Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials For January 26, 2009

RUSSIA

Russia's Hard Bargain -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Six Months Later, A Different Georgia -- Jonathan Steele, The Guardian
Russia: America's Favorite Bogeyman -- Nina Khrushcheva, Moscow Times
Human Rights Murders in Russia -- Dmitry Sidorov, Forbes
How to Improve U.S.-Russia Ties -- Alexandra Vacroux , CS Monitor

CHINA

The Chinese Model Has Failed -- John Lee, The Australian
Calling China's Bluff -- Gregory Chin & Eric Helleiner, Foreign Policy
Year of Ox Looks Ominous for Chinese -- John Lee, The Times
Geithner Wrong on China Trade -- Bret Swanson, Wall Street Journal
China's Obama Censorship -- James Fallows, The Atlantic
Sino-US War of Words over Economics -- The Economist

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND AFGHANISTAN

Obama's Afghan Trap -- Nikolas Gvosdev, National Interest
Obama's Afghan Challenge -- Washington Times
Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam? -- Jeffrey Kuhner, Washington Times

GENERAL

Torture Weakened America's National Security -- Sen. John Kerry, CNN
Moderating the War on Terror -- Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
Do We Really Want Detainees on American Soil? -- Andrew Levy, Forbes
Will Pakistan & Afghanistan Be Obama's Vietnam? -- Juan Cole, Salon
Drug Gangs Have Mexico on the Ropes -- Wall Street Journal
Iran's Nuclear Adventurism -- Times of London editorial
Hey Obama, What About North Korea? -- Donald Kirk, Asia Times
Warning from the Saudis -- Financial Times Editorial