Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- January 19, 2011

A ceremony is held before a Chinese naval fleet sets sail from a port in Sanya city of China's southernmost island province of Hainan on Dec. 26, 2008. The Chinese naval fleet including two destroyers and a supply ship from the South China Sea Fleet set off on Friday for waters off Somalia for an escort mission against piracy.(Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

U.S. Navy Chief Isn’t Sweating China’s Sea Power -- Spencer Ackerman

As Chinese Premier Hu Jintao prepares for today’s state dinner at the White House in his honor, the headlines are filled with questions about his control over China’s rapidly modernizing military. So it falls to Adm. Gary Roughead, the Navy’s top officer, to signal that he’s not worried about Chinese seapower — either with optimism that his Chinese counterparts will be responsible mariners or with unsubtle reminders that they’re not yet as good as his own sailors.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

After Tunisia, Arab World Gives Up on America -- Mohamad Bazzi, Real Clear World
ANALYSIS-Tunisia revolt makes Islamist threat ring hollow -- Reuters
A stark lesson for ageing Arab autocrats -- Claire Spencer, Financial Times
For the Arab world, the revolution will be televised, on Al Jazeera -- L.A. Times
Tunisia as a tipping point -- L.A. Times editorial
A Night in Tunisia -- Kamel Riahi, New York Times
Tunisia's New Regime: A Lot like the Old Regime? -- Rania Abouzeid, Tunisia
The trouble with Tunisia -- Mahir Ali, DAWN

Iran will stay tough on nuclear -- Meir Javedanfar, The Guardian

The Eagle And The Dragon -- Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Times Of India

The Fruit of Israel's Labor -- Benny Morris, The National Interest

The vindication of Dick Cheney -- Glenn Greenwald, Salon

Forget about China’s missiles and stealth fighter; worry instead about ‘non-kinetic’ combat -- Robert Haddick, Small Wars Journal

A still-reeling Haiti doesn't need Baby Doc in its midst -- Washington Post editorial
A monster returns to Haiti -- Michael Deibert, CNN

Sharing the Burden of Peace -- Robert Wright, New York Times

Recalibrating the Food Supply Chain -- Sylvain Charlebois, The Mark

U.S. officials privately say WikiLeaks damage limited -- Mark Hosenball, Reuters