Real Clear World Friday

Fact of U.S. Decline Is Undeniable - Christopher Layne, The National Interest
Five Myths About China's Power - Minxin Pei, Washington Post
Iran the Tip of a Nuclear Iceberg - Nikolas Gvosdev, World Politics Review
How Iraq Helps Iran Undermine Sanctions - Nima Assl, The Guardian
Syria: It Looks Like Civil War - The Economist
Angst in Germany As U.S. Troops Bid Goodbye - Alexandra Hudson, Reuters
Obama's Right to Fight One War at a Time - Bruce Riedel, The Daily Beast
America's Military Is Still Too Big - James Traub, Foreign Policy
In Defense of Drones - David Bell, The New Republic
Conciliating the Armenians - Gwynne Dyer, Japan Times
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Best of Blogs

Iran Embargo a Huge Gift to China - Collins & Erickson, China Real Time
London: Censorship Capital of the World - Ed West, Telegraph Blog
The Kremlin Strikes Back - Amy Knight, NYR Blog
Obama's Strategy for Disaster - Arthur Herman, The Corner

RCW Morning Edition

Can the Germans Stop Being German? - Jeremy Warner, Daily Telegraph
A Responsibility to Protect in Syria - Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic
'Arab Spring' a Media Concoction - Jay Bushinsky, Jerusalem Post
Attacks Won't Keep Scotland in the Union - Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
Don't Let Iran Benefit from EU's Financial Crisis - John Bolton, Bloomberg
In Honduras, a Mess Made in the U.S. - Dana Frank, New York Times
Why Beijing-Seoul Ties Are So Fraught - Gilbert Rozman, The Diplomat
Obama's Vision for a Spartan America - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
Can France Show Europe How to Move Left? - Mary Dejevsky, Independent
Why Britain Does Not Need the EU - Joel Kotkin, Forbes
Europe's Fate May Be in Monti's Hands - Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Harper Unveils Plan to Reshape Canada - Friesen & Curry, Globe and Mail
Canada Exports Jobs Along With Oil - Frances Russell, Winnipeg Free Press
The Net Tightens Around Joseph Kony - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Will There Be a Central Asian Spring? - Joanna Lillis, Foreign Policy

Editorials

New Libyan Government Turns a Blind Eye to Torture - The Guardian
Beginning of a New Era in Egypt - Haaretz
The Right Way to Deal With Somalia's Thugs - National Post
Turkey's Activist Foreign Policy Backfires - The Economist

Research & Analysis

Europeans See Poor Job Market - Gallup
China's Quest for Resources - Center for a New American Security
Anti-Americanism Now Official Policy in Moscow - Jamestown Foundation
A Reality Check on Iran - Institute for Science & International Security

Real Clear World Thursday

Morning Update
Fear May Save Euro, But Not Europe - Timothy Garton Ash, Globe and Mail
Is Europe Ready for War With Iran? - Mark Heller, New York Times
Muslim Brotherhood Is Not the Taliban - Shashank Joshi, Daily Telegraph
U.S. Needs a True Picture of Afghan War - Sarah Chayes, Los Angeles Times
Obama, Don't Ignore War Next Door - Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
The Battle Over American Strength - David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Coming U.S.-India Fallout Over Iran - Richard Fontaine, The Diplomat
Should Japan Say No to Iran Sanctions? - Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld
Politics Aside, Scotland Deserves Freedom - Harry Cole, The Commentator
Hugo Chavez Faces a Potent Challenger - Michael Penfold, Foreign Affairs
Scotland's Big Question: Who Pays? - Bill Jamieson, The Scotsman
Cameron Pulling the UK Away from Europe - Rafael Behr, New Statesman
The Eurozone's Strategy of Pain - Jean Pisani-Ferry, Project Syndicate
U.S. Losing Drones at an Alarming Rate - Nick Turse, Asia Times
Dangerous India-Pakistan Nuclear Balance - Happymon Jacob, The Hindu

Afternoon Update
Answering Iran - Richard Haass, Project Syndicate
Turkey: Islamist Nightmare or Ally? - Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia
What Scotland's Alex Salmond Really Wants - Martin Kettle, The Guardian
Russia's Opposition Headed for Trouble - Jeffrey Tayler, Bloomberg
China's Limits as a Role Model - Frank Ching, Japan Times
Eurobaloney on the Campaign Trail - Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, GMF
If Assad Survives, Peace With Israel? - Daniel Freedman, Forbes
New Normal Unclear for U.S., Pakistan - Julie Ray, Gallup
Why Drones Won't End Islamic Militancy - David Rohde, Reuters
Canada No Longer Just Friendly & Harmless - Scott Gilmore, Ottawa Citz
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Real Clear World Wednesday

