A Glimpse of Truth in the Kremlin's Democracy Charade

A leading journalist on Russian state television offered a rare nugget of truth recently when he named various Putin critics who are blacklisted from appearing in the media.

William Hague’s Trip to Israel Alan Johnson \| blog British Foreign Secretary William Hague has been a thoughtful politician and a friend of Israel. On his trip there this week, Israeli leaders should take his criticism seriously.	Russia Talks Peace, then Ships Missiles Joel Brinkley \| essay Russia relives its Cold War days by clamping down on dissidents and playing global peacemaker while shipping missiles to dictators who brutalize their citizens.
Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion Jackson Diehl \| essay The lessons of the Iraq War now pass as conventional wisdom, but the intervention-averse policies of the Obama administration in Syria suggest the wrong lessons have been learned.	'Allahu Akbar!' Terror in London Street Alan Johnson \| blog Two men purposely ran over a soldier in a London neighborhood and hacked him to death in a broad-daylight terror attack. But those who love life will prevail over those who love death.

blog Xi Jinping's Maze with No Exit Gordon G. Chang	blog How Assad Hangs On to Power Michael J. Totten
essay Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion Michael V. Hayden	blog Qaddafi's Legacy Keeps Libya Back Ann Marlowe
blog How Not to Fight Extremism Judy Bachrach	essay Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion Richard Perle

Africa Today

Crackdown on Islamists Tests Tunisia's Stability

The Daily Star. Lebanon. 24 May 2013

Olonisakin: How to Defeat Nigeria's Violent Insurgents

CNN. 24 May 2013

African Nations Back Kenyan Call for ICC to Drop Charges against President

Reuters. 24 May 2013

Tanzanian Govt Cracks Down after Violent Gas Riots

The Sabahi. United States. 24 May 2013

African Union's Peacekeeping Efforts Hampered by Budget, Capabilities

News24. South Africa. 24 May 2013

Government Speak

Netanyahu: It's Clear Economic, Political Pressure Hasn't Prevented Iran from Nuclear Progress

Israel. Remarks.

May 24, 2013

Kerry: Israelis, Palestinians are Nearing a Time When Hard Decisions on Peace Need to Be Made

Israel. Remarks.

May 24, 2013

Obama: The US Effort against Terrorists Must Continue But This War, Like All Wars, Must End

United States. Speech.

May 23, 2013

Cameron: Woolwich Attack Was Not Just an Attack on Britain, But a Betrayal of Islam

England. Speech.

May 23, 2013

Kerry, Netanyahu: After Years of Disappointment, We are Working Toward Mideast Peace

Israel. Remarks.

May 23, 2013

Syria Under Siege

Syrian Rebels Launch Assault on Key Town as Pressure for Talks Mounts

AFP. 25 May 2013

ANALYSIS. Discord over Iran Role Shows Hurdles to Syria Peace Talks

BusinessWeek. United States. 24 May 2013

Russian Officials Say Syria Agrees to Participate in Peace Talks

CTV. Canada. 24 May 2013

US Expresses Concerns over Syrian War Spreading to Lebanon

NOW Lebanon. 24 May 2013

Syrian Regime Says Targeted Israeli Vehicle Traveling to Rebel Village

The Associated Press. 24 May 2013

Think Tank Research

Strategic Options for Iran: Balancing Pressure with Diplomacy

The Iran Project. United States. 24 May 2013

Escaping Nigeria's Cycle of Violence

Council on Foreign Relations. United States. 24 May 2013

Japan: Examining the Dynamic Defense Force

The National Institute for Defense Studies. Japan. 24 May 2013

Drones: Myths and Reality in Pakistan

International Crisis Group. Belgium. 23 May 2013

The Proliferation Security Initiative: Legal Considerations and Operational Realities

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 23 May 2013

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Bacevich, Diehl, Hayden, Perle, Rieff, Wolfowitz, and others debate the lessons of Iraq. Juan de Onis on Latin America’s divide, Riviera on China’s pollution, and Michael Zantovsky on “Iron Curtain.” Plus Scottish independence, and more...

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Idealism Without Illusion Alan Johnson	Ukraine's Orange Blues Alexander J. Motyl
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O Contraire Judy Bachrach	Millennial Letters Kristin Deasy
Dispatches Michael J. Totten	Partisan Review Michael Weiss
The Old New European Michael Zantovsky	Spotlight on Russia Vladimir Kara-Murza

William Hague’s Trip to Israel Alan Johnson \| blog British Foreign Secretary William Hague has been a thoughtful politician and a friend of Israel. On his trip there this week, Israeli leaders should take his criticism seriously.	Russia Talks Peace, then Ships Missiles Joel Brinkley \| essay Russia relives its Cold War days by clamping down on dissidents and playing global peacemaker while shipping missiles to dictators who brutalize their citizens.
Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion Jackson Diehl \| essay The lessons of the Iraq War now pass as conventional wisdom, but the intervention-averse policies of the Obama administration in Syria suggest the wrong lessons have been learned.	'Allahu Akbar!' Terror in London Street Alan Johnson \| blog Two men purposely ran over a soldier in a London neighborhood and hacked him to death in a broad-daylight terror attack. But those who love life will prevail over those who love death.

A Glimpse of Truth in the Kremlin's Democracy Charade

William Hague’s Trip to Israel

Russia Talks Peace, then Ships Missiles

Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion

'Allahu Akbar!' Terror in London Street

Xi Jinping's Maze with No Exit

How Assad Hangs On to Power

Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion

Qaddafi's Legacy Keeps Libya Back

How Not to Fight Extremism

Lessons Learned: The Iraq Invasion

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Syria Under Siege

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