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This document appears to be a page from a geopolitical news article or analysis report (marked with a House Oversight Bates stamp) discussing Middle Eastern relations around 2014. It focuses on comments by Andrew Hammond regarding the diplomatic dynamics between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, and the United States, particularly in the wake of Iraqi elections and shifting US policies under President Obama. While part of a larger discovery cache, the text on this specific page contains no direct references to Jeffrey Epstein or his immediate circle.
People (3)
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| Andrew Hammond | Policy Fellow |
Quoted expert from the European Council on Foreign Relations; author of 'The Islamic Utopia'.
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| Faisal | Diplomat/Official (likely Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal) |
Mentioned regarding 'Faisal's initiative' and diplomatic moves.
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| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
Mentioned in the context of the 'new order envisaged' regarding US-Iran relations.
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| European Council on Foreign Relations |
Employer of Andrew Hammond.
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| United States Government |
Mentioned regarding foreign policy decisions with Tehran.
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Subject of geopolitical analysis.
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Comparison made regarding behavior.
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Subject of conflict and diplomatic talks.
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Subject of analysis regarding foreign policy shifts.
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Location of parliamentary elections and coalition formation.
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Referring to the US government.
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Referring to the Iranian government.
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Referring to the Saudi government.
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Relationships (2)
Hammond analyzes Saudi reactions to US policy and authored 'The Islamic Utopia: The Illusion of Reform in Saudi Arabia'.
Text mentions US decision to pursue warmer ties with Tehran.
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"“So basically, the Iranians are acting like the Israelis – they want peace, and they want to keep the land.”"Source
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"“[Syria] is a tough one to happen quickly, but at least if they start talking then it’s a good thing,” said Andrew Hammond"Source
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"“The other issue is Iraq, now that the election is over and all the horse-trading is beginning,” said Hammond."Source
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"“It does suggest there is a potential for them to reassess the situation and try and move things forward... given the fact that the Americans clearly want to move forward, and the smaller Gulf states do as well,” said Hammond."Source
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“So basically, the Iranians are acting like the Israelis – they want peace, and they want to keep the land.”
Other analysts, while conceding any progress would be slow, had somewhat more positive forecasts on the Syrian front.
“[Syria] is a tough one to happen quickly, but at least if they start talking then it’s a good thing,” said Andrew Hammond, policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Islamic Utopia: The Illusion of Reform in Saudi Arabia.
“Fundamentally, the chances of the Syrian tragedy being brought to an end, or the beginning of this disaster being brought to an end, require these two countries to come to an agreement [...] They are the keys to the Syrian conflict, so they have to start talking, even though it will take a long time.”
Accordingly, with little chance of the two reaching agreement on Syria in the immediate future, the talks may in fact focus on other areas of dispute, such as Iraq, where a new coalition government is being formed following parliamentary elections on 30 April.
“The other issue is Iraq, now that the election is over and all the horse-trading is beginning,” said Hammond. “I wonder whether that actually may have been the main impetus for this invitation.”
Perhaps the most significant changes resulting from Faisal’s initiative in the long run, however, will pertain to Saudi itself. Having been “shocked,” as Hammond put it, by the United States’ decision to pursue warmer ties with Tehran last year, and initially threatening a “major shift” in its relations with Washington as a consequence, Riyadh may now be grudgingly coming to terms with the new order envisaged by President Obama.
“It does suggest there is a potential for them to reassess the situation and try and move things forward, find some way of having a new relationship with the Iranians, given the fact that the Americans clearly want to move forward, and the smaller Gulf states do as well,” said Hammond.
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