Uncertain Times For Afghan Neighbors -- Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen, The Washington Times
Region is apprehensive of China, Russia as U.S. winds down war.
There is a sense in Kyrgyzstan that the United States is on its way out. It is a worrying prospect when one considers that almost a fifth of its gross domestic product comes from the U.S. “transit hub” for Afghanistan at Manas Airport, outside the capital, Bishkek. Against this backdrop, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a visit to neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan last month to highlight how America has a strategy for the region, post-Afghanistan. Such a strategy is essential to lay out now if the United States does not want to leave a regional vacuum that allows a poor region to fall further into disaffection and economic uncertainty.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Philippines roils South China Sea -- Al Labita, Asia Times
Why Iran wants the bomb -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
How to overthrow Iran's regime without war or sanctions -- Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, Christian Science Monitor
Five Reasons Why Obama Will Bomb Iran -- Greg Scoblete, Real Clear World
Running out of time to stop Iran’s nuclear program -- Washington Post editorial
Romney: If You Want Peace With Iran, Prepare for War -- Alana Goodman, Commentary
How Walmart Is Changing China -- Orville Schell, The Atlantic
Cuba's capitalist road -- L.A. Times editorial
Spain paying the price of regional overspending -- Henry Chu and Guy Hedgecoe, Los Angeles Times
Italy's debt crisis: Why everyone is panicking -- The Week editorial
Greece debt crisis: Who is Lucas Papademos? -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor
If the eurozone implodes, Britain will go with it -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph
Drones along the Mexican border, commandos in Central America -- the war on drugs looks more than ever like a real war. But do Americans have any idea what they're getting into? -- James Poulos, Foreign Policy
Body of evidence. Americans need proof of dead villain like Libyans were given -- Anneke E. Green, The Washington Times