U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan forces medically evacuate an insurgent, wounded after attacking coalition forces, to an American base to receive further medical treatment during Operation Mountain Fire in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment.Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew C. MoellerCOMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Fortress China Raises the Drawbridge -- David Kelly, The Australian
When China Rules the World -- Charlie Gillis, Maclean's
China's Too Incompetent For World Leadership -- John Lee, Foreign Policy
The Myth of China's Homogeneity -- Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
What We Need to Know About Russia -- Richard Pipes, Moscow Times
Israel's Secret Peace Deal -- Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Damning Pictures of Gaza Campaign -- Christoph Schult, Der Spiegel
Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Yemen -- Gregory Johnsen, Washington Institute
The West Must Isolate Iran -- Raymond Tanter, Middle East Strategy
Should Obama Talk to Ahmadinejad? -- Reza Aslan, Christ. Science Monitor
Tehran Holds Truth Hostage -- Jacki Lyden & Azar Nafisi, Globe and Mail
Ahmadinejad's Second Term -- Abbas Milani, The New Republic
Can Europe Can Make Peace in the Middle East? -- Rami Khouri, Daily Sta
Lessons from North Korea's Playbook -- Kim Myong Chol, Asia Times