U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured as he delivers remarks on college affordability at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan Jan. 27, 2012. Jason Reed/Reuters
Obama Offer Could Defuse Or Ignite Confrontation With Iran -- Paul Koring, Globe And Mail
In a back-channel message to Tehran, President Barack Obama proffered a high-risk gambit: America will accept an Iranian nuclear program that forswears nuclear weapons if the vow is verifiable.
Later this week, in Istanbul, the Great Powers, hosted by Turkey and joined by Iran, will seek to defuse a looming confrontation which – if mishandled – could unleash Israeli warplanes to attack Iran’s buried nuclear sites, doom Mr. Obama’s hopes for a second term or even ignite a major war across the Middle East.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
How Good Is Our Intelligence on Iran? -- Max Boot, Commentary
President Assad’s Latest Bluff -- New York Times editorial
Consequences of a Victory for Assad Will Be Costly for Obama -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
A ticking clock on Syria: Intervention is likely, and the United States won't wait as long as it did in Bosnia. -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times
Iraq’s slide toward renewed violence: Washington’s disengagement risks wasting years of sacrifice -- Ayad Allawi, Washington Times
An India-Pakistan Thaw? -- Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate
The Bo Xilai Sideshow -- Jonathan Fenby, New York Times
Proving Kim Jong-un wrong -- Korea Joong Ang Daily
Egypt's presidency: The revolution within the Ikhwan -- Dr Larbi Sadiki, Al Jazeera
Could Islamist rebels undermine change in Africa? -- Matthew Tostevin, Reuters
European court ends era of safe harbor for Abu Hamza -- Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor
France's presidential duel opens up -- Christine Ockrent, Gulf Times
The French Election: Nicolas Sarkozy promises voters he can change -- The Economist
Chavez Exit Won’t Mean Venezuela’s Problems Out the Door -- Bloomberg editorial
Is Canada witnessing a ‘Western Spring’? -- Jesse Kline, National Post
The Ghosts of Rwanda and the Responsibility to Protect -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
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