Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan)
A Dangerous Postponement in Israel-U.S. Defense Drill -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
The U.S. and Israel, for reasons not entirely clear, have postponed a massive joint missile-defense exercise that was meant to convey messages to three different parties: The first, to Iran, was that a missile attack on Israel, presumably in response to an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites, would be semi-futile; the second, to Israel's leaders, was that America would fulfill its promise to help Israel protect itself against Iran, and that Prime Minister Netanyahu should be confident that America was his strategic ally; the third message was to American voters, Jewish and otherwise, who are concerned that President Obama's promise to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons is empty of meaning.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Economic Regime-Change Can Stop Iran Bomb -- Reuel Marc Gerecht and Mark Dubowitz, Bloomberg
Could Israel live with a nuclear Iran? A gaming exercise suggests yes. -- Joshua Mitnick, Christian Science Monitor
How Africa plays into Iran’s nuclear ambitions -- Jason Warner, CNN
What if the Iranians start killing scientists? -- Avner Cohen, Haaretz
Possible coup in Pakistan? 4 key questions -- Issam Ahmed, Christian Science Monitor
Five reasons why the army won't take over Pakistan -- Reza Sayah, CNN
Power Behind Kim Jong-un? -- Nicholas Miller, The Diplomat
Let them eat yellowcake. Even mass hunger may not drive North Korea into bargaining away its nuclear capability. -- The Economist
Burma: A light into Asia’s heart of darkness -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post
How China Ends West’s Domination -- Zhang Yunling, The Diplomat
The End of Nigeria's Strike May Not Calm Oil Markets -- John Campbell, Foreign Affairs
The European Crack-Up -- Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal
Analysis: What Europe can learn from Alexander Hamilton -- Alan Wheatley, Reuters
Eurozone: cut to the core -- The Guardian editorial
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