Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 14, 2012



China's Vice President Xi Is In Town: What 6 International Newspapers Say -- Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor

Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

U.S. sees hints Iran may return to nuclear talks -- Laura Rozen, The Envoy

Is Iran Pathetic? -- Geffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Iran’s measure of desperation
-- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

Why Ahmadinejad is eager to show off new Iran nuclear facilities -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

The Iranian Threat to New York City -- Mitchell D. Silber, Wall Street Journal

An economic blockade can defeat President Bashar al-Assad
-- Malcolm Rifkind, The Telegraph

Muslim Brotherhood Warns U.S. Aid Cut May Affect Egypt’s Peace Treaty With Israel
-- Patrick Goodenough, CNS

Don’t Blindly Fund Post-Arab Spring Governments -- Michael Rubin, Commentary

Kabul Risks Political Meltdown -- Haroun Mir, New York Times

The myth of China as a harmless tiger -- Yu Jie, Washington Post

Bin Laden Gave Up on Jihad -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest

Zakaria: How oil is propping up Putin -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN

Greece faces death by a thousand cuts unless it leaves the euro -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

Some say Greek debt deal will make things worse -- Ruby Russell and Nikolia Apostolou, USA Today

European Doubts Growing over Greece Debt Strategy -- Spiegel Online

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