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ISRAEL. PALESTINE. The Abraham Accords look set to be washed away.
CHINA. UNITED STATES. After an early victory parade, reality bites.
UKRAINE. RUSSIA. For Trump, the buck stops somewhere else.
ALBANIA. A ministerial bot is more exhibit than solution.
VENEZUELA. Increasingly brazen moves could see a costly mistake.
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ISRAEL. PALESTINE. Drawing up the bridge
The Abraham Accords look set to be washed away.
Marco Rubio and Benjamin Netanyahu were due to make joint remarks Monday as Doha hosted an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic leaders to discuss Israel's recent attack. Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
INTELLIGENCE. The US has condemned Israel's strike on a Hamas compound in Qatar but Rubio's visit to Jerusalem, with prayers at the Wailing Wall his first engagement, signals tacit support. Donald Trump called Qatar a "great ally" Sunday, and said Israel should be "very, very careful", but Washington will be working furiously to ensure the Abraham Accords don't unravel as Doha calls for Israel's "punishment". Trump met Qatar’s prime minister in New York Friday.
FOR BUSINESS. The summit will be held at the Doha Ritz Carlton, where Hamas and Iranian officials allegedly met hours before Israel's strike. Even if unintended, this will be seen as a sign of solidarity with Hamas even if Israel’s ties with the UAE and others hold. If they don’t, the latest attacks in Gaza and Israel’s new settlement project in the West Bank will be blamed as much as the Qatar strikes. The UN voted to endorse a two-state solution Friday, 142 to 10.
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CHINA. UNITED STATES. The strain in Spain
After an early victory parade, reality bites.
US-China trade talks at Spain's foreign ministry began a second day Monday after earlier rounds in Stockholm and Geneva led to truces but no breakthroughs. Chinese sectoral growth numbers slowed more than expected in August.
INTELLIGENCE. Washington will view Beijing's slowdown as a potential point of
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