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Reconcilable Differences: Portraits of Challenging U.S. Partnerships [https:/www.wilsonquarterly/quarterly/reconcilable-differences/]
[[link removed]]In an increasingly complex world, the implementation of American foreign policy requires compromises. In “Reconcilable Differences: Portraits of Challenging U.S. Partnerships” we examine a handful of tricky relationships, highlight complexities of key partnerships, and offer policymakers insights on how to approach them.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] ForewordReconcilable Differences
by Ambassador Mark A. Green
Wilson Center President & CEO Mark A. Green sets the stage for the issue in this foreword, which reflects on both his upbringing and a long career that has given him an inside look at partnerships with countries that were both integral to U.S. interests and with which we harbored major differences.
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The U.S. Pakistan Relationship: Troubled But Not Headed for Divorce Egypt and the U.S.: A Partnership Rooted in the Past
by Michael Kugelman by Marina Ottaway
Pakistan is a country that has repeatedly clashed with Washington, especially on the issue of terrorism, leading to repeated diplomatic crises and extensive mistrust. This essay highlights how Washington has sought to reconcile a seemingly contradictory reality. The United States has long considered Egypt a strategic partner and a major non-NATO ally. However, with a dreadful human rights record and dwindling returns, this essay explores whether it is time for the U.S. to reevaluate its relationship to Egypt.
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Interactive FeatureU.S.-China Engagement: Regrettable or Inevitable?
by Robert Daly
Washington and Beijing need a relationship with each other more than they want one. Neither can succeed unless it finds a balance between its interests and values. In our interactive feature, Robert Daly uses the structure of traditional Chinese door couplets to examine this tricky relationship.
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The U.S.-Saudi Conundrum The Caliph Confronts the West, and the Rest: The Turkish Case
by David Ottaway by Ambassador James Jeffrey
The chronically fraught U.S.-Saudi relationship has reached a tipping point after multiple crises. In this compelling essay, Saudi Arabia expert David Ottaway asks, can Israel help us find a way back to our oldest Middle Eastern ally? Turkey’s strengths have long made it so important to the U.S. that its human rights and other transgressions are at times overlooked. In this essay, a former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey examines why as U.S. interests prevail, they may get a pass yet again, and other challenges for bilateral relations.
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America’s
Past
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Present
Collide
in
the
Democratic
Republic
of
the
Congo
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Floribert
Anzuluni
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Brad
Brooke-Rubin
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Lessons
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America’s
Reconciliation
with
Vietnam
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Ambassador
Ted
Osius
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Mexico
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the
U.S.:
Neighbors
by
Geography,
Partners
by
Necessity
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by
Lila
Abed


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