Monday, February 10, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 10, 2014



Major Powers to Take Bigger Role in Syria Talks -- Al Pessin, Voice of America

LONDON — Senior U.S. and Russian officials are to take a bigger role in the UN-sponsored talks on Syria's future that reconvened in Geneva Monday. The move comes as the Syrian government and opposition delegations remain far apart on how to end the nearly three-year-long civil war.

It was a familiar sight as the UN and Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi arrived for another round of talks. The opposition and government delegations held separate sessions with the mediator, who canceled his usual news conference.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

On the Ground in Homs, Syria -- Wall Street Journal

Is Syria Now a Direct Threat to the United States? -- David Rohde, The Atlantic

Nurturing the impulse to save Syria's millions -- Christian Science Monitor editorial

The War of Wills Between U.S. and Iran -- Christopher Griffin, Real Clear World

India and China: The End of Cold Peace? -- Jeff M. Smith, National Interest

How China Seeks to Destabilize the US-ROK-Japan Triangle -- Jin Kai, The Diplomat

China’s Push Into ‘America’s Backyard’ -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat

Four-Ring Circus: The Olympics’ opening ceremony plays fast and loose with Russian history. -- Andrew Stuttaford, NRO

Edward Snowden’s hypocrisy on Russia -- Gabriel Schoenfeld, Washington Post

A Land of Money and Fear: The Swiss Vote Against 'Mass Migration' -- David Nauer, Spiegel Online

Hard choices if a Greek tragedy looms for Europe -- Dan O'Brien, Independent.ie

How ‘entrepreneur’ stopped being a European word -- Doug Saunders, The Globe and Mail

US debating whether to kill citizen suspected in terror plot -- Chris Bing, Daily Caller

After War, a Failure of the Imagination -- Phil Klay, New York Times

America's Power Is Under Threat -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal

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