Real Clear World Friday

Afghan 'Surge' Will Test Obama - Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
Success and Failure in Iraq - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Obama Picks Wrong Side in Honduras - James Kirchick, NY Daily News
Iran's Tarnished Foreign Policy - Meir Javedanfar, RealClearWorld
Obama Needs an Audience with Putin - Andrew Kuchins, Moscow Times
The Coming Trade War with China - Gordon Chang, Forbes
China Holds Upper Hand in 'Chimerica' - David Brooks, New York Times
Putting Pressure on Pyongyang - Christian Whiton, Wall Street Journal
Iranian Repression Is a Sign of Hope - Rick Salutin, Globe and Mail
Israel Struggles with Changing Iran - Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Standing with Democracy in Honduras - Michael Thomas Derham, PPI
No Coup in Honduras - Octavio Sanchez, Christian Science Monitor
Auf Wiedersehen to a Strong Europe - Hans Hoyng, Der Spiegel
A Victory for Gay Rights in India - Balaji Ravichandran, The Guardian
Obamacare Shouldn't Emulate Canada - Luiza Savage, Maclean's
The Compass: Following Obama in Russia | Putin Responds
RCW Video: Pakistan Taking Back Swat | Obama on Iran | More

Editorials

A Turning Point in Afghanistan - The Times
Obama: Welcome to Moscow - The Economist
Iran: After the Crackdown - New York Times
A Transformation in India - Globe and Mail

Research & Analysis

Obama in Russia: Who Blinks First? - Council on Foreign Relations
A Trade Agenda for the G-8 Summit - Heritage Foundation
Measuring Success in Afghanistan & Pakistan - CSIS
Rise of Informal International Governing - Centre for European Reform

Statements & Speeches

The Young Must Lead - President Lee Myung-bak
Speech to Shanghai Cooperation Organization - PM Manmohan Singh
Speech to the League of Arab States - President Dmitry Medvedev
Message to Gulf States Defense Chiefs - Secretary Robert Gates

Real Clear World Thursday

Morning Update
Russia Needs Post-Imperial View - Zbigniew Brzezinski, Financial Times
It's Time for Israel to Attack Iran - John Bolton, Washington Post
Canada, U.S. Strange Bedfellows in Honduras - S. Edwards, National Post
Russia Is Back on the Warpath - Cathy Young, Wall Street Journal
Don't Bait the Russian Bear - Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
Britain Manipulating Iran? If Only - Adrian Hamilton, The Independent
Iran Must Make Next Election Better - Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian
Time to Play China Card on North Korea - Doug Bandow, Cato Institute
Why Big Oil Declined Iraq's Riches - Vivienne Walt, Time
Iran Awash in Despair & Mistrust - Sarah Farhang, Asia Times
Why Pakistan Is Struggling Against the Taliban - B Raman, Rediff
Colombia's Chance for U.S. Friendship - Peter Brookes, China Post
Berlusconi: Winning Populist, Failed Leader - John Wyles, European Voice
Canada Needs an Arctic Strategy - Franklyn Griffiths, Globe and Mail
China's Exports Loved, Investments Feared - Nayan Chanda, Asia Sentinel
Ask the Experts: What's Happening in Honduras?

Afternoon Update
Obama Is Too Soft on Israel - Flynt & Hillary Mann Leverett, Foreign Policy
Has Obama Turned on Israel? - Alan Dershowitz, Wall Street Journal
Why Russians Love Vladimir Putin - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Obama Courts China at Asia's Expense - Brahma Chellaney, Times of India
Latin America's Caesar Temptation - Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, RCW
Obama Must Honor Israeli Agreements - Dov Weissglass, Ynet News
Is a Two-State Solution Obsolete? - Gershom Gorenberg, American Prospect
Iran Analogies Are Misleading and Dangerous - Paul Saunders, US News
Berlusconi: An Italian Democrat - Brian Till, RealClearWorld
Crises Looming for Taiwan's Ma - William Fang, China Post
The Compass: Bombs Away on Iran? | Experts on Honduras | More

