Thursday, June 28, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 28, 2012

Chancellor Merkel does not have many allies in the euro crisis. DPA

Euro Crisis Summit: What Merkel Really Wants From Europe -- Charles Hawley, Spiegel Online

Chancellor Angela Merkel is taking a hard line on the euro crisis this week, insisting that shared debt be avoided at all costs. Her shrill tone, however, is born out of fear. Just as Europe finds itself on the verge of historic reforms, Berlin is losing control of the debate. Idealism, and the euro, might be the victims.

The Thursday political cartoon in the Financial Times Deutschland couldn't be easier to decipher. It depicts the Grim Reaper standing over an aged, bed-ridden Angela Merkel saying: "It is time." Merkel responds: "For euro bonds, I know."

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Is Sudan having its own 'Arab Spring?' -- Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor

Sudan’s fundamental questions -- Mohammad Fadhel, Special to Gulf News

Israeli-Egyptian ties face new challenge with election of Islamist president in Egypt -- Joel Greenberg, Washington Post

Palestinians undermine Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty -- Leo Rennert, American Thinker

For Egypt's new president, getting elected was the easy part -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Second Thoughts on Morsi's Victory -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs

Extradition of Gaddafi Deputy Plunges Tunisia into Political Crisis
-- Vivienne Walt, Time

Libya in Chaos -- Rajan Menon, National Interest

Is Turkey moving toward 'hard power' over Syria? -- Mustafa Akyol, Special to CNN

Iran Worried? Obama Guts Sanctions
-- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

The final humiliation of the IRA
-- Andrew Roberts, New York Post

The Empty Promise of Europe's 'Growth Pact'
-- Carsten Volkery, Spiegel Online

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