Friday, March 2, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 2, 2012



Move Over, Egypt, Iraq And Syria -- L.A. Times

Iran, Israel and Turkey are now driving change in the Middle East.

For the better part of the last century, three Arab states — Egypt, Iraq and Syria — dominated Middle East politics in matters of war and peacemaking and shaped the region's relations with the great powers.

The kings of Jordan and Morocco — and, of course, Saudi Arabia (and the Persian Gulf states) when it came to oil — had their say too. But it was the three pseudo-republics, authoritarian military regimes really, that threw their collective weight around.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Why Iran’s Election Is a Farce -- Ardeshir Amir-Arjomand, New York Times

Resigning to Iran. The Obama administration has essentially acquiesced to a nuclear Iran. -- Robert Joseph, NRO

Obama Offers Israel a Path to Avoid an Iran War, But Will Netanyahu Buy its Terms? -- Tony Karon, Time

Reminder: Israel Can’t Rely on Obama’s Iran Assurances Because They Don’t Exist -- Omri Ceren, Commentary

Can Israel Trust the United States When It Comes to Iran?
-- Yossi Klein Halevi, The New Republic

The Red Line for Iran
-- Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal, Weekly Standard

Obama Sending Wrong Signals to Syria -- Max Boot, Commentary

Afghan, Iraq Failures Will Devastate U.S. Prestige -- Thomas Mcardle, IBD Editorial

The Fukushima Question: How close did Japan really get to a widespread nuclear disaster? -- Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, Slate

The People vs. Vladimir Putin. The Russian Middle Class Campaigns Against the Kremlin -- Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs

Disillusioned working class is biggest worry for Russia’s leaders -- Neil Buckley, Financial Times

Putin’s hollow victory-to-be -- Masha Lipman, Washington Post

The End of the 'Reset': Why Putin's Re-Election Means Turbulence Ahead
-- Andrew C. Kuchins, Foreign Affairs

Containing the European crises -- Japan Times editorial

History Never Quite Ends -- Victor Davis Hanson, Town Hall

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