Who's Congratulating Putin? -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
For the most part, the reactions from other world leaders to Vladimir Putin's election win are breaking down about how you'd expect them to.
The U.S. State Department issued a lukewarm statement congratulating "the Russian people on the completion of the presidential elections" and noting some improvements in the electoral process, but never mentioning Putin by name. Mitt Romney was not quite so subtle, calling the election "a mockery of the democratic process."
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Putin beats the spread. -- Matthew Rojansky, CNN
Vladimir Putin: A 21st-century czar -- John Stackhouse, Globe And Mail
Future of Russia: Can Putin bring genuine change to his nation? -- Korea Times
Cleaning Up in Moscow: A dispatch from Vladimir Putin's election day. -- Julia Ioffe, Foreign Policy
Return of the strongman: Putin's 're-election' and what it means for Syria -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
Decoding Obama's Message on Iran -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Before attacking Iran, Israel should learn from its 1981 strike on Iraq -- Colin H. Kahl, Washington Post
Would a Military Strike Against Iran Be Legal? -- Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics
War talk on Iran forces the issue: Is Israel a formal US ally? -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Goldberg Interview Can’t Disguise the Divide Between Obama and Israel -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
A North Korean Corleone -- Sheena Chestnut Greitens, New York
Return of the strongman: Putin's 're-election' and what it means for Syria -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
Decoding Obama's Message on Iran -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Before attacking Iran, Israel should learn from its 1981 strike on Iraq -- Colin H. Kahl, Washington Post
Would a Military Strike Against Iran Be Legal? -- Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics
War talk on Iran forces the issue: Is Israel a formal US ally? -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Goldberg Interview Can’t Disguise the Divide Between Obama and Israel -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
A North Korean Corleone -- Sheena Chestnut Greitens, New York Times
Did Iran Test a Nuclear Bomb in North Korea in 2010? -- David Goldman, PJ Media
More False Dawns in Africa? -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
The Egypt Backlash: Is it a fantasy to believe that the United States can still promote democracy in non-democratic states? -- James Straub, Foreign Policy
Spain's sovereign thunderclap and the end of Merkel's Europe -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph
Decoding Obama's Message on Iran -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Before attacking Iran, Israel should learn from its 1981 strike on Iraq -- Colin H. Kahl, Washington Post
Would a Military Strike Against Iran Be Legal? -- Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics
War talk on Iran forces the issue: Is Israel a formal US ally? -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Goldberg Interview Can’t Disguise the Divide Between Obama and Israel -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
A North Korean Corleone -- Sheena Chestnut Greitens, New York Times
Did Iran Test a Nuclear Bomb in North Korea in 2010? -- David Goldman, PJ Media
More False Dawns in Africa? -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
The Egypt Backlash: Is it a fantasy to believe that the United States can still promote democracy in non-democratic states? -- James Straub, Foreign Policy
Spain's sovereign thunderclap and the end of Merkel's Europe -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph