A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands in a field to extract U.S. Army paratroopers during Operation Marble Lion in Afghanistan's Jani Khel district, April 13, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Jason Epperson
Can U.S. Get Out Of Afghanistan? -- Joshua Kucera, The Diplomat
The United States faces a number of practical hurdles in getting its forces out of Afghanistan in 2014. But it has found an unlikely ally in its efforts.
The U.S. is facing a number of roadblocks in its effort to secure routes to pull its equipment out of Afghanistan, with erstwhile allies Pakistan and Uzbekistan making it clear that the U.S. can’t rely – as it has been until now – heavily on them. But in its effort to diversify its supply routes, it’s gaining cooperation from an unlikely source: Russia.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Russia Has Emerged As The Biggest Supporter Of The Afghan Occupation -- Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor
Why Iran's Mullahs Cannot Rest Easy -- Ray Takeyh, New York Times
For Israel, the Problem with Iran Diplomacy Is the Prospect of Nuclear Compromise -- Tony Karon, Time
Obama administration searches for a ‘Plan B’ in Syria -- Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy
A “Plan B” on Syria Urgently Needed -- Max Boot, Commentary
Could Turkey go to war against Syria? -- Soner Cagaptay, CNN
Shadow of another war hangs over southern Lebanon border -- Michael Young, The National
Are Egypt's Islamists headed for collision with military? -- Jacques Neriah, Jerusalem Post
Is North Korea Losing China? -- Christopher Hill, Project Syndicate
China tests the will of the Philippines -- George Amurao, Asia Times
The Paranoid Style in Chinese Politics -- Minxin Pei, Project Syndicate
Ukraine at a crossroads -- Damon M. Wilson, Washington Post
Who will win the French presidential election? -- Harry J Enten, The Guardian
What a Hollande Victory Would Mean for Merkel -- Veit Medick and Severin Weiland, Spiegel Online
To Thrive, Euro Countries Must Cut Welfare State -- Fredrik Erixon, Bloomberg
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