What The World Learns From What Obama Didn’t Say -- Tony Karon, Time
Strategic decision-makers in the Middle East, Europe and Asia who stayed up late to catch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday may have initially wondered why they had bothered. In sharp contrast to the Bush era when three quarters of a typical SOTU address covered matters of national security and the projection of power abroad, Obama had precious little to say about his intentions on the global stage. Indeed, the U.S. military figured most prominently in Obama’s speech as an inspiring example of the cooperation, commitment and shared sacrifice that will be asked of all Americans in tackling the country’s economic woes.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Highlights from Obama's SOTU address -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
The Perils of Obama’s Foreign Policy -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Bin Laden’s killers send a message to Somali pirates -- Matt Gurney, National Post
Even without Hormuz blockade, Iran has options -- Peter Apps, Reuters
A Europe-Iran War -- Mark A. Heller, New York Times
What's new in the latest speculation over Israel attacking Iran -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
To avoid war, Iran must stop playing games -- Michael Burleigh, Daily Mail
No joy in Egypt -- L.A. Times editorial
Egypt's Economic Crisis: Where Are the Promised Billions and What Will It Take for Investors to Return? -- Carina Kamel, Huffington Post
Kim Jong-nam Claims North Korea Reformist Mantle -- Takashi Yokota, Daily Beast
Trouble Down South: Why Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Aren’t Getting Along -- Vanessa Ko, Time
Nigeria under siege -- The Hindu editorial
What's new in the latest speculation over Israel attacking Iran -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
To avoid war, Iran must stop playing games -- Michael Burleigh, Daily Mail
No joy in Egypt -- L.A. Times editorial
Egypt's Economic Crisis: Where Are the Promised Billions and What Will It Take for Investors to Return? -- Carina Kamel, Huffington Post
Kim Jong-nam Claims North Korea Reformist Mantle -- Takashi Yokota, Daily Beast
Trouble Down South: Why Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Aren’t Getting Along -- Vanessa Ko, Time
Nigeria under siege -- The Hindu editorial
Republican primaries: Our U.S. cousins are going over the edge -- Kris Kotarski, Calgary Herald
Scotland talks independence – but can it afford it? -- Bryan Kay, Christian Science Monitor
Bedlam Brewing in Budapest? -- Alex Berezow, Real Clear World
How to Save the Euro -- George Soros, New York Review Of Books
To avoid war, Iran must stop playing games -- Michael Burleigh, Daily Mail
No joy in Egypt -- L.A. Times editorial
Egypt's Economic Crisis: Where Are the Promised Billions and What Will It Take for Investors to Return? -- Carina Kamel, Huffington Post
Kim Jong-nam Claims North Korea Reformist Mantle -- Takashi Yokota, Daily Beast
Trouble Down South: Why Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Aren’t Getting Along -- Vanessa Ko, Time
Nigeria under siege -- The Hindu editorial
Republican primaries: Our U.S. cousins are going over the edge -- Kris Kotarski, Calgary Herald
Scotland talks independence – but can it afford it? -- Bryan Kay, Christian Science Monitor
Bedlam Brewing in Budapest? -- Alex Berezow, Real Clear World
How to Save the Euro -- George Soros, New York Review Of Books