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In August 2012, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, the international community warned that any such use would cross 'a red line', warranting a military response. When a year later Assad bombed the Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, global leaders were torn between living up to their word and becoming mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, the world leaped at the solution.

In what has become a classic of Middle Eastern literature, Raja Shehadeh, in Palestinian Walks, wrote of his treks through the hills surrounding Ramallah over a period of three decades under Israel's military occupation. In Where the Line Is Drawn, Shehadeh explores how occupation has affected him personally, chronicling the various crossings that he undertook into Israel over a period of forty years to visit friends and family, to enjoy the sea, to argue before the Israeli courts, and to negotiate failed peace agreements.

"Throughout my tenure as US attorney, Trump's Justice Department kept demanding that I use my office to aid them politically, and I kept declining - in ways just tactful enough to keep me from being fired. I walked this tightrope for two and a half years. Eventually, the rope snapped." - from...

The fourth and final eBook in POLITICO’s Playbook 2012 series once again provides an unprecedented minute-by-minute account of the race for the presidency. The End of the Line follows President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney as their campaign teams go all-in to win in the...

A late-night visit to his Shanghai laneway house by China’s notorious secret police triggered a diplomatic storm which abruptly ended Michael Smith’s stint as one of Australia’s last foreign correspondents in China. After five days under consular protection, Smith was evacuated from a very different China to the country he first visited 25 years earlier.

An "inside the room" memoir from one of our most distinguished ambassadors who - in a career of service to the country - was sent to some of the most dangerous outposts of American diplomacy. From the wars in the Balkans to the brutality of North Korea to the endless war in Iraq, this is the real life of an American diplomat. Hill was on the front lines in the Balkans at the breakup of Yugoslavia.

"The Volley of Marriage, Modeling and a New Line" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Ruth La Ferla and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"The Thin Blue Line between Us" is from the July 11, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric L. Adams and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In a scathingly funny account of his time in the Washington swamp, Florida firebrand Matt Gaetz, one of President Trump’s key supporters in Congress, gleefully skewers the enemies of the MAGA revolution and lays out his own vision for the future of the populist movement.

"Williams and Djokovic, the Defending Wimbledon Champions, Have Disparate Story Lines" is from the June 26, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Clarey and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Twins Finish Marathon Hand in Hand, but Their Country Says They Crossed a Line" is from the August 16, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Clarey and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"As Gun Control Debate Flares, Trump Veers from the Party Line" is from the June 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ashley Parker and David M. Herszenhorn and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"In Audition with Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine Nails Most of His Lines" is from the July 14, 2016, U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Matt Flegenheimer and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Below Bryant Park, a Bunker and a Train Line, Just for Books" is from the November 21, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Corey Kilgannon and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Israel's Parliament Draws a Line on Short Hemlines" is from the December 14, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Texas' Open-Carry Laws Blurred Lines between Suspects and Marchers" is from the July 10, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Manny Fernandez, Alan Blinder and David Montgomery and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Clinton and Trump Trade Punch Lines at Al Smith Dinner" is from the October 21, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Matt Flegenheimer and Ashley Parker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"How to Pick the Fastest Line at the Supermarket" is from the September 07, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Mele and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Obama to Send Military Advisers Closer to Front Lines of ISIS Fight in Iraq" is from the April 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Veteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she had seen everything in her two decades as a White House correspondent. And then came the Trump administration. In Under Fire, Ryan takes us inside the confusion and chaos of the Trump White House to understand how she and other reporters adjusted to the new normal. She takes us inside the policy debates, the revolving door of personnel appointments, and what it is like when she, as a reporter asking difficult questions, finds herself in the spotlight, becoming part of the story.