Friday, June 28, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 28, 2013



With Africa's Eyes On Obama Trip, A Continent Takes Stock Of Its Progress -- Christian Science Monitor Editorial

As President Obama visits Africa – and the world tracks reports about Nelson Mandela – Africans are due praise for 15 years of triumphs.

For too long, the rest of humanity has viewed Africa as a final but frustrating frontier to end war, tyranny, and poverty. Yet over the past 15 years, the continent has begun to reverse that image. President Obama’s six-day trip to Africa reflects a new perspective.

His visit offers more of a slap on the back for African countries doing well than the old gesture of a helping hand. The three stops on his trip – Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania – reflect Africa’s progress since the late 1990s in curbing poverty, ending civil wars, and improving governance.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Syria won’t be Iran’s quagmire -- Vance Serchuk, Washington Post

Need for a rethink on the Iran narrative -- Mehran Kamrava, Special to Gulf News

Why Pakistan Is a Bigger Threat to Israel than Iran -- Tarek Fatah, Huffington Post/Toronto Sun

The Next Darfur? In Sudan's Rebel-Held Nuba Mountains, War Rages On -- Tristan McConnell, New Republic

The Egyptian State Unravels: Meet the Gangs and Vigilantes Who Thrive Under Morsi -- Mara Revkin, Foreign Affairs

African population growth frightening -- Gwynne Dyer, Winnipeg Free Press

Obama refusal to visit Kenya will have consequences -- Kwamchetsi Makokha, Saturday Nation

Libya’s Disaster of Justice: The Case of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Reveals a Country in Chaos -- Vivienne Walt, Time

How to Contain Japan-China Tensions -- Michael D. Swaine and Rachel Esplin Odell, The Diplomat

The new and improved Rudd -- Peter Hartcher, Sydney Morning Herald

Croatia, a nation lost in translation -- Slavenka Drakulic, The Guardian

Is Madrid trying to rein in its corruption-fighting judges? -- Andrés Cala, Christian Science Monitor

Why the Ruble Is Sinking -- Yulia Latynina, The Moscow Times

Snowden Scrap: Ecuador Thumbs Nose at Washington -- Johannes Schneider, Spiegel Online

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