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Periodic sparks of mutual discontent and clear frictions between Muslims and Christians are inevitable, and efforts should be made to ensure they are not fomented.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda Party should resist the temptation to use violence to help ensure its grip on power.
While opinions on press freedom in Turkey differ sharply, recent developments and existing evidence provide the opportunity for independent analysis and highlight some avenues for positive action.
President Morsi’s natural affinity with Hamas is countered by the Muslim Brotherhood’s need to prove that it is capable of adopting a moderate foreign policy.
Japan and China should defuse tensions over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
The role of Vice-President Farouk al-Sharaa may hold the key to the smoothest transition to a post-Assad Syria.
Problems that predate the Syrian state could impede the consolidation of Kurdish autonomy in Syria.
South Korea’s president wants to develop longer-range missiles to protect his country against the North Korean threat. But he may end up fueling more regional instability.
As anti-American unrest spreads, leaders must remember that all sides have provocateurs. U.S. statesmen should consider legally limiting extremists’ freedom to do real harm.
Georgia’s parliamentary election on October 1 will be its most important since the disputed polls of 2003 and is being closely watched abroad, where it is being seen as a test of how Georgia can manage a competitive election process.
Historically the U.S. Democrats have been perceived as weak in foreign policy and national security, but President Barack Obama has a strong record in these spheres.
Conditional and tentative peace between Russia and other European countries is being replaced by much more durable relationships which eschew war as an instrument of policy among the countries concerned.
Egypt’s best hope for a democratic transition depends heavily on the process of political reconstruction contained in the constitution-writing process.
Much of the promise of Egypt’s revolution has been squandered but there is still room for optimism.
Declining fisheries and a race for energy resources are fueling the flames of Asia’s maritime disputes. Outsiders can help with concrete diplomatic initiatives.
By the time the dust has cleared from the 2012 elections, relations between Moscow and Washington will be in need of new energy and a new agenda.
Politicization and internal disengagement have increased tension within both Russian Orthodoxy and Islam in Russia, and secular and religious authorities are consciously facilitating these societal divisions in an effort to strengthen their positions.
If Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is elected, there is reason to worry that bilateral relations between the United States and Russia may become frayed. However, Russia will not be Romney’s foreign policy priority.
China urgently needs to rebalance its economy, but the exchange rate is only one of the mechanisms, and not even the most important, that will determine the price of Chinese goods abroad.
Five issues are of critical importance for maintaining the dynamics of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the near to medium future.