The Greek Crisis: The End Of The Marathon? -- The Economist
“I HAVE learnt that marathon is indeed a Greek word.” Thus spoke Olli Rehn, the European monetary affairs commissioner, at the end of a 14-hour negotiating session that produced a second bailout package for Greece this morning.
This had been agreed in principle at a European summit in July last year. But political turmoil in Greece, hesitation in the euro zone—and an ever-worsening fiscal hole caused by an ever-deepening recession—made the deal elusive for months.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
EU Should Admit Greece is Bankrupt -- Christian Rickens, Spiegel Online
Syria's crisis is leading us to unlikely bedfellows -- Peter Oborne, The Telegraph
Warships sail to Syria -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
A Diplomatic Solution to the Iran Nuclear Standoff May Depend On Compromises -- Tony Karon, Time
Dangerous lightness of the West’s latest war talk -- Gideon Rachman, Business Day
Iran: Death for blogging -- Washington Times editorial
India Lets U.S. Down on Iran -- R. Nicholas Burns, The Diplomat
The Two Indias: Astounding Poverty in the Backyard of Amazing Growth -- Kentaro Toyama, The Atlantic
Rise in crime intensifies unease in once-safe Egypt -- Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times
Hamza Kashgari is a test for Saudi Arabia -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Too Late for Gillard to Save Herself -- Niki Savva, Real Clear World/The Australian
Navy SEALs: Obama’s Secret Army -- Daniel Klaidman, Daily Beast
Nuclear Realities: When it comes to nukes, who has them matters a lot more than how many there are. -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
Quran burning: What is the respectful way to dispose of Islam's holy book? -- Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor