Friday, August 19, 2011

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



With Muammar Gaddafi On His Last Legs, We Must Prepare For What Comes Next In Libya -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

Even before the Mad Dog’s demise, rival rebel groups make for a volatile situation.

Suddenly, the omens do not look so good for Muammar Gaddafi. A dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of rebel fighters battling to end the Libyan dictator’s 42-year rule now sees them challenging for control of the strategically important oil port of Zawiyah, just 30 miles to the east of the capital Tripoli.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Rebel Rivalries in Libya
-- Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs

Where’s the Syria plan? -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

U.S. and allies turn up heat on Bashar al-Assad -- Washington Post editorial

Getting tough with Syria -- L.A. Times editorial

Truth About Syria -- New York Times editorial

Obama forfeits respect in Asia by letting Taiwan down – hard -- Julian Baum, christian Science Monitor

Our chance to shape change in North Africa and the Mideast -- Stephen J. Hadley, Washington Post

Pakistan's commercial capital on the boil -- Anita Joshua, The Hindu

Is Arab Spring making al-Qaida irrelevant? -- Mariann Ormholt, McClatchy News

China’s Summer of Discontent -- Minxin Pei, The Diplomat

The Euro Disaster -- Rich Lowry, NRO

Why Germany might let Europe fall -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN

Germans Don't Trust Merkel to Handle Euro Crisis -- Spiegel Online

Life After Debt -- James Macdonald, Foreign Policy

In The Arctic Race, The U.S. Lags Behind -- Martin Kaste, NPR

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