Monday, May 24, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- May 24, 2010



Seoul Plotted A Course Through Crisis -- Andrei Lankov, Asia Times

SEOUL - South Korea on Monday halted all trade with North Korea and closed its sea lanes to Pyongyang's vessels over the sinking of the corvette Cheonan in March. The measures came a day after Seoul vowed to take Pyongyang to the United Nations Security Council over the "clear armed provocation".

The response follows the May 21 results of an investigation into the sinking, but it seems certain that the South Korean government either knew or strongly suspected all along that the Cheonan was sunk by a North Korean stealth attack. The Blue House (the center of presidential power) likely realized quickly that an admission of this fact would present the government with a dangerous dilemma, particularly if it were made immediately after the incident.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Globalization threatens the hold on power of the Iranian regime -- By Jamsheed K. Choksy and Carol E.B. Choksy, The Daily Star

Pakistan prepares to evict insurgents
-- Arnaud De Borchgrave, Washington Times

Turkey’s Other Dirty War -- Dani Rodrik and Pinar Dogan, The New Republic

In the absence of debate, Iraq and Afghanistan go unnoticed -- Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

Barbarians at the EU Gates -- Daniel Gros, Moscow Times

An Arsenal We Can All Live With -- Gary Schaub Jr. and James Forsyth Jr., New York Times

America is no Greece -- for now -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

If China's amazing growth seems illusory, maybe it is -- Japan Times

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