Monday, December 23, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 23, 2013

Worries About the World Economy in 2014 -- David Dapice, Real Clear World

MEDFORD: As the year that saw the world's strongest economy brought to the precipice of a default comes to a close, and many wonder if 2014 promises more stability? Judging by most forecasts, including that of the International Monetary Fund, the global economy may grow about 3.5 percent, but confidence in that forecast is subject to more than usual hedging due to several policy unknowns and uncertainties. As unemployment in the developed world remains steady and growth in the emerging economies dependent on lackluster performance of the industrialized economies, a question mark hangs over economic prospects worldwide.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Failure in Syria may come back to haunt our streets -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

Syrian air strikes pummel Aleppo. Time for an international no-fly zone? -- Ariel Zirulnick, Christian Science Monitor

Benghazi Suicide Bombing: Is Libya al Qaeda’s New Hotbed? -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast

What Should the U.S. Ask from Iran? -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

Analysis: Domestic concerns drive Oman's newly assertive foreign policy -- Sami Aboudi, Reuters

Inside North Korea: Could the Kaesong complex give hope for the future? -- The Telegraph

Was 2013 the Year We Lost China? -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg

The Man Who Would Be Mao -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest

South Sudan rebellion spreads as UN evacuates -- Rodney Muhumuza, Christian Science Monitor/AP

South Sudan Teeters -- Armin Rosen, American Interest

Putin's Amnesties: Political Thaw or PR Stunt? -- James Brooke, Voice of America

Should Europe Fear Moscow's Missiles? -- Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National Interest

A Union of Banks -- Juliane Mendelsohn, The European

Merry Christmas, Europe -- You've Been Downgraded -- Alex Berezow, Real Clear World

A Bad Year for Freedom in the World -- Steve Chapman, Real Clear Politics

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