As the U.S. approaches the deadline to raise its debt limit, economists warn of a fiscal crisis and steeply higher borrowing costs for U.S. businesses and homeowners.
Must Read: Standard & Poor's
U.S. Sovereign Credit Rating
Essential Document: Timothy F. Geithner
Debt Limit Letter to Congress
Must Read: Congressional Research Service
Effects on Government Operations
Must Read: Michael Schuman
Costs for the Global Economy
Syrian Protests
Will Assad's Regime Survive?
Mohamad Bazzi
See Also: Assad's Fall Is in the U.S. Interest
NATO Mission in Libya
The Costs of Strategic Incoherence
James M. Lindsay
See Also: Strategy Must Be at the Forefront
Nigeria
Dancing on the Brink
John Campbell
Also: "Credible" Elections Reinforce the Divide
U.S. War in Iraq
It Is in Our Interest to Stay
Max Boot
A Daily Roundup of News Stories from Sources Around the Globe
- U.S. to Use Drones in Libya
- Rival Protests in Yemen
- Japan Issues Disaster Budget
- AU Removes Sanctions on Ivory Coast
April 26
25th Anniversary of the Nuclear Reactor Disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
April 26
25th Anniversary of the Nuclear Reactor Disaster, Chernobyl, Ukraine.
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