Morning Update
End of the Win-Win World - Gideon Rachman, Foreign Policy
The Perils of Obama's Foreign Policy - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
Happy Birthday to Egypt's Doomed Revolution - Eric Trager, New Republic
Where Are the Billions Promised to Egypt? - Carina Kamel, Huffington Post
Asia Overreacts to U.S. Military Pivot - Richard Weitz, The Diplomat
Berlin's Blueprint to Save the Eurozone - Robert Zoellick, Financial Times
Germany's Jobs Miracle - Siobhan Dowling, Global Post
Does Africa Need an Arab Spring? - Jimmy Kainja, BBC News
Should the World Break Up Nigeria? - G. Pascal Zachary, The Atlantic
Libyan Government Faces Growing Frustration - Alice Fordham, Wash Post
The West's Harmful Posturing on Iran - Daniel Larison, The Week
Oil Opens Old Wounds in Falklands - Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun
Cameron Won't Save the Union in the Gutter - Benedict Brogan, Telegraph
North Korea's Unlikely Reformer - Takashi Yokota, The Daily Beast
A Mexican Crime Reality Check - Rolando Ochoa, Globe and Mail

Afternoon Update
Will Israel Attack Iran? - Ronen Bergman, New York Times
Bin Laden's Killers Send Pirates a Message - Matt Gurney, National Post
Geography Is Back in the G-Zero World - Bremmer & Clemons, Atlantic
The Global War Against Baby Girls - Nicholas Eberstadt, The New Atlantis
The Enduring Allure of Airpower - Robert Farley, World Politics Review
How to Save the Euro - George Soros, New York Review of Books
How Iran Failed to Hijack the Arab Spring - Colin Kahl, Foreign Policy
Bedlam in Budapest - Alex Berezow, RealClearWorld
Torture, Lawlessness Mar Libyan 'Victory' - Oliver Holmes, Reuters
Human Rights Abuses Continue in Egypt - Daniel Williams, LA Times

Real Clear World Tuesday

Morning Update
The Failure of the Arab Spring - Martin Peretz, The New Republic
The Risk of Islamist Coups - Gwynne Dyer, Winnipeg Free Press
Considering a U.S.-Iranian Deal - George Friedman, Stratfor
How Iran May Trigger Accidental Armageddon - Jeff Goldberg, Bloomberg
Nuclear Iran Isn't an Existential Threat - Bruce Riedel, Daily Star
The Fall of the House of Assad - Fouad Ajami, Newsweek
Don't Leave Syria to Jihadists and Terrorists - Fahad Nazer, Yale Global
China Isn't Censoring Internet - It's Making It Work - Yeo & Li, CS Monitor
Beijing Makes a Mockery of Deng's Reforms - Minxin Pei, Financial Times
Why Sarkozy Might Hang on in France - Roger Cohen, New York Times
Indy Scotland Can Be Beacon for Progressivism - Alex Salmond, Guardian
The Sad State of U.S. Strategy - Peter Brookes, New York Post
America Reorders Its Asia-Pacific Defense - Harsh Pant, Japan Times
Canada's U.S. Cousins Going Over the Edge - Kris Kotarski, Calgary Herald
Rudd's Return Labor's Only Hope - Robert Manne, Sydney Morning Herald

Afternoon Update
Let Iran Enrich Uranium - Peter Jenkins, Daily Telegraph
How the Arab League Can Save Syria - Kate Seelye, The National Interest
Arab Spring Proves Neocons Were Right - Elliott Abrams, Foreign Policy
Salmond's Scottish Nationalism Is Regressive - Willie Bain, The Guardian
Businessmen, Tourists Go Back to Mandalay - Chris Stewart, Asia Times
Growing Tension Between Hong Kong, Mainland - Vanessa Ko, Time
Perry Was Right on Turkey and Terror - Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, JPost
Show of Force, Not Saber-Rattling, on Iran - Allan Mallinson, Daily Mail
Iran's Asymmetric Naval Threat - Raoul Heinrichs, The Diplomat
Israel Only Western State to Enshrine Religion - Uri Misgav, Haaretz