31/08/2011
Four Military Options In Syria — Michael O’Hanlon, CNN With the continued willingness and ability of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to brutally crush his country’s opposition, the question about what options we might have to stop the slaughter grows increasingly haunting. I am not currently advocating military intervention, but it is worth surveying the tools at our disposal to contemplate what might come next – if not immediately, then perhaps down the road. Read more …. Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials Inside Syria’s failed rebellion — Praveen Swami, The Hindu What does Gaddafi’s fall mean for Africa? — Mahmood Mamdani, Al Jazeera America’s Secret Libya War — John Barry, Daily Beast Does the U.S. consider Nepal’s prime minister a global terrorist? — Joshua Keating, The Cable/Foreign Policy How to Play North Korea Long Game — James J. Przystup, The Diplomat Why We Need Taiwan — John F. Copper, National Interest The Racial Violence that Dare Not Speak Its Name — John T. Bennett, American Thinker A Chinese tycoon’s Icelandic land grab — Joshua Keating, The Cable/Financial Times The Black Hole of 9/11 — David J. Rothkopf, Foreign Policy