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The Secrets of Stability -- Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek
Why terrorism and economic turmoil won't keep the world down for long.
One year ago, the world seemed as if it might be coming apart. The global financial system, which had fueled a great expansion of capitalism and trade across the world, was crumbling. All the certainties of the age of globalization—about the virtues of free markets, trade, and technology—were being called into question. Faith in the American model had collapsed. The financial industry had crumbled. Once-roaring emerging markets like China, India, and Brazil were sinking. Worldwide trade was shrinking to a degree not seen since the 1930s.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
It's Raining Ideas -- Prince Charles, Times of India
Old U.S. Allies Hedging Strategic Bets -- Leon Hadar, Real Clear World
Europe and Afghanistan -- New York Times editorial
McChrystal's Afghan strategy attacks on several key fronts -- Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer
Iraq Was Not a War for Oil -- Christopher Hitchens, Slate
Meet Quetta’s ‘Untouchable’ Christians -- Karlos Zurutuza, The Diplomat
Is Obama Really a Hawk? -- Leslie H. Gelb, The Daily Beast
A Real Chance for Peace in Kashmir -- Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu
What the North Korean Weapons Seizure Means -- Korea Times editorial
Russia and Nato: A frozen conflict -- The Guardian editorial
The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites -- New York Times editorial
Gratitude, Not a Court Martial for the SEAL Three -- Rep. Mike Rogers, Human Events
A Pre-Christmas Visit to Camp Pendleton -- Ben Stein, American Spectator
Jordan's ace of spies -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Should the EU Save Athens from Bankruptcy? -- Wolfgang Reuter, Spiegel Online
The irresistible rise of China's renminbi -- Barry Eichengreen, Jordan Times