Real Clear World Wednesday

Early Morning Update

Obama Can't Afford to Show Weakness on China - David Rothkopf, FP
South Korea Treads Fine Line With Japan - Kosuke Takahashi, Asia Times
U.S. Must Rethink 'Reset' After Show Trial - Ariel Cohen, National Interest
Finding a New Way to Deal With Iran - Christopher Hill, Japan Times
Failure of Governance in Arab States - Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Sudan Moves Ahead With Its Future - Thabo Mbeki, Int'l Herald Tribune
Aid Still Leaves Haitians in Poverty - William Booth, Washington Post

Research & Analysis

Searching for a Eurozone Alexandar Hamilton - Hudson Institute
Obama, Sarkozy Talk Grand Strategy - Center for Strategic and Int'l Studies
Defining Success in Afghanistan - American Enterprise Institute
What Does al-Sadr's Return Mean for Iraq? - Council on Foreign Relations

Statements & Speeches

America's Strategy in Afghanistan - Barack Obama
Building a Vibrant Economy in Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu
Toward Peace in the Middle East - Hillary Clinton
Reinforcing U.S. Leadership in the Middle East - Hillary Clinton

Real Clear World Tuesday

Morning Update
The Great Food Crisis of 2011 - Lester Brown, Foreign Policy
Why David Cameron Should Snub Russia - Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The Turkish Role in Negotiations With Iran - George Friedman, Stratfor
Why U.S. Keeps Hedging Over China - Richard Weitz, The Diplomat
Castro in State of Confusion - Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami Herald
We Don't Know If Iran Wants the Bomb - Yukiya Amano, Der Spiegel
MEK Is Not a Terrorist Group - Mukasey, Ridge, Giuliani & Townsend, NRO
Rising Wages Will Burst China's Bubble - Peter Tasker, Financial Times
China Faces Crucial Diplomatic Choices - Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
India Pushes Soft Power Diplomacy - Rajiv Bhatia, The Hindu
Return of Brazil's Inflationary 'Dragon'? - Pyne & German, Global Post
Laws of Electoral Physics Shape Turkey - Soner Cagaptay, Daily Star
Lebanon Needs a Creative Solution - Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
Donors, Heed Your Promises to Haiti - Bokova & Jean, Globe and Mail
Democracy Must Be Protected from Rioters - Peter Clarke, Daily Telegraph
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Afternoon Update
A Sino-U.S. High-Tech Arms Race Afoot? - Alexander Neill, BBC News
Korean Crisis Nowhere Near Over - Andrei Lankov, Asia Times
Russia Deeply Mired in Putinism - Michael Bohm, Moscow Times
Iran's Green Wave Not Crested Yet - Ilan Berman, Wall Street Journal
Pakistan's Afghan Crossroads - Marvin Weinbaum, The National Interest
Father's Murder Mustn't Silence Reason - Shehrbano Taseer, The Guardian
Challenging Times Ahead for Britain - Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Only Growth Can Prevent Euro's Collapse - Nouriel Roubini, Der Spiegel
Algeria Protest About Politics, Not Food - Hugh Roberts, Foreign Policy
What To Do About Ivory Coast - John Campbell, Int'l Herald Tribune
The Compass: Clooney in Sudan | China vs. India in Green Race

Real Clear World Monday

Morning Update
Can Pakistan Rid Itself of Fanaticism? - Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
The 'Ugly American' No More - Gregory Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times
Cold War With China Is Not Inevitable - Yuriko Koike, The Australian
Europe Must Help Sudan - George Clooney & John Prendergast, Daily Star
Sarkozy Invigorated on World Stage - Ruadhan Mac Cormaic, Irish Times
Farewell to Mossad's Superman - Tzahi Hanegbi, Jerusalem Post
Turks See Israel, U.S. as Enemies - Ihsan Dagi, Today's Zaman
The World Shouldn't Fear Growing China - Li Keqiang, Financial Times
China Joins U.S. on Super Power Stage - Yi-Shan Chen, China Post
North Korea's Forgotten Prison Camps - Ryo Takahashi, Japan Times
Under-Reported Cyber Victory Against Iran - Charley Levine, Ynet News
U.S. Bends to Pakistan's Wishes - M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Israeli Soldiers on the Occupation - David Shulman, NY Review of Books
The Dark Side of Globalization - Jorge Heine & Ramesh Thakur, The Hindu
Ukraine Defying Low Expectations - Alexander Feldman, New Europe
RCW Video: Jimmy Carter on Sudan | America's Wars in Muslim World

Afternoon Update
Violence Tests South Sudan's Triumph - John Avlon, The Daily Beast
Hope Springs From South Sudan's Birth - Solomon Attari, The Guardian
Iran Denies Violating Human Rights - Ali Akbar Salehi, Der Spiegel
Russia's Surreal Presidential Twitter War - Julia Ioffe, Foreign Policy
Is China Headed to Financial Meltdown? - David Case, Global Post
China May Gear Toward Decentralization - Lisa Gu, New Geography
Britain Should Cede No More Power to EU - William Hague, Daily Telegraph
Obama, Sarkozy Mending Fences - Bruce Crumley, Time
Reversing Course on Belarus - Joerg Forbrig, International Herald Tribune
U.S. Right to Impose Defense Cuts - Thomas Barnett, World Politics Review
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Real Clear World Sunday

Morning Update
In Sudan, an Election and New Beginning - Barack Obama, New York Times
The Rise of the New Global Elite - Chrystia Freeland, The Atlantic
Gutting America's Ground Forces - Max Boot, Weekly Standard
Why the Arab World Fears Sudan Split - Emile Hokayem, The National
The Battle for the Soul of the Tory Party - Janet Daley, Daily Telegraph
Turkey Leaves the West & Worries U.S. - Ariel Cohen, Hurriyet Daily News
Australia's Hard Line on China Pays Off - Michael Sainsbury, Australian
South Korea's Risky Unification Gambit - Kim Young-hie, JoongAng Daily
South America Enters Mideast Quagmire - A. Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
Is America Opening Up to Syria? - Rami Khouri, Daily Star
Autocratic China Stifles Innovation - Rana Mitter, Times of India
Africa Confronts a Moment of Truth - James Traub, Foreign Policy
Realism No Excuse for Kissinger's Remark - Robert Zaretsky, RCW
Uncertainty Abounds in Iraq - Alexander Smolczyck, Der Spiegel
Russia's Murrow Moment - Tom Fenton, Global Post
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