Terrorists, Guns, And Cocaine: Why Northern Mali Matters -- Joshua Norman, CBS News
Battle-hardened Islamic militants are now fighting to maintain control of northern Mali. Their domination of the vast area -- the size of Texas -- has for months facilitated the free flow of fighters, weapons, and drugs across northern Africa, turning the territory into an ATM of sorts for radical Islamic groups and creating a safe haven not unlike Afghanistan during the Taliban's rule.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Can Mali avoid the trap of Afghanistan and Iraq? -- David Petrasek, Globe and Mail
France gets deeper in Mali war: Are they ready? -- Peter Tinti, Christian Science Monitor
Conflict in Mali Just Getting Started -- Max Boot, Commentary
Westerners Kidnapped in North Africa–But is the Real Target France? -- Bruce Crumley, Time
Obama, Offer Iran a Generous Deal -- Patrick Clawson, The Atlantic
Jordan is Living Dangerously as Syria Burns -- Tony Karon, Time
Will Syria's Crisis Take Iraq Down With It? -- Haifa Zaiter, Al Monitor
How Turkey Can Make Peace With the Kurds -- Aliza Marcus, New York Times
Turkey and Its Rebel Kurds May Want Peace This Time -- Hugh Pope, Bloomberg
India Stands Up to Pakistan. A Delhi less patient with Islamabad is good for regional stability. -- Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal
Freedom House: Myanmar now more free than China -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Burma Conflict Tests China’s Policy of Non-Interference -- William Ide, Voice of America
Controlling the Narrative About China: The Regime’s Imperi
Conflict in Mali Just Getting Started -- Max Boot, Commentary
Westerners Kidnapped in North Africa–But is the Real Target France? -- Bruce Crumley, Time
Obama, Offer Iran a Generous Deal -- Patrick Clawson, The Atlantic
Jordan is Living Dangerously as Syria Burns -- Tony Karon, Time
Will Syria's Crisis Take Iraq Down With It? -- Haifa Zaiter, Al Monitor
How Turkey Can Make Peace With the Kurds -- Aliza Marcus, New York Times
Turkey and Its Rebel Kurds May Want Peace This Time -- Hugh Pope, Bloomberg
India Stands Up to Pakistan. A Delhi less patient with Islamabad is good for regional stability. -- Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal
Freedom House: Myanmar now more free than China -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Burma Conflict Tests China’s Policy of Non-Interference -- William Ide, Voice of America
Controlling the Narrative About China: The Regime’s Imperi
How Turkey Can Make Peace With the Kurds -- Aliza Marcus, New York Times
Turkey and Its Rebel Kurds May Want Peace This Time -- Hugh Pope, Bloomberg
India Stands Up to Pakistan. A Delhi less patient with Islamabad is good for regional stability. -- Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal
Freedom House: Myanmar now more free than China -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Burma Conflict Tests China’s Policy of Non-Interference -- William Ide, Voice of America
Controlling the Narrative About China: The Regime’s Imperial Thoughts -- Matthew Robertson, Epoch Times
In China, Slowdown Is a Bigger Danger Than Growth -- Peter Orszag, Bloomberg
President Morsi’s Repulsive Comments -- New York Times editorial
President's plan won't stop mass killings -- James Alan Fox, USA Today
Who’s Afraid of Sequestration? -- Andrew Stiles, NRO
Turkey and Its Rebel Kurds May Want Peace This Time -- Hugh Pope, Bloomberg
India Stands Up to Pakistan. A Delhi less patient with Islamabad is good for regional stability. -- Sadanand Dhume, Wall Street Journal
Freedom House: Myanmar now more free than China -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Burma Conflict Tests China’s Policy of Non-Interference -- William Ide, Voice of America
Controlling the Narrative About China: The Regime’s Imperial Thoughts -- Matthew Robertson, Epoch Times
In China, Slowdown Is a Bigger Danger Than Growth -- Peter Orszag, Bloomberg
President Morsi’s Repulsive Comments -- New York Times editorial
President's plan won't stop mass killings -- James Alan Fox, USA Today
Who’s Afraid of Sequestration? -- Andrew Stiles, NRO