that he is'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and until very recently, Obama did not dispute it. On the contrary, the White House often aggressively cultivated the image of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Four Lessons for Obama From George Washington]]></title>
							<link>http://nationalinterest.org/feature/four-lessons-barack-obama-george-washington-10502</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://nationalinterest.org/feature/four-lessons-barack-obama-george-washington-10502]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Paul Saunders</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Eroding support for President Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s domestic and foreign policies'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'reflected both in the editorial pages and in public opinion'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'has prompted many to suggest that the president should emulate Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and even his immediate predecessor George W....]]></description>
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