A Giant Leap for Mankind -- Times Online
President Kennedy set humanity on course for the Moon. The same spirit could now help to turn cancer from killer into chronic disease
The Eagle that landed at Tranquility Base 40 years ago today took only four days to reach the Moon. Yet the flight that allowed Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to inspire a generation was the culmination of a journey that began almost a decade earlier. As we celebrate these three pioneers of human endeavour, we should not forget a fourth man who never learned of their achievements, yet without whom Apollo 11 might never have flown. For it was John F. Kennedy who on May 25, 1961, set humanity’s most ambitious voyage of discovery in motion.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
The War for Afghan Hearts & Minds -- Greg Mills, Mail and Guardian
The British Sour on Afghanistan -- Michael Glackin, Daily Star
Time to Leave Afghanistan? Not Yet -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Obama Escalates Afghanistan Quagmire -- Patrick Krey, New American
10 Commandments of U.S. Foreign Policy -- Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy
Clinton's Blueprint for the World -- Thomas P. M. Barnett, WPR
Indonesia Is a Model Muslim Democracy -- Paul Wolfowitz, Wall Street Journal opinion
How to Achieve a Lasting Peace -- Ehud Olmert, Washington Post opinion
Arabs Need to Talk to the Israelis -- Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Washington Post opinion
The Rise of Radicalism in Central Asia - M.K. Bhadrakumar, The Hindu
Kevin Rudd's China Challenge - Michael Danby, Wall Street Journal
Like It or Not, China Isn't Going Away -- Tom Plate, Japan Times
Why China Foils U.S. Efforts on North Korea -- Cynthia Lee, Asia Times
Taking Aim at Pyongyang's Palace Economy -- Sung-Yoon Lee, FEER
A Charade in Chechnya -- Los Angeles Times editorial
The Billionaire Who Wants to Change Russia -- Peter Savodnik, Time