Middle East Matters Most to Obama–Not Putin -- Michael Crowley, Time
The crisis in Ukraine has obscured the region where Obama has the most at stake
Earlier this week, Barack Obama again rejected Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign claim that Russia is America’s biggest “geopolitical foe.” In fact, Obama said, Russia is a regional power acting out of “weakness,” adding that he worries more about a mushroom cloud over New York City than he does about Vladimir Putin.
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Although Putin is dangerous and nuclear terrorism is an extremely serious threat, neither one sits at the very top of his foreign policy agenda. For a clue towards what occupies the president most, look no farther than his visit Friday with the king of Saudi Arabia.
Even after Putin’s thuggish annexation of Crimea, it’s not Russia and Europe that matter most to Obama’s agenda. It’s the Middle East. Let us count the ways.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Mistrust overshadows Obama's Saudi trip -- Assad Abboud, AFP
What Obama should ask of Saudi Arabia -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
America's Role in Riyadh -- Caryle Murphy, New York Times
Why Saudi frustration with Obama might be a good thing -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Is Pakistan aiding Syrian rebels? -- Deutsche Welle
This Former Johns Hopkins Professor Could Be Afghanistan's Next President And his running mate is a brutal warlord -- Jeffrey E. Stern, New Republic
The End of Chinese Central Planning -- Stephen S. Roach, Project Syndicate
Overcome ‘Darfur fatigue’ and take action in Sudan -- Matthew Simpson and Megan Corrado, The Globe and Mail
Egypt’s Christians Place Their Faith in Al-Sisi’s Presidential Bid -- Aryn Baker, Time
UN Congo Mission Leader: 'Unimaginable Human Catastrophes' -- Interview Conducted by Horand Knaup and Ralf Neukirch, Spiegel Online
Boko Haram attacks bring thickening cloud of mystery and trouble in Nigeria -- Heather Murdock, Christian Science monitor
Yasou: Greece Is Pulling Off an Amazing Recovery -- Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek
Why Argentina Is Struggling to Find Lifelines -- Jamie Daremblum, Weekly Standard
Putin’s action is no surprise -- Nader Mousavizadeh, Reuters
The G7 and the limits of Russia’s ‘political isolation’ -- Ian Bremmer, Reuters
A new Russian bank card? Priceless... for the Kremlin -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor
Obama’s 21st-century power politics -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
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