C. Sharon Advisor Dov Weisglass, Remarks on Relations with the United States, Disengagement, the Road Map, and the Possibilities of a Palestinian State, Tel Aviv, October 2004 (excerpts)

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-207
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Security ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sharp Contrast ◽  
Tel Aviv ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The Relationship

Ha'Aretz's lengthy interview with Dov Weisglass, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ““point man”” with Washington and probably his closest advisor, was conducted by Ari Shavit and published first in excerpts and two days later in its entirety. In addition to bringing into sharp contrast the contradiction between Israel's declaratory policies and assurances and its actual policies and intentions——and in so doing eliciting a swift ““clarification”” from the Prime Minister's Office——the interview also conveys a sense of the intimacy and easy camaraderie that characterizes U.S.-Israeli interactions. The full text is available at www.haaretz.com. Tell me about the dynamics of the relationship between you [and U.S. national security advisor Condoleezza Rice], and whether it's an unusual relationship.

The Limits of US Power: Transatlantic Financial Diplomacy under the Johnson and Wilson Administrations, October 1964–November 1968

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
GLEN O'HARA
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The United States ◽  
Historical Writing ◽  
Lyndon Johnson ◽  
High Level ◽  
Financial Diplomacy ◽  
The Relationship

Historians' views of the transatlantic financial diplomacy of the later 1960s have been dominated by the idea of a secret deal made between President Lyndon Johnson and Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1965, which traded US financial help for a continuation of the United Kingdom's world defence role. This notion has become extremely widespread, and is often taken for granted in historical writing. There was a high level of co-operation between the two men: as a number of writers have made clear, Wilson and Johnson shared a number of unspoken objectives which may have tied the interests of the two leaders together without any formal pact. However, the difficulty with arguments focusing on their ‘deal’ is that such work often underestimates the extent to which Britain was able to manipulate the relationship to its own ends. The United States still required British help, and needed therefore to support Britain in a number of fields – diplomatic, economic and military.

Palestine and Saudi Arabia and the Limits of Democracy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaney A. Jamal
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Nations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map

This chapter extends the analysis to Palestine and Saudi Arabia. In 2002, the road map for peace adopted by the European Union, United States, Russian, and the United Nations called for the necessity of Palestinian reforms in moving the peace process forward. The United States was vocal about the need for the Palestinians to reform their system of government and pushed for Palestinian elections in the early years of the new millennium. However, the United States was hoping that a pro-Fatah alliance would emerge and neglected to state publicly that it would nullify any outcome that was not favorable to its own interests. The Palestinians learned the hard way that the United States would indeed punish the entire population for exercising democracy the wrong way. The case of Saudi Arabia mirrors in many ways the experiences of non-oil-rich states captured in this manuscript. Significant segments of the Saudi public recognize the importance of the Saudi regime in maintaining close alliances with the United States.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart O. Schweitzer ◽  
Z. John Lu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Drug Approval ◽  
The United States ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Price Determination ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Analytical Tools

As the biopharmaceutical industry has had an outsized claim to both fame and controversy, a thorough and unbiased understanding of its complexities is very much needed. The analytical tools of economics are well suited to explore the conflicting priorities and aims of the industry. This introductory chapter lays out the road map for a systematic evaluation and identifies the broad topics or issues to be covered in the book, including supply of and demand for pharmaceuticals in the United States and emerging markets, the evolving reimbursement landscape, price determination and competition in the branded as well as generic markets, various promotional channels and their effectiveness, and landmark legislation on drug approval and intellectual property.

The “Special Relationship”

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles D. Freilich
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Marginal Change ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Existential Issues

Chapter 10 presents an overview of Israel’s military and strategic relationship with the United States, a fundamental pillar of its national security. The chapter argues that the price of the “special relationship” has been a significant loss of Israel’s independence, and that Israel undertakes major military and diplomatic initiatives without prior US approval very rarely, almost only on existential issues or ones of supreme ideological importance to its electorate. Indeed, the chapter questions whether Israel’s dependence has become so great that it could not even survive today without the United States. The United States is a generally reliable patron but has failed Israel on a number of important occasions, thereby demonstrating the need for Israel to maintain independent capabilities. Support for Israel in the United States remains high, but political and demographic trends are worrisome, and the relationship has likely peaked. Even a marginal change in US support would be severe for Israel.

