Syria, Snowden Threaten To Derail G-8 Talks -- David Francis, Fiscal Times
Leaders of the Group of 8 (G-8) nations were supposed to be talking about economic growth and trade deals at their meeting in Northern Ireland. But events in Syria and the continuous string of leaks from Edward Snowden have derailed that agenda.
President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have reportedly confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin on his continuing support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad while Putin fired back, warning Obama not to institute a no-fly zone over the country.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Can G8 summit live up to ambitious agenda? -- Bridget Kendall, BBC
Five Depressing Thoughts About Arming Syria’s Rebels -- Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
Sliding Down the Syrian Slope -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
Syria and Egypt can't be fixed -- Spengler, Asia Times
Syria's Collapse: And How Washington Can Stop It -- Andrew J. Tabler, Foreign Affairs
Rohani vows to reset Iran's relations with the world -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor
Why You Shouldn't Get Too Excited About Rouhani -- Mark Dubowitz, The Atlantic
Iranians and Turks are voting with their feet, but are these countries moving in opposite directions? -- Barbara Slavin, Foreign Policy
Regime Change in Qatar -- Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy
The One Issue That Unites the U.S. and China -- Michael Hodin, Fiscal Times
Why Russia won’t deal on NATO missile defense -- Yousaf Butt, Reuters
For Belfast, Keeping Peace Means a City of Walls -- Shawn Pogatchnik, Real Clear World/AP
How Obama Is Sinking Venezuela's Opposition -- Patrick Christy, Real Clear World
US needs broad strategy in Middle East -- David Ignatius, Stars and Stripes/Washington Post
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