Jimmy Carter argues that the latest Israeli-Palestine conflict was preventable.

Kevin Peraino says Fatah will be the big loser as Hamas is pummelled. 

Martin Peretz thinks an Israeli-Palestine cease-fire would be a band-aid on a laceration.

Daniel Henninger has a New Year's Resolution for finance: don't be stupid.

The Economist worries that the "Enron"-esque scandal in India exposes wider corruption.

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The Wall Street Journal thinks Europe's trust in Gazprom is dangerously naive.

Juan Cole blogs about the global implications of Israel-Palestine on political unrest.

The Jerusalem Post wants Turkey to pick a side in the conflict.

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar says Mumbai terror shouldn't hurt Indian stock markets.

Johann Hari says pirates aren't justified, but they do have their reasons.

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The Washington Post calls foul as Chavez tries to eliminate term limits.

John L. Allen says the Pope and Obama see eye to eye... except on abortion.

Alan Greenspan thinks banks need a lot more buck to bang out loans.

Alex Perry says a Mugabe-organized feast shows how delusional the leader is.

Ehud Barak interviews with Haaretz as the Gaza ceasefire dissolves.

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Susanne Koelbl says Zardari's fight on terror might be political suicide.

Viktor Erofeyev thinks financial crisis will boost poverty and tyranny in Russia.

The Economist says the Siemens case exemplifies weak EU bribery legislation.

Mark Gertler urges transparency in the Fed's anti-deflation scheme.

Mark Hosenball & Michael Isikoff fear the release of a suspected bioterrorist foreshadows detainment trouble ahead.

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Eli Lake says don't be fooled. The U.S. will be in Iraq long past 2011.

Douglas E. Schoen thinks Russia is positioning itself for a confrontation with the U.S.

The Financial Times says the Doha talks are still stalled by domestic interests.

The Wall Street Journal blogs on how the shoe incident is the talk of Baghdad.

Ben Bernanke explained how the Fed fights deflation in a prescient 2002 speech.

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Gideon Rachman doesn't believe China is safe from the financial crisis.

Fouad Ajami warns Obama's more detached Middle East policy will test the region.

Bill Emmott says it is the euro, not the pound, that is a political liability.

The International Herald Tribune wants Tim Geithner to explain the AIG rescue.

Catherine Philp wants to strip South Africa of the 2010 World Cup unless it acts on Zimbabwe.

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Five former presidents tell Obama that Latin America needs free trade.

Brahma Chellaney says Pakistan's army is a liability; time for an overhaul.

Peter Tatchell advocates arresting Mugabe for torture.

Yulia Latynina thinks the Kremlin is to blame for Russia's financial crisis.

Nick Malkoutzis says economic woes and uncertainty fueled Greece's riots.

James J. Carafano says managing the bureaucracy will be first test of Obama's foreign policy.

Jeremy Leggett says the world is dangerously close to reaching peak oil.

The Financial Times warns that Japan's economy is trapped in mediocrity.

Bob McKee thinks the big loser in Thailand's unrest is the economy.

Larry Derfner suggests using U.S. aid money to buy out settlers in Israel.

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Asif Ali Zardari says the Mumbai attacks targeted Pakistan's democracy, too.

The Economist is sure Zardari would love to stop terrorism, but he can't.

Charles R. Schwab suggests regulation to keep short-selling honest.

Fay Chung details what went wrong in Zimbabwe and how to fix it.

Richard Cohen suggests taking out Mugabe with a predator drone. Really.

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Brent Scowcroft & Zbigniew Brzezinski push for a two-state solution.

Navtej J. Dhillon says India must acknowledge and improve its Pakistan ties.

Charles Grant complains that independent-minded Germany hurts the EU.

The L.A. Times is disappointed with a protectionist Obama trade rep.

Paul Krugman gives economic advice for depression in a Newsweek interview.

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Mira Kamdar suggests India learn the lessons of a flawed U.S. war on terror.

Mohamed El-Erian warns the economy needs new clear-headed thinking.

Ibrahim Kalin says Turkey can be Middle East-to-Europe power broker. 

Dana Moss imagines a post-Qaddafi Libya being much the same old story.

Binyavanga Wainaina writes a blunt how-to guide for aspiring dictators. 

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Mikheil Saakashvili says yes, Georgia hit Russia. But Russia started it.

Stephen J. Dubner is cautiously hopeful about the economists in the White House.

Joe Klein suggests some questions that the press should ask Obama.

Anne Applebaum says Russia's move into Latin America won't win converts.

World Cartoonists draw conclusions here and here about Hillary's new job.

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Frank Ching says America's need for Chinese cash will trump human rights.

The Financial Times backs Mexico's drug war, but says the U.S. must help.

Global Times criticizes ignorance in Guns and Roses' Chinese Democracy.

Redmond O'Neill says the elections challenged Chávez, but he's still in charge.

Itamar Rabinovich thinks Israel-Syria talks are worthwhile if done right.

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Bret Stephens says to forget the rule of law, let's hang the Somali pirates.

Robert Barnett accuses Britain of trading Tibetan freedom for Chinese cash.

The Australian thinks the financial crisis is a chance to advance trade talks.

The Christian Science Monitor says a U.S. pullout signals Iraqi political maturity.

Calculated Risk argues that Obama's stimulus won't offset construction decline.

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Jonathan Stevenson says Obama should follow the Ireland model in Somalia.

Paul Ingrassia says the Big Three are already bankrupt.

Philip Stephens tells Obama to heed the NIC's warning of U.S. decline.

The Economist charts growing worries over deflation.

Tom Engelhardt it will take the U.S. military years to leave Iraq.

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Garry Kasparov tells Obama to look into Russia's interests, not Putin's soul.

Lionel Beehner & Vikram J. Singh say foreign policy ain't personal.

Anne Applebaum says it's time to realize Georgia's Saakashvili is no saint.

Peter Boone & Simon Johnson think TARP needs to be rethought.

Ginny Hill warns that Somali pirates are destabilizing neighboring Yemen, too.

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Martin Wolf says a depreciating U.K. sterling beats a stagnated euro.

Willem Buiter disagrees. Sterling is in crisis and should peg to the euro.

The Wall Street Journal wants a tough, new pirate policy to prevent more thuggery.

Simon Jenkins warns against moving a failed Iraq strategy to failing Afghanistan.

Margaret Wertheim says we're lucky to have sanitary toilets. Many don't.

(Today is World Toilet Day.)

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Hank Paulson explains just what the heck he is doing with all that money.

Joshua Kurlantzick thinks the financial crisis means political trouble for Beijing.

Jeffrey Sachs argues that a U.S. auto-industry bailout is essential.

Robert Shiller says "animal spirits" can be harnessed for economic good and ill.

Martin Fletcher calls Somalia "the forgotten debacle of the Bush years."

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Taro Aso says Japan's experience can serve as a how-to-guide for fixing finance.

David Satter advises Obama to take a firm stand on untrustable Russia.

Ha-Joon Chang makes the rare economist's case for protectionism.

Patrick Bond says Obama-advisor Paul Volcker is bad for Africa. 

Keith Johnson thinks OPEC supply cuts might actually send prices lower.

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Qiao Yu says the Democrats need China to fund their spending priorities.

Business Day wants to see more monitors and peacekeepers in Congo, ASAP.

Sebastian Mallaby proposes the IMF run an insurance scheme for crises.

Israel Harel chides those using Yitzak Rabin's death to stoke political division.

Barack Obama opens up about his faith in a reposted interview from 2004.

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