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Syria’s new best friend
Up until very recently, Syria had its eyes firmly fixed on the spoils to be offered by the United States and its western allies. Today, the same may not be so true. For several years Damascus has been hoping to realign with the West and welcome famous politicians and diplomats to the “new” Syria.
Obama’s Greek Tragedy
Do you remember candidate Barack Obama offering his hope-and-change platitudes in front of the fake Greek columns during the Democratic convention? Or earlier pontificating at the Victory Monument in Berlin? Why didn't an old cigar-chomping Democratic pro take him aside and warn him about offending Nemesis? She is the dreaded goddess who brings divine retribution in ironic fashion to overweening arrogance.
What McChrystal Got Right
No matter what you think of Gen. McChrystal after the Rolling Stone article and the fiasco that ensued, he knew how to work in Afghanistan. Here are a few things he got right.
Obama’s Burger Diplomacy
Barack Obama went traditional. Decked out in a light blue shirt and burgundy tie, the U.S. president ordered a cheddar-cheeseburger with onions, lettuce, tomato, and bread-and-butter pickles. He drank iced tea. Dmitry Medvedev added a little spice. The Russian leader, sporting a white shirt and dark tie, went for a cheddar-cheeseburger with onions, jalapenos, and mushrooms. He drank a Coke.
Cross-strait unification and the US
The US needs to tread carefully and to give some thought to how a united Taiwan and China would impact US interests. If we do, indeed, move in this direction, we can expect a renewed confidence in the Chinese military, no longer constrained by concerns of having to face US forces in the Taiwan Strait. In other words, we can expect structural changes in US military strategy in the Taiwan Strait area and in its relations with both China and Japan.
Has US lost rights of global leadership?
After the collapse of Soviet Union, the US took the global leadership as the lone super power and bestowed itself with the responsibility to look after the world affair with commanding posture. For the last couple of years perception of developing countries vis-à-vis America has been changing
Arab-Pacific cooperation can be a decisive force for change : Sheikh Abdullah
In an increasingly globalized world, cooperation between the Arab world and the Pacific islands can be a decisive force for change, UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said today.
Twitter Brings White House and Kremlin Together
On Wednesday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured the headquarters of Twitter. Besides having a fruitful cultural exchange with Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, he also fired off his first tweet
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