Washington’s Role Amid The Mideast Struggle For Power -- Washington Post editorial
AMBASSADOR J. Christopher Stevens was the sort of U.S. diplomat who makes a difference. Fluent in Arabic, he roamed the streets of Tripoli and Benghazi, listening more than talking. When he did speak, he pushed hard for Libyans to embrace liberal democracy — and for the United States to stand behind those who took up that cause.
In the wake of his tragic death, the biggest threat to U.S. interests in the Middle East is not that more embassies will be assaulted and more envoys killed. It is that, out of fear of that prospect or anger at what occurred, the United States will not follow Mr. Stevens’s example.
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Living with Islam -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, Weekly Standard
Fareed's Take: Vivid protest images do not tell whole story -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN
The real lesson from embassy attacks — U.S. will always have enemies -- Andrew Coyne, National Post
The Video Did It: The White House finds a root cause of anti-American violence. -- Wall Street Journal
Anti-Islam film not to blame for violence, foreign policy experts say -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon
An orgy of cynicism -- Hussein Ibish, NOW Lebanon
Under Syrian Shells -- Barak Barfi, New York Times
The West is on a collision course with Iran -- George Jonas, National Post
Philippines on frontline of US-China rivalry -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times
Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable? -- Lydia Powell, The Globalist
Hugo Chávez’s challenger and why he’s so confident -- Jim Wyss, Miami Herald
Drought of 2012 conjures up Dust Bowl memories, raises questions for tomo
The Video Did It: The White House finds a root cause of anti-American violence. -- Wall Street Journal
Anti-Islam film not to blame for violence, foreign policy experts say -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon
An orgy of cynicism -- Hussein Ibish, NOW Lebanon
Under Syrian Shells -- Barak Barfi, New York Times
The West is on a collision course with Iran -- George Jonas, National Post
Philippines on frontline of US-China rivalry -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times
Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable? -- Lydia Powell, The Globalist
Hugo Chávez’s challenger and why he’s so confident -- Jim Wyss, Miami Herald
Drought of 2012 conjures up Dust Bowl memories, raises questions for tomorrow -- Greg Botelho, CNN
Obama's Mideast Meltdown -- Niall Ferguson, Daily Beast
America needs a debate about foreign policy; the election isn’t providing it -- The Economist
Hard Truths About Global Growth -- Michael Spence, Council On Foreign Relations
Anti-Islam film not to blame for violence, foreign policy experts say -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon
An orgy of cynicism -- Hussein Ibish, NOW Lebanon
Under Syrian Shells -- Barak Barfi, New York Times
The West is on a collision course with Iran -- George Jonas, National Post
Philippines on frontline of US-China rivalry -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times
Is India's Economic Growth Sustainable? -- Lydia Powell, The Globalist
Hugo Chávez’s challenger and why he’s so confident -- Jim Wyss, Miami Herald
Drought of 2012 conjures up Dust Bowl memories, raises questions for tomorrow -- Greg Botelho, CNN
Obama's Mideast Meltdown -- Niall Ferguson, Daily Beast
America needs a debate about foreign policy; the election isn’t providing it -- The Economist
Hard Truths About Global Growth -- Michael Spence, Council On Foreign Relations