Turkey's Stubborn Erdogan Is Undone by Obama, Assad -- Fouad Ajami, Real Clear Politics
The car bombs that killed more than 40 people last weekend in a town in southern Turkey are a reckoning for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He had made himself party to the fight over Syria and vowed that he would see the end of Bashar al-Assad’s rule. But Assad has hunkered down, and the Turkish leader who calls on U.S. President Barack Obama this week faces a dilemma. In the face of Syrian provocations, Erdogan threatens dire consequences, yet draws back, sheltered behind the assertion that his country won’t be drawn into a full-scale war with the regime in Damascus.
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Iraq: Imagine a different future -- Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera
The Ayatollah's Game Plan: How to Prevent Another Green Movement -- Mohsen Milani, Foreign Affairs
Can the Israeli Defense Budget Be Cut In Half? -- Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor Israel Pulse
Poverty is fueling Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency -- Ike Okonta, The Daily Star
Does upsetting China matter? -- Kerry Brown, Special to CNN
I spy, you spy: Russian officials downplay Fogle incident -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor
The new sick man of Europe -- Bruce Stokes, European Voice
As Europe struggles, the Franco-German alliance turns testy -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor
Power of OPEC broken: US changing the balance of power in oil and gas production -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
You Know It's Bad… When progress in the Middle East seems more in reach than a Was
Poverty is fueling Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency -- Ike Okonta, The Daily Star
Does upsetting China matter? -- Kerry Brown, Special to CNN
I spy, you spy: Russian officials downplay Fogle incident -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor
The new sick man of Europe -- Bruce Stokes, European Voice
As Europe struggles, the Franco-German alliance turns testy -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor
Power of OPEC broken: US changing the balance of power in oil and gas production -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
You Know It's Bad… When progress in the Middle East seems more in reach than a Washington that works. -- David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
A Quick Guide to the Four Major Scandals that May Bring Down the Obama Administration -- Bryan Preston, PJ Media
Five ways the IRS scandal will change Washington -- Husna Haq, Christian Science Monitor
Does upsetting China matter? -- Kerry Brown, Special to CNN
I spy, you spy: Russian officials downplay Fogle incident -- Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor
The new sick man of Europe -- Bruce Stokes, European Voice
As Europe struggles, the Franco-German alliance turns testy -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor
Power of OPEC broken: US changing the balance of power in oil and gas production -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
You Know It's Bad… When progress in the Middle East seems more in reach than a Washington that works. -- David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
A Quick Guide to the Four Major Scandals that May Bring Down the Obama Administration -- Bryan Preston, PJ Media
Five ways the IRS scandal will change Washington -- Husna Haq, Christian Science Monitor