Gangland Culture Takes Over Where UK Society Leaves Off -- Alan Philps, The National
Commentators around the world have rushed to link the London riots to the protest movements in Arab countries which sparked revolution in Tunisia and Egypt, and near civil war in Syria. Of course there are similarities in every street disturbance, but in this case trying to draw comparisons is a dead end. It does not get us closer to understanding what was happening in either case.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
After the Riots: the Economic Cost of London's Mayhem -- Jay Newton-Small, Time
Five reasons why Europe is cracking up -- José Ignacio Torreblanca, Eurozine
Israelis protest costly housing – but not cost of settlements. Why? -- Joshua Mitnick, Christian Science Monitor
Europe’s crisis and the psychology of fear -- Anthony Faiola, Washington Post
North Korea’s New Friend? -- Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat
There's no happy ending to Syria’s power struggle -- Michael Bell, Globe And Mail
Why the Syrian regime won't fall -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
Starving in Somalia -- New York Times editorial
Guatemala elections and drug cartels – also a risk for America -- Mark Schneider and Javier Ciurlizza, Christian Science Monitor
Central bankers to the rescue? -- The Economist
A Six-Point Plan for Ending the Debt Crisis -- Thomas Straubhaar, Spiegel Online
America as Less Than No. 1 -- Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
Is the U.S. the Western Hemisphere's New Banana Republic? -- Tim Padgett, Time
The U.S. still has a promising future -- Michael O'Hanlon, L.A. Times
The Wasted Valor of the Navy SEALs -- Michael Filozof, American Thinker