We Need A European Defence Plan -- The Guardian
With underfunded, ill-equipped British troops struggling in Afghanistan, now is the time for European defence co-operation
It wasn't supposed to be like this. Labour's much-praised defence review of 1998 never contemplated an Iraq and an Afghanistan simultaneously. In military language it envisaged one "relatively short war – fighting deployment" and one "enduring non-war-fighting operation". Instead we have had two long hot wars, one of which, Afghanistan, has every sign of "enduring" for a long time to come. Iraq may to all intents and purposes be over, but as the death toll inexorably rises Afghanistan makes the assumptions of 1998 invalid.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Who's a Better U.S. Ally: China or Russia? -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Burma and North Korea: Brothers in Arms -- Aung Zaw, Wall Street Journal
Is it Asia's Hour? -- Jamie Metzl, RealClearWorld
An Afghan Feminism -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post opinion
Afghanistan: Led By Donkeys -- The Guardian editorial
Rebranding Africa -- Bono, New York Times opinion
What Africa Wants from Obama -- Erick Kabendera, The Independent
Obama Can Talk Straight to Africa -- Richard Dowden, The Times
Honduras' Non-coup -- Miguel A. Estrada, Los Angeles Times opinion
Colombia: Stick with Term Limits -- John R. Thomson, Washington Times opinion
Sharing Secrets in the Capitol -- New York Times editorial
About that CIA 'Lie' -- Wall Street Journal editorial
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