Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- November 23, 2010



Why North Korean Strike Will Not Trigger World War Three -- Praveen Swami, Diplomatic Editor, The Telegraph

Even though the fighting in Korea has all the elements needed to spark off the next world war – weapons of mass destruction, hostile superpowers, and a failing, nuclear-armed regime – it is improbable that apocalypse is around the corner in East Asia.

South Korea is one of the engines of Asian prosperity, on which the world's hopes of an early economic recovery rest on peace in the region. By attacking Yeonpyeong island, a target of no strategic value, North Korea's dysfunctional regime is telling the world how much pain it could inflict if it isn't bribed to behave itself. It hopes that its sabre-rattling will force talks where the West will agree to a substantial aid package in return for a guarantee that Pyonyang will not produce further nuclear weapons. Both sides want wealth, not world war three.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

North Korean attack: What are US options for response? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor

A Nettlesome Neighbor for China -- Ian Johnson and Michael Wines, New York Times

North Korea: Bang! Now let's talk -- Sunny Lee, Asia Times

Is Kim Jong Un behind the assault? -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy

North Korea attacks: Are we skipping towards a nuclear apocalypse? -- Praveen Swami, The Telegraph

North Korea & Iran: Containment vs. Regime Change -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine

Hezbollah Threatens to Take Over Lebanon -- Michael J. Totten, Commentary Magazine

Poll: Most Palestinians View Two States as Step toward Eradicating Israel -- Evelyn Gordon, Commentary Magazine

India’s Population Time Bomb
-- Shreyasi Singh, The Diplomat

Try Ahmed Ghailani at Gitmo -- Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post

TSA is a joke to al Qaeda, too: Groping nuns, kids and seniors won't thwart terrorists -- Washington Times editorial

Would it be so bad if the euro failed? -- Stephen Glover, The Daily Mail

Ireland: Changed utterly
-- Guardian editorial

In Defense of Defense -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review

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