Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 10, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7lG1WkgHP28" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Major Powers to Take Bigger Role in Syria Talks -- Al Pessin, Voice of America</b></span></div><br />LONDON — Senior U.S. and Russian officials are to take a bigger role in the UN-sponsored talks on Syria's future that reconvened in Geneva Monday. The move comes as the Syrian government and opposition delegations remain far apart on how to end the nearly three-year-long civil war. <br /><br />It was a familiar sight as the UN and Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi arrived for another round of talks. The opposition and government delegations held separate sessions with the mediator, who canceled his usual news conference.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/major-powers-to-take-bigger-role-in-syria-talks/1848473.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/middleeast/2014/02/10/syria-the-evacuation-of-homs/">On the Ground in Homs, Syria </a>-- Wall Street Journal<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/02/is-syria-now-a-direct-threat-to-the-united-states/283681/">Is Syria Now a Direct Threat to the United States?</a> -- David Rohde, The Atlantic<br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2014/0210/Nurturing-the-impulse-to-save-Syria-s-millions">Nurturing the impulse to save Syria's millions </a>-- Christian Science Monitor editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2014/02/08/the_war_of_wills_between_us_and_iran_110280.html">The War of Wills Between U.S. and Iran</a> -- Christopher Griffin, Real Clear World<br /><br /><a href="http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/india-china-the-end-cold-peace-9853">India and China: The End of Cold Peace?</a> -- Jeff M. Smith, National Interest<br /><br /><a href="http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/the-weakest-link-how-china-seeks-to-destabilize-the-us-rok-japan-triangle/">How China Seeks to Destabilize the US-ROK-Japan Triangle</a> -- Jin Kai, The Diplomat<br /><br /><a href="http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/chinas-push-into-americas-backyard/">China’s Push Into ‘America’s Backyard’</a> -- Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/370692/four-ring-circus-andrew-stuttaford">Four-Ring Circus: The Olympics’ opening ceremony plays fast and loose with Russian history.</a> -- Andrew Stuttaford, NRO<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/snowdens-hypocrisy-on-russia/2014/02/07/23c403c2-8f51-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html">Edward Snowden’s hypocrisy on Russia</a> -- Gabriel Schoenfeld, Washington Post<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/analysis-of-swiss-vote-against-mass-migration-a-952531.html">A Land of Money and Fear: The Swiss Vote Against 'Mass Migration'</a> -- David Nauer, Spiegel Online <br /><br /><a href="http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/hard-choices-if-a-greek-tragedy-looms-for-europe-29992760.html">Hard choices if a Greek tragedy looms for Europe</a> -- Dan O'Brien, Independent.ie<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/how-entrepreneur-stopped-being-a-european-word/article16751736/">How ‘entrepreneur’ stopped being a European word</a> -- Doug Saunders, The Globe and Mail<br /><br /><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/10/us-debating-whether-to-kill-citizen-suspected-in-terror-plot/">US debating whether to kill citizen suspected in terror plot</a> -- Chris Bing, Daily Caller<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/after-war-a-failure-of-the-imagination.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0">After War, a Failure of the Imagination </a>-- Phil Klay, New York Times<br /><br /><a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304680904579365412479185116">America's Power Is Under Threat</a> -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 10, 2014

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