Iraq: The Gloves Come Off -- Robert Grenier, Al Jazeera
The US has invested too much in Iraq to let Nouri al-Maliki tear the burgeoning democracy into pieces.
Washington, DC - I must confess I didn't see it coming.
Yes, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has always shown autocratic tendencies, unsurprisingly given the traditional political role models with which Iraqis are working. And yes, he has long over-centralised security power in his own hands, maintaining personal control over the Interior, Defence and National Security Ministries and making the Baghdad Operations Command directly answerable to his personal office. But this, too, is not entirely unexpected, given the tenuousness of Iraqi internal security.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Sunni-Shia War -- Gwynne Dyer, Hurriyet Daily News
The Unintended Consequences of America's Adventure in Iraq -- Dov S. Zakheim, The National Interest
Leslie H. Gelb on How to Save Iraq -- The Daily Beast
Are we witnessing the final disintegration of Iraq? -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
Constraining Iran in the Strait -- Ilan Berman, New York Times
Bibi and Barack: The Israeli prime minister and the U.S. president neither like nor trust each other. -- L.A. Times editorial
It’s time to tip the scales in Syria: Obama must do more to force out the tyrant Assad -- James Kirchick, New York Daily News
No sign of Arab Spring in Syria -- The Australian editorial
Why the Libyans Have Fallen Out of Love with Qatar -- Steven Sotloff, Time
New Year, New Kim, Same Policies -- John Hemmings, The Diplomat
The Race for Antarctica -- Sam Bateman & Anthony Bergin, Real Clear World/The Australian
Can bird flu research be kept in Pandora's box? -- McClatchy News
The Coming Collapse of China: 2012 Edition -- Gordon Chang, Foreign Policy
Germany and Europe Expect a Tough 2012 -- Spiegel Online
Europe cannot save the euro, nor save itself from the euro -- Christopher Booker, The Telegraph
Europe steering a course that will drive us to ruin -- Bruce Arnodl, Independent.ie
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