US Reaps Bitter Harvest From 'Tulip' Revolution -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
BEIJING - This is not how color revolutions are supposed to turn out. In the Ukraine, the "Orange" revolution of 2004 has had a slow painful death. In Georgia, the "Rose" revolution of 2003 seems to be in the throes of what increasingly appears to be a terminal illness.
Now in Kyrgyzstan, the "Tulip" revolution of 2005 is taking another most unforeseen turn. It is mutating and in the process something terrible is happening to its DNA. A color revolution against a regime backed by the United States was not considered possible until this week. Indeed, how could such a thing happen, when it was the US that invented color revolutions to effect regime change in countries outside its sphere of influence?
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Kyrgyzstan's Analog Revolution -- Evgeny Morozov, Foreign Policy
Afghanistan and the Decline of American Power -- Faoud Ajami, Wall Street Journal
The Karzai government isn’t really in this fight -- Jeffrey Simpson
Obama's False START -- Washington Times editorial
START or ending? Why more nuclear weapons cuts will be hard. -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Kyrgyzstan's Analog Revolution -- Evgeny Morozov, Foreign Policy
Afghanistan and the Decline of American Power -- Faoud Ajami, Wall Street Journal
The Karzai government isn’t really in this fight -- Jeffrey Simpson
Obama's False START -- Washington Times editorial
START or ending? Why more nuclear weapons cuts will be hard. -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Kyrgyzstan's Analog Revolution -- Evgeny Morozov, Foreign Policy
Afghanistan and the Decline of American Power -- Faoud Ajami, Wall Street Journal
The Karzai government isn’t really in this fight -- Jeffrey Simpson
Obama's False START -- Washington Times editorial
START or ending? Why more nuclear weapons cuts will be hard. -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Nuclear deterrent still key -- Travis Sharp, Washington Times
Sudan’s Election Fiasco -- J. Peter Pham, National Interest
Jihadist warnings from Moscow -- Praveen Swami, The Hindu
Will Obama recognize Egypt's turning point and get on board? -- Washington Post editorial
Afghanistan and the Decline of American Power -- Faoud Ajami, Wall Street Journal
The Karzai government isn’t really in this fight -- Jeffrey Simpson
Obama's False START -- Washington Times editorial
START or ending? Why more nuclear weapons cuts will be hard. -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Nuclear deterrent still key -- Travis Sharp, Washington Times
Sudan’s Election Fiasco -- J. Peter Pham, National Interest
Jihadist warnings from Moscow -- Praveen Swami, The Hindu
Will Obama recognize Egypt's turning point and get on board? -- Washington Post editorial