Friday, March 16, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 16, 2012


Iranians Offer Gloomy Outlook Of Nuclear Talks -- Thomas Erdbrink and Joby Warrick, Washington Post

TEHRAN — Prominent Iranian politicians and analysts are offering a gloomy assessment of upcoming nuclear talks with the United States and other world powers, insisting that Iran will not agree to any significant cuts to its nuclear program.

The elected officials and analysts — many of them close to Iran’s hard-line leadership — say it is highly unlikely that Iran would accept even a temporary halt in its production of enriched uranium, a key demand by Western countries during previous negotiations with the Islamic republic.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Why Iranian Public Opinion Is Turning Against the Nuclear Program
-- Dina Esfandiary, The Atlantic

Iran Branches Out in Search for Proxies -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

World press surprise at how Syrian conflict plays out -- BBC

One year in, will Syria become a guerrilla war? -- David Enders and Jonathan S. Landay, Boston Herald/McClatchy Newspapers

Syria crisis causes Iran-led 'axis of resistance' to fray -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor

Taliban Halts Talks With U.S., Puts NATO on Collision Course with Pakistan -- Bruce Riedel, The Daily Beast

Potential Gas Conflict in the Mediterranean -- Nizar Abdel-Kader, Real Clear World

Loosening China’s grip on rare-earth metals
-- Washington Post editorial

Libya’s Transition to Transition -- Barak Barfi, Project Syndicate

Westerners Are Not and Will Never Be the 'Saviors' of Africa -- Ben Affleck, Huffington Post

Are Obama's Efforts to Justify Drone Warfare Aimed at Iran? -- Thomas Darnstädt, Marc Hujer and Gregor Peter Schmitz, Spiegel Online

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