Monday, June 4, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 4, 2012



Euro Zone Is Lurching To A Crossroad -- Landon Thomas Jr., New York Times

LONDON — As Spain’s economic crisis deepens and uncertainty swirls over Greece’s future in the euro zone, the guardians of the increasingly fragile European monetary union are near a moment of truth: can they muster the will and resources to keep the euro zone from breaking apart?

The question has grown more urgent since the release of data Friday showing a record-high rate of unemployment in the euro zone, poor job creation in the United States and a slowdown in manufacturing in China. Combined, those signals have fueled fears of a second worldwide recession.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Europe's Grim Choices -- Robert Samuelson, Real Clear Politics

Syrian intervention risks upsetting global order -- Henry Kissinger, Washington Post

What the U.S. should do about Syria -- Washington Post editorial

Make it a long, hot summer in Tehran -- Chicago Tribune editorial

Iran looking to hide evidence of A-bomb work at military site?
-- Rick Moran, American Thinker

Hosni Mubarak is in jail – but little has changed for Egypt -- Magdi Abdelhadi, The Guardian

Putin's China visit shows warming ties between neighboring giants -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

McCain and Lieberman: China not acting like a mature power regarding South China Sea -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy

U.S. expands its 'trilateral diplomacy' in Singapore
-- Josh Rogin, The Cable

The Vietnam Solution: How a former enemy became a crucial U.S. ally in balancing China’s rise -- Robert D. Kaplan, The Atlantic

Nigeria's Boko Haram a holy war? Maybe not entirely -- Fredrick Nzwili and Ibrahim Garba, Christian Science Monitor

OPEC Battle Ahead for Iran
-- Emanuele Ottolenghi, Commentary

Killing Them Softly: Obama's "kill list" tactic is assuredly doing nothing to win the war on terror. -- Jed Babbin, American Spectator

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