The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy -- George Friedman, Real Clear World/Stratfor
The United States held elections last night, and nothing changed. Barack Obama remains president. The Democrats remain in control of the Senate with a non-filibuster-proof majority. The Republicans remain in control of the House of Representatives.
The national political dynamic has resulted in an extended immobilization of the government. With the House -- a body where party discipline is the norm -- under Republican control, passing legislation will be difficult and require compromise. Since the Senate is in Democratic hands, the probability of it overriding any unilateral administrative actions is small. Nevertheless, Obama does not have enough congressional support for dramatic new initiatives, and getting appointments through the Senate that Republicans oppose will be difficult.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The sensible course on Syria -- L.A. Times editorial
Dialogue in Doha -- Khaleej Times
The Kurds’ Evolving Strategy: The Struggle Goes Political in Turkey -- Aliza Marcus, World Affairs
America's Mideast policy: Same old course -- The Daily Star editorial
Netanyahu's Risky Consolidation -- Akiva Eldar, National Interest
China’s backroom politics -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Greece should make its exit at Christmas -- Andrew Alexander, Daily Mail
Greece will be saved if it stops lending to its elites -- Klaus Adam, Economic Times
Obama Victory to Further Euro-Crisis Clash with Berlin -- Tyson Barker, Spiegel Online
U.S. votes to legalize pot may encourage Latin American challenges to drug war -- Tim Johnson, McClatchy Newspapers
Did foreign policy matter in the 2012 election? -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
The Second Coming of Barack Obama -- Kemal Derviş, Project Syndicate
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