Israel And Iran On The Eve Of Destruction In A New Six-Day War -- Niall Ferguson, The Daily Beast
There are plenty of arguments against an Israeli attack on Iran. And all of them are bad.
Jerusalem—It probably felt a bit like this in the months before the Six-Day War of 1967, when Israel launched its hugely successful preemptive strike against Egypt and its allies. Forty-five years later, the little country that is the most easterly outpost of Western civilization has Iran in its sights.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Can a nuclear Iran be deterred? -- Amitai Etzioni, CNN
U.S. must bring pressure to bear on Bahrain -- Washington Post editorial
Kuwait’s troubling elections -- Hussein Ibish, NOW Lebanon
Mind Games in Afghanistan -- Richard Weitz, The Diplomat
Why Beijing Votes With Moscow -- Minxin Pei, New York Times
Chinese Deflation and Currency Depreciation Coming Soon -- Gordon G. Chang, Forbes
Divided Russia The unintended consequences of Putin's ouster -- Raymond Sontag, American Interest
Between Lots of Rocks and Hard Places: Greece's Bad Options -- Joanna Kakissis / Athens, Time/AP
Why It Won't Be a Tragedy if Greece Defaults -- Mark S. Sheetz, Foreign Policy
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Why Beijing Votes With Moscow -- Minxin Pei, New York Times
Chinese Deflation and Currency Depreciation Coming Soon -- Gordon G. Chang, Forbes
Divided Russia The unintended consequences of Putin's ouster -- Raymond Sontag, American Interest
Between Lots of Rocks and Hard Places: Greece's Bad Options -- Joanna Kakissis / Athens, Time/AP
Why It Won't Be a Tragedy if Greece Defaults -- Mark S. Sheetz, Foreign Policy
As Falls Sarkozy, So Falls Europe: The Full Story Behind The Upcoming French Election -- Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
Enough Oil? -- Jeffrey Folks, American Thinker
Europe's Cold Snap Is Revealing It's Energy Shortage And No Strategy To Solve It -- Robin M. Mills, Foreign Policy
Remedies for Misconduct in War Zones -- New York Times editorial