Real Clear World Monday

Egypt's Headless Revolution - Omar Ashour, Project Syndicate
Syria Slaughter Demands International Action - Amir Taheri, NY Post
Asia Yearns for Uncle Sam - John Lee, The Australian
As U.S. Pivots to Asia, China Strengthens Itself - Austin Ramzy, Time
Will Saif Gaddafi Give Up His Western Friends? - Melissa Kite, Daily Mail
Karzai's Risky Loya Jirga Gambit - M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
What Really Went Wrong in Greece - Evan Liaras and Harris Mylonas, CNN
What to Do with China's "Little Greeces" - Wei Gu, Reuters
Venezuela's Downward Spiral - Jaime Daremblum, PJ Media
Ahmadinejad's Rasputin - Babak Dehghanpisheh, Newsweek
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Best of Blogs

A Sign Europe Is Losing the Argument - Benedict Brogan, Telegraph Blogs
Portugal Turns to Its Colonies - Joshua Keating, FP Passport
The Lessons of Gaddafi's Chemical Weapons - Max Boot, Contentions
China's Multidimensional Media Control - Yang Yi, New Leaders Forum

RCW Morning Edition

America's Dangerous Defense Cuts - Niall Ferguson, Newsweek
How China Can Defeat America - Yan Xuetong, New York Times
Why China Can't Risk Any Bold Moves - Rowan Callick, The Australian
Election in Egypt a Necessary Risk - Issandr El Amrani, The National
Will a New Prime Minister Save Spain? - Helene Zuber, Der Spiegel
Austerity Alone Can't Save the Euro - Wolfgang Munchau, Financial Times
Just How Violent Is Afghanistan? - Michael O'Hanlon, Politico
Time for a Syrian No-Fly Zone - Lee Smith, The Weekly Standard
Can the American Empire Fight Back? - Gregory Rodriguez, LA Times
Egypt's Military Takes Off the Mask - Cesar Chelala, Japan Times
The Asian Century? Maybe Not - David Goldman, Asia Times
Should Asia Try to Rescue Europe? - Trefor Moss, The Diplomat
The Case for Pipelines - Neil Reynolds, Globe and Mail
India's Threat: Maoists or Terrorists? - Prakash Singh, Times of India
Justice in Cambodia - Michael Abramowitz & Mark Sarna, Washington Post
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Editorials

Don't Rush Egypt's Democracy - Jerusalem Post
Germany Must Heed Lesson of Keynes, Not Weimar - Bloomberg
Saif Gaddafi and the Future of Libya - The Independent
Korea Should Play Hard to Get With the U.S. - Korea Times

Research & Analysis

How Asia Can Unlock American Prosperity - Center for American Progress
Chinese Lessons From Other Peoples' Wars - Strategic Studies Institute
Is China Prone to Money Illusions? - Vox EU
Assessing the Afghan War (pdf) - CSIS

Real Clear World Sunday

Morning Update
China Turns Other Cheek For Now - Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
What Must U.S. Sacrifice in the 'Pacific Century'? - Stephen Walt, FP
Hezbollah Waits and Prepares - Nicholas Blanford, Wall Street Journal
The Growing Saudi Juggernaut - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Global Democracy Is Failing - Peter Beaumont, The Observer
British Politics About to Get Uglier - Matthew d'Ancona, Daily Telegraph
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Is Over - Trudy Rubin, Philly Inquirer
Egypt's Christians Are Living in Fear - Andre Aciman, New York Times
Yes, China Could Have a Global Navy - James Holmes, The Diplomat
In Asia, Obama Keeps Focus Off Terrorism - Nicholas & Parsons, LA Times
U.S. Should Look Both East and South - Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald
Why U.S. Foreign Policy Ignores Democracy - Josh Kurlantzick, The Atlantic
Pipeline Decision Will Weaken Obama - Brian Lee Crowley, Ottawa Citizen
National Security Brains Behind the GOP Candidates - Elise Labott, CNN
Long Balkan Endgame Feeds Insecurity - Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star

Real Clear World Saturday

Morning Update
The European Union Is Doomed - Niall Ferguson, Washington Post
China Won't Be Riding to the Rescue - Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail
Don't Give Up on Iran Sanctions - Gerecht & Dubowitz, New York Times
Has U.S. Made China Conflict Inevitable? - Lionel Barber, Financial Times
Why Are We Still Backing Hamid Karzai? - Fouad Ajami, The New Republic
The Hubris of Attacking Syria - Doug Bandow, The National Interest
Getting at Pakistan's Real Problems - Mosharraf Zaidi, Foreign Policy
Why China and Russia Help Iran - Richard Weitz, The Diplomat
Tremors of Revolt Shake Jordan - Nicolas Pelham, NY Review of Books
Time for U.S. to Enter Europe's Financial War - Sy Harding, Forbes
West Loves Democracy, Sometimes - Geoff Strong, Sydney Morning Herald
Why Turkey's Dream of Leadership Failed - Steven Cook, The Atlantic
A Skeptic's Guide to Pakistan's Latest Scandal - Cyril Almeida, Dawn
Syria Ruffles Turkey's Feathers - Tony Badran, NOW Lebanon
Enduring Euro-Russian Interests - Fyodor Lukyanov, RIGA
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Real Clear World Friday

Morning Update
Europe's Technocratic Nightmare - David Brooks, New York Times
Crisis in Europe, Transformation in China - Max Fisher, The Atlantic
Germany's Secret Plans to Derail a UK Vote - Bruno Waterfield, Telegraph
The Case for Intervening in Syria - Matthew Brodsky, The National Interest
When Will the U.S. Drone War End? - Paul Miller, Washington Post
Ensuring China's Peaceful Rise - Robert O'Brien, The Diplomat
U.S. Leadership Approval Tops China's in Asia - Peter Cynkar, Gallup
Will Europe's North Pay Politically for South's Mess? - Jeff Simpson, G&M;
The Eurozone Is Too Big to Fail - Guido Westerwelle, Financial Times
How Israel Will Attack Iran - Eli Lake, The Daily Beast
Israel Beware: China Arms Hezbollah - Decker & Triplett, Wash Times
Is Europe Leading From Behind on Syria? - Baroody & Walker, GMF
India, Pakistan and God's Geostrategic Will - Praveen Swami, The Hindu
Historic Choices for Russia - Andrey Borodaevskiy, Japan Times
F-35 Purchase Stains Harper Foreign Policy - Michael Den Tandt, Nat'l Post

Afternoon Update
Do Not Attack Syria - Aaron David Miller, New York Times
Regime Change Only Option in Syria - Rajendra Abhyankar, Haaretz
Europe a Giant, Deadly Domino - Wolfgang Munchau, Der Spiegel
America, the Sick Man of Asia - Peter Lee, Asia Times
Don't Mess With Turkey - Robert Fisk, The Independent
Destroying the Eurozone Is the Only Safe Bet - Nigel Lawson, Spectator
Would an Israeli Strike on Iran Work? - Austin Long, Tablet Magazine
Will Germany Save Europe? - Matthijs & Blyth, Foreign Affairs
Has the Crisis Killed an Irish Party? - John Waters, Irish Times
Does Self-Immolation Really Work? - Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy