The Sinister Power Of The Rating Agencies -- Michaela Schiessl, Christoph Schult and Thomas Schulz, Spiegel Online
As the debt crisis worsens, governments fear the rating agencies, which have the power of life and death over whole economies. The Big Three helped to cause the 2008 financial crisis and are now accused of worsening the euro zone's woes. But a look behind the scenes shows that there are few alternatives to the mighty agencies.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Terrorist State on Israel’s Doorstep -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Libya: echoes of Afghanistan -- Abdel Bari Atwan, The Guardian
Planning for Libya 2.0 -- Daniel Serwer, Foreign Policy
Why it took so long for Obama to say Syria's Assad must go -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
Why the U.S. should speak out for freedom in Syria -- Washington Post editorial
Justice for Hariri’s killers requires the world’s support -- David M. Crane and Carla Del Ponte, Washington Post
Feud Splits the Taliban -- Ron Moreau, Daily Beast
Muslim World More Anti-American Than Ever -- Robert Maginnis, Human Events
The Inside Story of America's Favorite Terrorist Group -- Abbas Milani, National Interest
Empty euro talk: Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have done nothing to ease the sovereign debt crisis. -- Telegraph editorial
China’s $3.2 Trillion Headache -- Yao Yang, Project Syndicate
A Rudderless World -- Kishore Mahbubani, New York Times