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    • Saturday, 8 August, 2020
      ObituaryUS foreign policy
      Brent Scowcroft, adviser to US presidents, 1925-2020

      Self-effacing retired air force general became the model of how to manage American foreign policy

    • Friday, 7 August, 2020
      US foreign policy sage Brent Scowcroft dies aged 95

      Two-time White House national security adviser guided the west through the end of the Cold War

    • Friday, 13 January, 2017
      US politics & policy
      Clash of views in Trump cabinet sets stage for policy confusion

      Differing stances on foreign policy and trade will threaten formation of strategy

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2016
      US presidential election
      Trump hits back at claims of transition team chaos

      President-elect’s denials follow foreign policy resignations and denunciations

      NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: Vice President-elect Mike Pence gets into an elevator as he arrives at Trump Tower, November 15, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of choosing his presidential cabinet as he transitions from a candidate to the president-elect. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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      The president must lay out the parameters of a fair and viable peace agreement, writes Brent Scowcroft

    • Thursday, 9 December, 2010
      World
      EU urged to act over Israel
    • Friday, 18 September, 2009
      World
      US stresses European defence
    • Monday, 1 December, 2008
      Defence in the downturn
      Jim Jones appointed national security adviser
    • Wednesday, 19 November, 2008
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      George Bush’s library
    • Sunday, 20 July, 2008
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      A superpower in search of a role
    • Friday, 11 April, 2008
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      Obama opposes Hamas meeting
    • Wednesday, 10 October, 2007
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    • Thursday, 12 July, 2007
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      A political awakening that recasts the global landscape
    • Friday, 11 May, 2007
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    • Wednesday, 3 January, 2007
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      Failure in Iraq was not inevitable
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      Bush not ready to give up on Iraq victory
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      The neglected roots of conflict are buried in combustible land
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