Real Clear World Wednesday

Morning Update
Iraq Gripped by Joy, Apprehension - Bernhard Zand, Der Spiegel
Scenes from a Withdrawal - Graeme Wood, Foreign Policy
Obama Faces Resurgent Iran - M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Busting Myths in the Middle East - Gregory Scoblete, RealClearWorld
Defending Democracy in Honduras - Glenn Garvin, Miami Herald
A Very Constitutional Coup - Juan Diego Zelaya, Washington Times
Realist Illusions and Russia - Cathy Young, Weekly Standard
Russian Far East Soon to be Chinese - Yulia Latynina, Moscow Times
Russia's New Scramble for Africa - Ariel Cohen, Wall Street Journal
North Korea's Terror - Joshua Stanton, The New Ledger
Tough to Thwart Pyongyang's Exports - Michael Richardson, Japan Times
Obama and the Paradox of Iraq - John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail
Revolution: From Gdansk to Tehran - Andrew Nagorski, Newsweek
Cameron Shouldn't Be Afraid of Ideas - Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph
BRIC Aims for Bigger Global Role - Frank Ching, China Post
The Compass: America Surrenders | Goin' to Honduras

Afternoon Update
A Lonely Coup in Honduras - Nick Miroff, Global Post
The West's Hypocrites Betray Iran - Greg Sheridan, The Australian
Obama Cannot Engage This Iran - Roger Cohen, New York Times
A 'Cairo Moment' for Obama in Moscow? - Paula Schriefer, CSM
Pakistan Focuses on Islamic Extremism - Ahmed Rashid, Los Angeles Times
Why Russia Opted Out of the WTO - Anders Aslund, RealClearWorld
Questions Remain in Afghanistan - Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times
Clerics Pose Little Threat to Khamenei - Meir Javedanfar, The Guardian
Kurdish Leaders Are Drunk with Power - Michael Rubin, Daily Star
Don't Cry for Them in Argentina - Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Washington Post
The Compass Blog: The Cost of Iraq
RCW Video: Krauthammer on Honduras | O'Hanlon on Iraq | More

Real Clear World Tuesday

Morning Update
Iraq: Mission Not Accomplished - Jawad al-Bolani, Washington Post
Iran: The World Is Watching - Jon Alterman, World Politics Review
Korean War II - Gordon Chang, Wall Street Journal
How Should U.S. Engage Russia? - Joshua Tucker & Jim Arkedis, RCW
Honduras Returning to Bad Ol' Days? - Richard Gott, The Guardian
Chavez Acolyte Ousted in Honduras - Roger Noriega, Forbes
Why Iran Hates Britain So Much - Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
Requiem for Iran's Revolution - Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
How Jacko Saved the Ayatollah - David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
Our Ideologue-In-Chief - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
Can India Cooperate with China? - G. Parthasarathy, Times of India
Brown Can't Fix This Mess - Rachel Sylvester, The Times
EU Presidency Too Big for Small Nations - Ulrike Guerot, Der Spiegel
The Pandemic That Isn't - Henry Miller, Far Eastern Economic Review
Africa and International Court - Kofi Annan, International Herald Tribune
RCW Video: Iraq Marks 'Sovereignty Day' | More on Honduras

Afternoon Update
Iraq Celebrates a Victory of Sorts - Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
The Anti-Surge Could Be Costly - Michael Rubin, Wall Street Journal
Winner in Honduras: Chavez - Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Int'l Herald Tribune
Honduras and the Cuba Exception - Andres Martinez, Los Angeles Times
Obama's Steep Learning Curve - Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic
Obama Will Make Russia a Priority - Mikhail Margelov, Moscow Times
North Korea Just Wants the 'Damn Bomb' - Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld
Tehran Regime's Worst Nightmare - Terry Glavin, National Post
Don't Count on Tories Win Yet - Ferguson & O'Hara, Financial Times
Morocco Shows What's Possible - Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
The Compass: Obama's First Test in Iraq