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A once-great nation is dying out
feature Russia is literally dying, said Nicholas Eberstadt and Hans Groth in The Wall Street Journal Europe. The
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Russia: Lighting a ‘powder keg’ in the Caucasus
feature How should the world react to strife between Georgia and Russia?
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Let’s swap land for peace with Syria
feature Golan Heights has brought Israel nothing but trouble—it's time to exchange it for peace with Syria.
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Best columns: Mexico’s drug wars: Can the gangs be beaten?
feature Drug gangs in Mexico still have the upper hand in spite of the crackdown launched by President Felipe Calderón when he became president.
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Middle East: Who assassinated Hezbollah’s assassin?
feature Syria now stands exposed as a protector of terrorists, said Britain’s The Times in an editorial. The assassination last week of Imad Mughniyah in Damascus proved that “Syria was harboring the terrorist who ranked second only to Osama bin Laden on Western
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Pakistan: Will the new government impeach Musharraf?
feature Our election last week was essentially a referendum on the rule of President Pervez Musharraf
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Gaza: Can the peace process survive the latest violence
feature The Israeli incursion into Gaza has backfired, said Nehemia Shtrasler in Israel
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The Arab League: Who’s to blame for a dismal summit?
feature This year’s Arab League summit was a dismal failure, said Sulayman Taqiy-al-Din in the United Arab Emirates’ Al-Khalij. It’s true that the summit, held in Syria last weekend, came at a time of “escalation of inter-Arab discords” over such issues as Palest
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Where witnesses drop dead before trial
feature Something fishy is going on in Argentina, said Jorge Marirrodrig in Madrid
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South America: Pulling back from the brink of conflict
feature Ecuador has been vindicated, said Ecuador
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Myanmar: Suu Kyi is still defiant
feature In a speech shortly after being released from seven years of house arrest, Suu Kyi signaled to her supporters that she remains uncowed.
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Brazil: The army takes on the drug gangs
feature It’s official: The army and the police have “reconquered” two of Rio de Janeiro’s worst slums, reclaiming them from the drug gangs that have run them for years, said Rodrigo Rötzsch in Brazil’s Folha.
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North Africa: Protests in Tunisia spread to neighbors
feature The civil unrest started in Tunisia in mid-December and spread to Algeria last week. Will it take hold in Morocco and Egypt, countries that also face high unemployment and repressive governments?
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Egypt: Why are Coptic Christians under attack?
feature A suicide bomber struck a midnight service at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria over New Year’s, killing 23 people and wounding scores of others.
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