Security bill will boost Canada’s cyber capabilities

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
National Security ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intelligence Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
Intelligence Service

Subject Bill C-59 and Canadian national security legislation. Significance Canada’s governing Liberals have introduced Bill C-59, omnibus national security legislation that promises to be the most significant overhaul of the national security and intelligence architecture since the creation of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) in 1984. The proposed legislation follows through on a campaign promise by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to remove unpopular elements from Bill C-51, a legacy of the Conservative government of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper that drew criticism on rights grounds for sweeping powers granted to law enforcement and intelligence to assiste counterterrorism efforts. Impacts Privacy concerns will be a persistent obstacle to Ottawa increasing cyber cooperation with the United States. The bureaucratic overhaul is likely to improve the efficacy of surveillance operations and intelligence analysis. China following through on its recent pledge not to hack Canadian commercial secrets probably depends on bilateral ties warming.

Diplomacy with Fundamentalists: The United States and the Taliban

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-234
Author(s):  
Juergen Kleiner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
The Us ◽  
Osama Bin Laden ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractAfter the Taliban had become a permanent factor in Afghan politics at the beginning of 1995, the US administration started talking to them, mainly through the American Embassy in Islamabad. Declassified documents about the administration's dealings with the Taliban, which were obtained and published by the National Security Archive, give insight into the relationship between the two unlikely partners. The Americans discussed various issues with the Taliban, such as peace in Afghanistan, the fight against narcotics, human rights, the proposed Unocal gas pipeline from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, and terrorism. The Taliban demanded recognition as Afghanistan's legitimate government and wanted access to additional revenue. American talks with the Taliban survived the deterioration of the relationship from original friendliness to opposition to the promotion of sanctions and finally to threats. Since the end of summer 1998, a solution to the issue of Osama Bin Laden has been the US administration's top issue. The Americans asked the Taliban with urgency to take Bin Laden into custody or to expel him. The US administration, however, did not offer the Taliban anything in return. Persuasion was not enough to achieve the desired result and the administration's strategy was self-defeating.

scholarly journals How Republicans and Democrats Strengthen Secret Surveillance in the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Paweł Laidler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
The Core ◽  
Security Surveillance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The U.S

The purpose of the paper is to assess the relationship  between secrecy and transparency in the pre- and post-Snowden eras  in the United States. The Author analyzes, from both political and legal perspectives, the sources and outcomes of the U.S. politics of  national security with a special focus on domestic and intelligence  surveillance measures. The core argument of the paper is that, due  to the role of the executive which has always promoted the culture   of secrecy, there is no chance for the demanded transparency in  national security surveillance, despite the controlling powers of the legislative and judiciary. As the analysis proves, the United  States in the post-Snowden era seems to be the most transparent and  secretive state, at the same time.

Human Rights and National Security Post 9/11

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 294-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Schofer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
The Right To Privacy ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

This article seeks to examine the relationship between human rights and national security within the context of counter-terrorism legislation in the United States following 11 September 2001. Working from a constructivist point of view and using discourse analysis and public-opinion data, I aim to determine whether changes have been made to the right to privacy and the anti-torture norm under the administrations of presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Abusive Men's Use of Children to Control Their Partners and Ex-Partners

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa L. Beeble ◽  
Deborah Bybee ◽  
Cris M. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
The Relationship

While research has found that millions of children in the United States are exposed to their mothers being battered, and that many are themselves abused as well, little is known about the ways in which children are used by abusers to manipulate or harm their mothers. Anecdotal evidence suggests that perpetrators use children in a variety of ways to control and harm women; however, no studies to date have empirically examined the extent of this occurring. Therefore, the current study examined the extent to which survivors of abuse experienced this, as well as the conditions under which it occurred. Interviews were conducted with 156 women who had experienced recent intimate partner violence. Each of these women had at least one child between the ages of 5 and 12. Most women (88%) reported that their assailants had used their children against them in varying ways. Multiple variables were found to be related to this occurring, including the relationship between the assailant and the children, the extent of physical and emotional abuse used by the abuser against the woman, and the assailant's court-ordered visitation status. Findings point toward the complex situational conditions by which assailants use the children of their partners or ex-partners to continue the abuse, and the need for a great deal more research in this area.

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