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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

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2016
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    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2011
      Middle East protests
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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
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    • Friday, 18 September, 2009
      World
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    • Monday, 1 December, 2008
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    • 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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      US urged to engage with Syria
    • Thursday, 12 July, 2007
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      A political awakening that recasts the global landscape
    • Friday, 11 May, 2007
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      Failure in Iraq was not inevitable
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2006
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