Monday, June 17, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 17, 2013



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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