South Korea Accepts Japanese Yellow Sea Deployment
South Korea raises no objections to Japan’s naval deployments against the North.
Majority of Britons Wants Referendum on Europe
Especially right-wing voters in Britain are increasingly Euroskeptic.
Cyprus on the Brink from Greek Eurozone Exit
The Greek Cypriot economy is dangerously intertwined with the mainland.
France’s Hollande Aims to Build Parliamentary Majority
The socialist president could win a strong mandate to implement stimulus policies.
Push for European Integration is About Politics, Not Economics
Commentators who recommend deeper eurozone integration seem less concern about the economics.
The “Giant Placebo” That is Monetary Stimulus
The Federal Reserve is not preparing another round of quantitative easing but not planning a reversal in policy either.
Compromise Reached on Writing Egypt’s Constitution
Islamists and secularists agree to form a panel to rewrite Egypt’s constitution.
Greece on the Brink, Risks “Vortex of Self-Destruction”
Greece’s former prime minister predicts further economic contraction if the country exits the euro.
Spain Downgraded, Bank Bailout Expected Soon
Spain is expected to ask its European allies for help to prop up its ailing banks.
Budgetary Gamble of the America Class Warship
Amphibious assault ships have yet to prove themselves but could be an asset in the Asia pivot.
Panetta “Reaching the Limits of Patience” With Pakistan
The American defense secretary urged Pakistan to expand its military operations against insurgent safe havens.
East-West Divide on Full Display in East Asia
China and Russia share interests in a region where the democracies form an alliance.
The Sino-Russian Alliance That Isn’t
Too much is made of Vladimir Putin’s trip to China. This isn’t the beginning of an alliance.
Neoconservatives Still Smitten with Saakashvili
He tried to lure the United States into a war with Russia but is still considered an ally.
Berlin Really Doesn’t Want a European Banking Union
German taxpayers are resistant to underwriting foreign bank deposits.