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A Deal with the Taliban? -- By Ahmed Rashid, New York Review of Books

An Israeli attack on Iran? Don’t hold your breath -- By Michael Young,
The National

Israeli-Palestinian talks may resume, but what for? -- By Yossi Alpher,
Daily Star

An Asian Century? Not So Fast -- By Guy Sorman, City Journal

China's peaceful rise turns prickly -- By Charles Grant, CER blog

Europe should dust off its founding fathers' ideals. Q&A
Stanley Crossick
-- Euractiv

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