Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (l.) meets UN envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, July 16. Russia said on Monday it would block moves at the UN Security Council to extend a UN monitoring mission in Syria if Western powers did not stop resorting to 'blackmail' by threatening sanctions against Damascus. Reuters
On Syria, Who Might Give First – Russia Or The West? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
The West says that any extension of the UN mandate for monitors in Syria must have teeth. But Russia is categorically rejecting any resolution that foresees enforcement of punitive measures.
In the battle of the red lines on Syria, will Russia or the West give first?
Or will neither – and therefore will the semblance of an international peace plan for Syria be stripped away?
The United Nations Security Council faces a deadline of Friday to extend the mandate of the monitoring mission that, on paper at least, has been overseeing and reporting back on the Syria cease-fire, which is part of international envoy Kofi Annan’s six-point peace plan for the country.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Why Russia Doesn't Hold the Keys to Syria -- David Kramer and Lilia Shevtsova, American Interest
Should Iran have a role in Syrian peace talks? -- Michael Singh, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Into Syria without Arms -- Richard N. Haass, Project Syndicate
Russia's Syrian Base: A Potemkin Port? -- Paul J. Saunders, National Interest
Israel's old certainties crumble in Arab spring fallout -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Obama's Iraq Legacy -- Michael O'Hanlon, National Interest
Hillary’s Role in Obama’s Mideast Disasters -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Is Obama or Romney Better for Middle East Peace? -- Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Wheeling and dealing with Pakistan -- Washington Post editorial
Europe’s Last Dictatorship -- Andrej Dynko, New York Times
The eurozone endgame will begin in Greece -- Costas Lapavitsas, The Guardian
GAO: Foreign Service suffering from midlevel staffing shortages -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy
Defense Cuts Would Spike Unemployment -- Alana Goodman, Commentary
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