U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at Seoul military airport on February 19, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Clinton is on her first diplomatic tour to Asia, visiting Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images AsiaPac) 'Critical Moment' For The Hemisphere -- Hillary Clinton, Miami Herald
The inauguration of a new president in El Salvador today is a testament to the strength and durability of democracy throughout the Americas. Since Mauricio Funes' election earlier this year, we have witnessed a peaceful transfer of power between two formerly warring parties. Elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere, democratic elections and free market economies have become the norm over the past 15 years. These developments speak to the dynamism of our region and its potential to assert greater global leadership in the 21st century.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
A New Cold War in Korea -- Wieland Wagner, Der Spiegel
How The Surge Helped Obama in North Korea -- Peter Feaver, Foreign Policy
North Korea: Test, Talk, Test, Talk -- Bahukutumbi Raman, Forbes
How the Korean War Saved the World -- James Carroll, Boston Globe
Squeeze Pyongyang Gently -- Kevin Rafferty, Japan Times
Iraq's Casualty Decline -- Wall Street Journal opinion
A Critical Moment for the Americas -- Hillary Clinton, Miami Herald
Chávez's Cash Crunch -- Wall Street Journal
Will the Fed Bail Out Hugo Chavez? -- Mary O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
The great carbon credit con: Why are we paying the Third World to poison its environment? -- The Daily Mail
Total Isolation the Only Answer for Rogue States -- Robert Baer, Time
Life and Death in Swat Valley -- Frank Schell, Far Eastern Economic Review
Middle East fertility wars -- Washington Times editorial
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