Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 19, 2013



Yes, Cyprus Is Different -- Marc Champion, Bloomberg

One lesson from the Cyprus bailout debacle is that it really is different. Not so much because its economic case is unique, but because Cyprus’s fellow European Union members see it as an outlier.

This is the EU’s third smallest nation with only 1.1 million people. It joined as recently as 2004, with the help of a little blackmail from its patron Greece, which threatened to block the extension of the bloc to Poland and other ex-Soviet countries unless Cyprus got in too.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Cyprus: nest eggs and broken baskets -- The Guardian editorial

A look at Cyprus' move to seize bank deposits
-- Sarah Dilorenzo, AP

Cyprus and the Death of Deposit Insurance -- Robert Tracinski, Real Clear Politics

It's Highly Unlikely The 2 Alleged Chemical Attacks In Syria Came From Rebels -- Michael Kelley, Business Insider

Does Obama have a plan for Syria?
-- Richard Cohen, Washington Post

Mideast seeks a new commitment from Obama -- Michael Singh, Washington Post

Obama’s foreign policy and the risks of retreat -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post

US Backs Away from Strong Role in Middle East -- Spiegel Online

South Koreans worry about how to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat
-- Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers

Falling Out of Love With China
-- David Shambaugh, New York Times

Does China Have a Foreign Policy? -- Zheng Wang, New York Times

1771–2013: The Era of the Free Press in Britain
-- John O’Sullivan, NRO

The EU Crosses the Rubicon; How Far Behind Is the US? -- Ed Driscoll, PJ Media

The last time a papal intervention worked in South America -- John Hudson, Passport/Foreign Policy

Crumbling BRICS -- Jaswant Singh, Project Syndicate

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