Taliban Peace Talks, Even If They Happen, Leave Questions Unanswered -- Gary Owen, The Globe and Mail
What a difference a week makes: On June 13, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was reporting to the world that a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) was close to being finalized between the U.S. and Afghan governments. The BSA is a critical piece of the post-2014 puzzle, as it codifies the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan after completion of the multi-national ISAF mission in December of that year. On Wednesday, the Afghans officially took the security lead for the entire country of Afghanistan, with ISAF (International Security Assistance Force)maintaining a supporting role. On the same day, the Taliban opened an office in Qatar, with the goal of establishing peace talks with governments of the United States and Afghanistan.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
In Afghanistan, Obama Repeating Big Vietnam Mistake -- IBD editorial
Obama’s Syria policy is full of contradictions -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
Jordan, a Land Flowing with Syrian Refugees: Jordan is hosting 560,000 Syrian refugees, their camps marked by disorder and violence. -- Clifford D. May, NRO
Israel has struck energy gold offshore. Now what? -- Joshua Mitnick, Christian Science Monitor
The Nile Belongs to Ethiopia, Too -- Maaza Mengiste, The Guardian
Erdogan’s Crisis: How Protests Undermined Turkish Leader’s Legacy -- Pelin Turgut, Time
Why India Trails China -- Amartya Sen, New York Times
6 Reasons Why Kim Jong Un Is Screwed -- Sokeel Park, The Atlantic
Why Beijing is mum on Snowden: Edward Snowden, the NSA whistle blower, is 'too hot to handle' for Beijing. -- Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor
Scenarios for Snowden: Escape, arrest, asylum -- Hilary Whiteman, CNN
Huge Protests In Brazil Are The Result Of Global Currency Wars -- Wolf Richter, Business Insider/Testosterone Pit
The Real Reason Brazilians Are Outraged: The World's Fair Bid -- Ryan Kearney, The Republic
The Truth Behind the Spying -- Alicia Colon, Irish Examiner
Obama’s Nuke Cut Proposal: Unilateral and Risky -- Jon Kyl, Time
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