| Washington’s Syria policy is imaginary |
| By Michael Young | February 23, 2012 01:34 AM |
| The administration of President Barack Obama has often been ridiculed for what it describes as “leading from behind.” |
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| Iran will bend when facing an unwinnable conflict |
| By David Ignatius | February 23, 2012 01:34 AM |
| “We are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor,” said General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, last Sunday on CNN. |
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| By Rami G. Khouri | February 22, 2012 01:32 AM |
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Every once in a while, I fall victim to the irresistible convergence of mankind and music, and it happened again this week in a most improbably place – riding a transfer bus at Doha airport.
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| By David Ignatius | February 20, 2012 12:34 AM |
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With Pakistan’s civilian government and judiciary showing renewed signs of life, it’s time for them to ask the question the country has been avoiding for nine months.
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| By Rami G. Khouri | February 18, 2012 01:40 AM |
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When special people depart this world for another, as New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid did earlier this week.
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Silenced sentries
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| February 23, 2012 01:27 AM |
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Wednesday’s tragedies in Syria, particularly in Homs, provide an occasion to highlight several salient truths about the crisis under way in that country as it heads for its grim.
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Tender mercy?
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| February 22, 2012 01:33 AM |
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To legislate the transport allowance or not to legislate the transport allowance?
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Reconfiguring Syria amid the carnage
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| By Rami G. Khouri | February 15, 2012 01:35 AM |
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The important thing about what is happening around the situation in Syria is that so many things are happening simultaneously.
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42 reasons to dismiss Susan Rice’s rage
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| By Rami G. Khouri | February 11, 2012 01:55 AM |
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I chuckled softly to myself last week when I followed the news coverage of how angrily the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice...
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Shop in Singapore and take in the global marketplace
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| By Rami G. Khouri | February 04, 2012 01:44 AM |
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In the delightful world of newspaper columnists, the rule of thumb is that a successful column should include some news, some analysis and some opinion, all rolled into one.
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Is Israel preparing to attack Iran?
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| By David Ignatius | February 03, 2012 02:57 PM |
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran militarily over the next few months.
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From Russia, for Bashar’s eyes only
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| By Michael Young | February 02, 2012 01:45 AM |
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You know something is not right in Russia when the foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, sounds increasingly like Andrei Gromyko.
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The Eurozone crisis has been eased by ‘Super Mario’
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| By David Ignatius | February 02, 2012 01:44 AM |
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Two years into the European debt crisis, there was something faintly comical about the headline in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: “Leaders of eurozone Agree on Closer Union.”
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Put Hamas-Jordan amity to a referendum
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| By Rami G. Khouri | February 01, 2012 02:32 AM |
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Why am I not impressed by the statement by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal after meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman Sunday.
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A terrifying menu for Syria’s endgame
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| By Rami G. Khouri | January 28, 2012 01:15 AM |
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Now that the Arab League has decided to ask the UN Security Council to back its plan to resolve the crisis in Syria, the prospects of international involvement in Syria inches forward just a bit more.
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Can we plug insurgents into the global grid?
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| By David Ignatius | January 28, 2012 12:20 AM |
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The organizers of the World Economic Forum were self-critical enough to organize panels this year on such dark topics as “Is Capitalism Failing?” and “Global Risks 2012: The Seeds of Dystopia.”
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