Monday, January 14, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- January 14, 2013



French Public Backs Mali Intervention, But For How Long? -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

Experts say that while President Hollande's decision to send troops to Mali has been backed across the political spectrum, the public could sour if the campaign's initial successes don't last.

Despite the suddenness of France's military involvement in Mali, President François Hollande's decision to send troops to the troubled African nation has been well received across the French political spectrum. French politicians from nearly all the country's parties have thus far supported the campaign, which has seen early successes in stopping the southward advance of Mali’s al-Qaeda-linked rebels who seized control of the country's north in the first half of last year.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Mali raid shows why Britain needs stong military -- The Telegraph

Tunisia’s President: All Arab Dictators Will Fall -- Moncef Marzouki, Bloomberg

War crimes in Syria: Time to appeal to International Criminal Court? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

Iran and the Fallacy of Saber-Rattling -- Paul Pillar, National Interest

Getting to Yes With Iran: The Challenges of Coercive Diplomacy -- Robert Jervis, Foreign Affairs

If Iran gets the bomb -- Conrad Black, National Post

Delhi needs Afghan red lines -- Deccan Chronicle

Two Diverging Roads for Afghanistan
-- Thomas Barfield, Real Clear World

What Happens When China Goes “Gray”?
-- Mark W. Frazier, The Diplomat

Policy on North Korea: It’s time to seek new path of reconciliation
-- Korea Times editorial

Japan Steps Out -- Paul Krugman, New York Times

Will the west regret toppling Gaddafi? -- James Blitz, Financial Times

The condemned coca leaf: One standard for a major soft drink, another for the native people of South America -- Ricardo Cortés, New York Daily News

How Hugo Chavez brought Afghanistan to South America -- David Frum, National Post

Venezuela in limbo: Since Hugo Chávez is too ill to be inaugurated, somebody else should take over. -- The Economist

America is not in decline or retreat
-- E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

Our Sort-of War on Terror: Obama’s policies are incoherent, but does anyone care?
-- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

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