France To The Rescue: The Good Things About The Mali Intervention -- Bernard-Henri Lévy, Daily Beast
The game is far from over in the African nation rocked by the Islamist terrorists. In Newsweek, Bernard-Henri Lévy applauds the big steps the Hollande administration has taken so far.
It says no to obscurantism and terrorism in the region. The response of the Malian Taliban and what that response tells us about their discipline and their military capacity (for example, their ability to down planes) will finally prove, if more proof were needed, that we are dealing with a criminal army: organized, trained, fearsome.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Leaving Syria ship before it sinks? -- Mark N. Katz, Special to CNN
Setback in Syria -- Khaleej Times
Iran wants a nuclear deal, not war -- Hossein Mousavian, The Guardian
U.S. Inaction, Mideast Cataclysm? -- Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour, New York Times
Denial still is a river in Egypt -- Spengler, Asia Times
A Pyrrhic victory? Algeria and Mali underscore the continuing threat of Islamic extremism across North Africa. -- Baltimore Sun
No terrorist 'safe haven' in North Africa? That's a tall order. -- John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor
We must tread carefully in west Africa -- Peter Jones, The Scotsman
Algeria hostage crisis aftermath: only folly lasts for decades -- The Guardian editorial
Get ready for an Africa boom -- Charles Robertson, Special to CNN
Obama is still searching for right tone in executing ‘Asia pivot’ -- Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers
Afghanistan is now all about reputations -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
Japan Keeps Its Cool: Why Tokyo's New Government Is More Pragmatic Than Hawkish --
J. Berkshire Miller and Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs
Iran wants a nuclear deal, not war -- Hossein Mousavian, The Guardian
U.S. Inaction, Mideast Cataclysm? -- Bernard Avishai and Sam Bahour, New York Times
Denial still is a river in Egypt -- Spengler, Asia Times
A Pyrrhic victory? Algeria and Mali underscore the continuing threat of Islamic extremism across North Africa. -- Baltimore Sun
No terrorist 'safe haven' in North Africa? That's a tall order. -- John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor
We must tread carefully in west Africa -- Peter Jones, The Scotsman
Algeria hostage crisis aftermath: only folly lasts for decades -- The Guardian editorial
Get ready for an Africa boom -- Charles Robertson, Special to CNN
Obama is still searching for right tone in executing ‘Asia pivot’ -- Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers
Afghanistan is now all about reputations -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
Japan Keeps Its Cool: Why Tokyo's New Government Is More Pragmatic Than Hawkish --
J. Berkshire Miller and Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs
No terrorist 'safe haven' in North Africa? That's a tall order. -- John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor
We must tread carefully in west Africa -- Peter Jones, The Scotsman
Algeria hostage crisis aftermath: only folly lasts for decades -- The Guardian editorial
Get ready for an Africa boom -- Charles Robertson, Special to CNN
Obama is still searching for right tone in executing ‘Asia pivot’ -- Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers
Afghanistan is now all about reputations -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
Japan Keeps Its Cool: Why Tokyo's New Government Is More Pragmatic Than Hawkish --
J. Berkshire Miller and Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs
Russia: From Superpower to Super Weakling -- Alexei Bayer, The Moscow Times
Energy politics: Who really leads the world in oil? -- Jen Alic, Christian Science Monitor
The New World Disorder: With a diminished team at State, Defense, and the CIA, Obama can be Obama. -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
We must tread carefully in west Africa -- Peter Jones, The Scotsman
Algeria hostage crisis aftermath: only folly lasts for decades -- The Guardian editorial
Get ready for an Africa boom -- Charles Robertson, Special to CNN
Obama is still searching for right tone in executing ‘Asia pivot’ -- Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers
Afghanistan is now all about reputations -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
Japan Keeps Its Cool: Why Tokyo's New Government Is More Pragmatic Than Hawkish --
J. Berkshire Miller and Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs
Russia: From Superpower to Super Weakling -- Alexei Bayer, The Moscow Times
Energy politics: Who really leads the world in oil? -- Jen Alic, Christian Science Monitor
The New World Disorder: With a diminished team at State, Defense, and the CIA, Obama can be Obama. -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO