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Don't let Iran benefit from EU financial crisis - -
Now, however, there are only two possible outcomes: Either Iran gets nuclear weapons or it doesn’t. To ensure that it doesn’t, the only viable option is to break Iran’s weapons program militarily. This would surely be an unpleasant undertaking, and may well have undesirable short-term economic consequences. But which is worse: Iran as a permanent nuclear power, or the short-term risks that would arise from swift action to prevent that result?
By John R. Bolton
The National Review
The state of education - -
Can schools rekindle the American work ethic?
By Chester E. Finn Jr.
The Washington Post
Pentagon budget set to shrink next year - -
Under the proposal, the administration will reduce the size of the Army and Marine Corps, trim the number of fighter aircraft and ships, and seek congressional approval for another round of military base closures
By Graig Whitlock
The Guardian
Iraq makes sanctions against Iran ineffective - -
The long border with Iraq undermines US and EU efforts to stop Iran's nuclear programme with trade sanctions
By Nima Khorrami Assal
The New York Times
Israel senses bluffing in Iran's threats of retaliation - -
As Israel's political and military leaders weigh options to stop Iran's nuclear program, many are guided by an assessment that an attack is unlikely to set off widespread conflict
By Ethan Bronner
The Daily Telegraph
Iran nuclear questions to be exposed by inspection visit - -
Iran must open its nuclear facilities to a team of inspectors heading to Tehran on Friday as the full extent of its atomic work remains a mystery, a leading international official has said
By Foreign Staff
The Christian Science Monitor
Religions slights are the buzz as India marks republic day - -
Followers of India's three main religions - Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism - have balked loudly at cultural slights this week. There's a reason for it, and it's not all politics
By Scott Baldauf
The New York Times
Bill Gates donates $750 million to shore up disease - fighting fund - -
The donation to the struggling Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was made as a promissory note intended to tide it over regular cash shortages
By Donald G. McNeil jr.
The Foreign Policy
What's new in the latest speculation over Israel attacking Iran - -
After speaking with top Israeli civilian, military, and intelligence leaders, the Israeli journalist arrives at a frightening conclusion: "Israel will indeed strike Iran in 2012."
By Uri Friedman
The Guardian
Reform in Arab regimes is unatainable - for now - -
It's not just governments – tribal society, religious influence and business networks all contribute to the lack of political change
By Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
The Washington Post
The debate over U.S. ' strength ' - -
What does American “strength” mean in the 21st century? Is it a recovery of the kind of power and prerogative the United States had, say, in the Ronald Reagan years? Or is it something more aligned with changes in the global balance?
By David Ignatius
The National Review
Evangelicals and Romney - -
America’s survival is more important than one’s views of Mormonism
By Dennis Prager
The Yahoo News
Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks - -
Iran is ready to revive talks with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday, as toughening sanctions aim at forcing Tehran to sharply scale back its nuclear program
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The Los Angeles Times
New drone has no pilot anywhere, so who's accountable ? - -
The Navy's new drone being tested near Chesapeake Bay stretches the boundaries of technology: It's designed to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier, one of aviation's most difficult maneuvers
By W.J. Hennigan
The Daily Telegraph
Iran ' will not be hurt by oil embargo ' Ahmadinejad - -
Iran will not be hurt by a newly imposed European Union oil embargo, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president, has declared
By Foreign Staff
The New York Times
Enterpreneurial spirit awaits its moment in the Middle East - -
Joichi Ito, the new head of the Media Laboratory at M.I.T., says that the Middle East and North Africa are on the cusp of creating their own Silicon Valley experience
By Dania Saadi
The Washington Post
U.S. weighs expanded military presence in the Philippines - -
Philippines may allow greater U.S. presence in latest reaction to China’s rise
By Craig Witlock
The New York Times
A test for Egypt: Hearing all voices - -
the challenge facing Egyptian society if it hopes that democracy and pluralism will replace the Mubarak government
By Michael Wahid Hanna
The Washington Post
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood adapting caution on economic matters - -
...So far, the Islamist group is emphasizing accommodation over conflict, particularly on economy....
By Stephen Glain
The Foreign Policy
All silk roads lead to Tehran - -
Sanctions aren't the answer. If Washington is serious about building a new economic and security architecture across South and Central Asia, it can’t avoid working with Iran
By Neil Padukone
The Christian Science Monitor
State of the Union speeck, as heard by China, India, France, Israel - -
State of the Union coverage in the world's newspapers says as much about the specific concerns of other countries as it does about what President Obama actually said
By Scott Baldauf
The New York Times
Economic potholes add dangers on Egypt's new political path - -
With mounting debts, negligible growth and dwindling foreign reserves, Egypt's military rulers and the new Islamist-led Parliament face a crisis that could undermine the political transition
By David D. Kirkpatrick & Mayy El Sheikh
The Daily Telegraph
Britain escalates warning to Iran over Gulf oil lanes - -
Britain escalated its warnings to Iran on Tuesday over its threats to close the oil lanes of the Gulf by declaring that additional naval forces were lined up to defend the Strait of Hormuz
By Damian McElroy & David Blair
The New York Times
Free market socialism - -
In his State of the Union address, here's hoping President Obama promotes policies that will help more people realize the American dream
By David Brooks
The Guardian
The Iranian oil embargo: Does this mean war ? - -
The EU has decided on sanctions that Tehran has long said would represent a declaration of war. What will follow?
By Julian Borger
The Daily Telegraph
The deal the West could strike with Iran - -
Tehran should be allowed to enrich uranium – but with the toughest safeguards
By Peter Jenkins
The Washington Times
Show of force: Allies send warships through Strait - -
Britain, America and France delivered a pointed signal to Iran, sending six warships led by a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier through the highly sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz
By David Blair
The Washington Post
Turkey's government is the new normal in the Middle East - -
So the crude bias about Muslim movements that is baked into the worldview of many U.S. conservatives — that they are inevitably fundamentalist, anti-democratic, anti-Israel and anti-American, if not explicitly “terrorist” — has become a serious liability
By Jackson Diehl
The Christian Science Monitor
Buoyed by ' Islamic Spring, ' Hamas considers new direction - -
Hamas' political chief Khaled Meshal is stepping down as the militant Palestinian group faces a regional moment of change
By Joshua Mitnick
The Los Angeles Times
West urged to accept rising Islamist political power in Arab world - -
"The international community must … come to terms with political Islam when it represents a majority preference," Roth wrote. "Islamic parties are genuinely popular in much of the Arab world, in part because many Arabs have come to see political Islam as the antithesis of autocratic rule."
By Amro Hassan
The Christian Science Monitor
EU bans buying oil from Iran: How will Iran respond ? - -
Iran threatened a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to a new European Union ban on oil from Iran. Iran says it's considering an immediate shut off of oil to Europe
By Justyna Pawlak & Hossein Jaseb
The Guardian
The Palestinian children - alone and bewildered - in Israel's Al - Jalame jail - -
Israel's military justice system is accused of mistreating Palestinian children arrested for throwing stones
By Harriet Sherwood
The Guardian
EU agrees Iranian oil embargo - -
Foreign ministers' deal in Brussels could lead to soaring fuel prices and Iran closing the strait of Hormuz
By Ian Traynor
The Guardian
The Ayatollahs' democracy: An Iranian challenge by Hooman Majad - -
Hooman Majd's analysis of Iran's 2009 protests is flawed but intriguing
By Roland Elliot Brown
The Washington Times
Palestinians to renew efforts for bid to U.N. - -
The Middle East “Quartet” — the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia — had urged the parties to submit proposals on borders and security by Jan. 26, with the goal of reaching an agreement by the end of 2012
By Ben Birnbaum
The New York Post
Will Iran answer O ? - -
Obama may have blundered his way into persuading the Iranians to rise to the bait for the first time in a long while. Whether they bite or not is a different matter
By Amir Taheri
The Washington Post
Muslim politics made modern - -
A mix of technocratic modernism and conservative values is the Islamists' brand. Their electorate wants stability and peace, not revolution
By Oliver Roy
The Daily Telegraph
Britain bans Iran's press TV from airwaves - -
Britain took a key communications arm of the Iranian state off the airwaves on Friday when Press TV, a satellite news channel, lost its broadcasting licence
By David Blair
The Christian Science Monitor
' A Separation ' probes Iranian' conflicted love for their country, says director - -
Using a failing marriage as a metaphor, the acclaimed film 'A Separation' juxtaposes Iranians' great love for their country with growing despair that they may be forced to leave it in search of a better life
By Roshanak Taghavi
The New York Times
Do drones undermine democracy ? - -
Drones are blurring the civilian and military roles in war and circumventing the constitutional mandate for authorizing it
By Peter W. Singer
The Washington Post
The immorality of Afghanistan's moral crimes - -
The attacker, nearly twice her age, pinned her down, tied her up and then savagely raped her. She described going to the police with her disabled, widowed mother to report the rape. There she was instantly imprisoned for reporting the crime
By Kimberly Motley
The New York Times
How Mrs. Grady transformed Olly Neal - -
Teachers have the most important job in America. To understand why, listen to the story of Olly Neal, whose life was turned around by an English teacher
By Nicholas D. Kristof
The Washington Post
An Interview with Burma's democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi - -
In an interview with Washington Post senior associate editor Lally Weymouth on Wednesday — the same day Suu Kyi registered as a candidate for Burma’s parliamentary elections — she talked about her country’s president, U.S. economic sanctions and her political plans. Excerpts
By Lally Weymouth
The National Review
Newt was right - -
The presidency is incompatible with adherence to sharia
By Andrew C, McCarthy
The Christian Science Monitor
Regime change: How fear of Iran nukes, and campaign politics, revived the call - -
A tough-talking debate over pursuing regime change is all the rage again, this time focused on Iran. But proponents say they prefer economic sanctions to military force as the main lever
By Howard LaFranchi
The Daily Telegraph
E.U prepares unprecedented attack on Iranian economy - -
The European Union is preparing to launch an unprecedented attack on Iran’s economy at a moment when experts believe the confrontation over the country’s nuclear ambitions is entering a dangerous new phase
By David Blair
The National Review
The way that history went down - -
The origin of gross disparities is more mundane than we are led to believe
By Thomas Sowell
The National Review
Opec vs. the industrial world - -
Which side are you on?
By Robert Zubrin
The Guardian
Iran confirms death sentence for ' porn site ' web programmer - -
Saeed Malekpour faces imminent execution on the basis of a confession he retracted, saying it had been beaten out of him
By Saeed Kamali Dehghan
The Christian Science Monitor
In India, the challenge of building 50,000 colleges - -
To become an economic powerhouse, India needs to educate as many as 100 million young people over the next 10 years – something never done before
By Ben Arnoldy
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