Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 12, 2013



Why NSA Spying Scares The World -- Ronald Deibert, Special to CNN

(CNN) -- In 2011, I was on a panel, organized by the security company RSA, with two retired National Security Agency directors, Michael Hayden and Kenneth Minihan. During the course of our debate, I raised concerns, as the only non-American on the panel, that their plans and preferences for having the NSA secure cyberspace for the rest of us were not exactly reassuring. To this, Minihan replied that I should not describe myself as "Canadian" but rather "North American."

As jarring as his response was, the fact of the matter is when it comes to communications, he's right. Practically speaking, there is no border separating Canadian from U.S. telecommunications -- though that's not true the other way around. Primarily, this one-way dependence is a product of history and economics. Canadians' communications are inextricably connected to networks south of the border and subject to the laws and practices of the U.S. over which we, as foreigners, have no say or control.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Iran emerging as victor in Syrian conflict
-- Liz Sly, Washington Post

Whether Qusair Will Tip The Balance In Syria Remains to Be Seen -- Jean Aziz, Al-Monitor

Time for U.S. action in Syria -- Mike Rogers, USA Today

Another Iran Crisis Is Looming -- Yaakov Lappin, Real Clear World/Gatestone Institute

Past and future collide in Turkey clashes -- David Perry, Special to CNN

What Will Israel Do As America Retreats from the World? -- Isi Leibler. Jerusalem Post

Is West now looking past Darfur genocide to engage Sudan? -- Mike Pflanz, Christian Science Monitor

Turkey's Gamble: Crackdown Threatens EU Accession Talks -- Carsten Volkery and Severin Weiland, Speigel Online

Hong Kong, a Strange Place to Seek Freedom -- Law Yuk-Kai, New York Times

Edward Snowden and the selective targeting of leaks -- Jack Shafer, Reuters

Why I Don't Care About Edward Snowden -- Ron Fournier, National Journal

The Obama Surveillance Revelations Are Pushing Liberals Over the Edge -- Molly Ball, The Atlantic

From G8 to G20 to G-Zero: Why no one wants to take charge in the new global order -- Ian Bremmer, New Statesman

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